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'''Hefty Records''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III, who is the son of the director [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kamp |first1=David |title=David Kamp on John Hughes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/03/john-hughes-201003 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=10 February 2010 |publisher=Vanity Fair |accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=xlr8r>[https://www.xlr8r.com/features/hefty-records-looking-to-the-future Hefty Records: Looking to the Future]. ''[[XLR8R]]'', September 29, 2005.</ref> the label releases records in a range of genres that include [[post-rock]], [[intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[down-tempo]], [[nu jazz]], [[experimental music]], and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes with Dan Snazelle as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.<ref name=xlr8r/><ref>{{cite web |title= Hefty Records |url= http://www.chicagomusic.org/hefty-records/ |website=Chicago Music}}</ref> Hughes, the son of filmmaker [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]], had been interested in music since his youth, but had initially been more interested in record production than in creating music of his own.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/05/02/john-hughes-iii/ John Hughes Iii: Hefty Is His Bag]. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', May 2, 2004.</ref> The label was formed in 1995 while Hughes was a college student, and was originally set up in his dorm room.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/style/a-night-out-with-john-hughes-iii-the-whole-menagerie.html A NIGHT OUT WITH: John Hughes III; The Whole Menagerie]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 16, 2004.</ref> Hughes chose the label name because, as he put it, "I liked it because it sounded optimistic. And it had a conquering tone to it."<ref name=ss/><br />
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The first label's releases were of Hughes's own work as Slicker just after the breakup of his previous band Bill Ding.<ref name=ss>[http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=677 Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records]. ''Stop Smiling'', October 23, 2006.</ref> Hefty began the ''Immediate Action'' series in 2000, a collection intended to consist of six vinyl records. The sleeves were created by the Brooklyn graphics company Graphic Havoc.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In 2005, the label hosted a live concert in Chicago and released two volumes of compilation and remix material from artists on the label, titled ''History is Bunk: Collaborations, Reinterpretations and New Compositions''.<ref>[http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/22/the_interview_john_hughes_iii_hefty_records.php The Interview: John Hughes III, Hefty Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106092227/http://chicagoist.com/2006/05/22/the_interview_john_hughes_iii_hefty_records.php |date=2017-11-06 }}. ''Chicagoist'', May 22, 2006.</ref> Their last release was in 2010.<br />
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==Artists==<br />
* Victor Bermon<br />
* [[Phil Cohran]]<br />
* Euphone<br />
* [[Ghosts and Vodka]]<br />
* [[L'Altra]]<br />
* [[Eliot Lipp]]<br />
* Plus Device<br />
* [[Prefuse 73]]<br />
* Radicalfashion<br />
* [[Phil Ranelin]]<br />
* Retina.IT<br />
* [[Savath and Savalas]]<br />
* Slicker<br />
* Smaze<br />
* Samadha<br />
* Solo Andata<br />
* Some Water and Sun<br />
* Spanova<br />
* [[Telefon Tel Aviv]]<br />
* [[T. Raumschmiere]]<br />
* [[Twine (band)]]<br />
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==Compilation albums==<br />
* [[Immediate Action]] series of 9 EP's<br />
* Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.heftyrecords.com Official site]<br />
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