Techno titan Richie Hawtin, who is known for his typically humble and gentlemanly rapport with his audience, has apologized to a female fan who he hit with a speaker during his DJ set at Time Warp this weekend in Brooklyn, NY.
About 45 seconds into a fan-filmed video (see below), Hawtin can be seen pushing a monitor toward a woman on the stage who was filming his set with a smartphone. According to Hawtin, “It was not my intention that the speaker fell. Only to nudge the monitors in her direction and for her to understand that perhaps she had filmed enough….Sometimes being in the middle of the spotlight, continual cameras and glaring iPhone lights, things can get stressful and frustrating.”
Hawtin issued an apology on Facebook page today after the video went viral last night. Here it is in its unedited entirety:
Regarding the incident at Time Warp in New York this weekend which is being posted and talked about on the web, I would like to apologise here to the girl involved. It was not my intention that the speaker fell. Only to nudge the monitors in her direction and for her to understand that perhaps she had filmed enough. I was as surprised as I’m sure she was when it moved the way it did and the top speaker fell off of the stack. For that, I’m extremely sorry and embarrassed about what happened. This was never my intention. Sometimes being in the middle of the spotlight, continual cameras and glaring iPhone lights, things can get stressful and frustrating. I’m sorry that this frustration took an unexpected turn and took away from anyone’s experience of Time Warp. I have tried to reach the girl to apologise personally but have not yet been able to track her down and will continue to try to contact her.