Beaumont Hannant
Biography
Beaumont Hannant is a musician, producer and DJ from York, England. His music and contributions extend to ambient techno, IDM, hip hop and indie rock.
Hannant became a hip-hop/electro DJ in 1986 after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships. During 1993-1994 he released several solo albums rooted in ambient techno. His music from this period has been described as eclectic, densely-layered, and textured.
Read full biography ↓
By 1995 Hannant began to diversify his talents. He provided remixes for Autechre, Björk, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin, produced Lida Husik and managed Shed Seven. Along with his long-term engineer Richard Brown, Hannant started the trip hop duo Outcast, signing to indie label One Little Indian in 1996.
Source: www.wikipedia.org
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.