Hue Jah Fink, a.k.a. Richy Hughes earned his first production stripes using an Amiga with the OctaMED software in 1991 where his interests in computer programming and music collided creatively. Set amongst a backdrop of mixtapes, CDs and vinyl from the burgeoning underground, it was often the darker breakbeat sounds from the raves as well as the depth and hypnosis of ambient music that really caught his ear as he developed his sample editing and sequencing skills.
He soon began to DJ in various venues and outdoor raves across the south west of England, culminating in a residency at the legendary ‘Brunel Rooms’ Swindon where he would win over a steady following of eclectic music lovers with his uniquely varied selection of beats and guest DJs.
In 1999 he began his voyage to the capital city, and began working closely with London sound-systems ‘Headfuk’ and ‘Unsound’ as a DJ and also a producer releasing and performing music both solo and collaboratively. Purely from being spotted scratching and blending unlikely selections at underground events, Richy has been asked to DJ for Raindance, numerous guest spots for arts station Resonance FM and more recently a residency at ‘The London Underground’ venue in Block 9 Glastonbury performing alongside reknowned acts such as Nicky Blackmarket, Hyper-On-Experience, 2 Bad Mice, Youngsta and Blawan.
It was his great experiences at Block 9 that drove him to direct and manage his own venue at Glastonbury 2015. ‘Brainwash’ in Shangri-la featured political cinema, music and games during the daytime hours, and at night a rave with 360 degree original projections and music from DJ Flight, EZ Rollers, Emika, Scanone, Distant Planet’s own Louise+1 and Hughesee and many more.
Constantly pushing the possibilities of computer based audio production across multiple genres and under various aliases, he rapidly became known on the London scene as a respected source of technical advice and assistance to producers, teaching music production to children and adults alike and eventually establishing Binary Feedback Digital Audio in 2008. Here he offers professional services to app developers, film makers, creative events companies as well as the working with many of the UK’s respected underground electronic labels such as Yellow Machines, Combat Recordings, Rag And Bone, Boka, Frijsfo Beats, Senseless, and the stateside Section8 / Plush Recordings group.
He would later be introduced to Rob Booth of Electronic Explorations to master his flagship 61 track compilation. It was here he impressed Emika with his skills, who asked him to master her second album project for Ninja Tune and has kept him on board for all her work since starting her own label. When a backstreet Hackney guy can compete with the big studios engineering for artists like Emika, Plaid / Black Dog, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Marcus Intalex, Milanese, King Cannibal, Machinedrum, DjRum, Boxcutter and Aaron Spectre, he must be doing consistently high quality work.
On his own musical productions he’s been no slouch, most notably working with the legendary vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw in 2009 when launching his own DIY digital imprint Binary Feedback Music. He has attracted DJ support and praise from the likes of The DJ Producer, Freq Nasty, Starkey, Jerome Hill, Warlock, Xhin, DJ Phantasy, Kissy Sell Out, Laurent Garnier, Danny Breaks and many more taste-makers across the globe.
Despite having progressed far from slicing up 8-bit breakbeats and atmospherics back at the birth of the 90s to the seemingly distant world of professional audio engineering and venue programming, the sounds of darkside rave, jungle and deep DNB have always been in his heart.
You can hear him revisit his roots and take you on heartfelt, progressive journeys through the vinyl crates live on Distant Planet TV.
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