RICHIE HAWTIN APOLOGISES OVER SPEAKER-GATE

If you haven't heard/seen already where have you been? A notably out-of-sorts Richie Hawtin caused controversy this weekend by pushing a speaker onto a girl who was filming him while DJing at Timewarp US in New York.

Footage of the incident is here... 

Richie has just published a statement on his Facebook saying '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.'

Regarding the incident at @Time_Warp in New York this weekend, I have posted an apology on Facebook in more detail: http://t.co/8eE68Jjy6Y

— Richie Hawtin (@richiehawtin) December 1, 2014