- God Within redirects here, for the 1912 film, see The God Within
Hardkiss is the group moniker of
San Francisco electronic music pioneers Scott (who died on March 25, 2013), Gavin, and Robbie Hardkiss. The trio formed a record label called
Hardkiss Music in San Francisco in 1991. Initially promoting underground raves and dance parties where they would DJ, with Hardkiss Music they began to produce and release a catalog of vinyl records which stirred international recognition and launched DJ and production careers. Scott Hardkiss (real name Scott Friedel) worked under the pseudonym
God Within. Gavin Hardkiss works under the pseudonym
Hawke. Robbie Hardkiss has worked under the pseudonym
Little Wing. They also released music by a myriad of other artists including
Rabbit in the Moon, Symbiosis and TTauri. Their music started as a mixture of
acid house music,
trance music, and
breakbeat techno. Hardkiss Music became a blueprint for DJ owned boutique record labels.