Beaumont Hannant

Beaumont Hannant (born c. 1970) is a British musician, producer and DJ from York, England. His work includes ambient techno, IDM, hip hop and indie rock. Hannant has received positive critical reviews, and he was named one of "The Faces of '94" by music magazine Select.

Biography Hannant became a hip-hop/electro DJ in 1986, after witnessing the 1986 World Mixing Championships. During 1993–1994, he released several solo albums on General Production Recordings rooted in ambient techno. 1994: Ormeau (single) 1994: Sculptured (CD and double LP) 1994: Bitter Sweet (recorded as YO3 alias) 1995: Psi-Onyx (EP) 1995: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 1 (EP) 1996: Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 (EP) The cover of Notions of Tonality, Vol. 2 mentions a forthcoming album, Tones, but General Production Recordings folded before it could be released, and the album never surfaced.

Appearances include 1994: "Utuba" on Artificial Intelligence II 1996: Green Blue Fire album by Husikesque

Remixes include 1994: "Beaumonthannanttwomx" and "12/4cadetmx" on Basscadet EP by Autechre 1995: Two remixes of "All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together" and two remixes of "Premonition" by Ned's Atomic Dustbin 1995: Three remixes of "Hyperballad" by Björk: "Girls Blouse Mix", "Over the Edge Mix" and "Subtle Abuse Mix"