About Dominic Hawken
Lived 1967 – 2023 (aged 55–56). Dominic Hawken was a British musician.
Dominic J. Hawken (1967 – 6 February 2023) was a keyboard player, session musician, music writer and software engineer. His music career started in the 1990s, originally playing with Boy George and Marilyn.
In 1994 he co-wrote "Stay Another Day", the UK number-one single performed by East 17. He was subsequently nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards.
In the 1990s he worked with a number of leading DJs including Danny Rampling and Boilerhouse Boys to record a number of UK hit records, including "Can I Kick It" by A Tribe Called Quest.
He was a founding Director of Deluxe Corporation.
Death Hawken died on 6 February 2023, at home with his family, from an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.
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Who was Dominic Hawken?
British musician (1967–2023)
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Dominic Hawken was born in 1967.
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Dominic Hawken died on 6 February 2023.
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Dominic Hawken was a musician.
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Dominic Hawken was British.
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