Rick Wilhite, Haf S

(Jeep Mix) x Standard Time present Rick Wilhite (Detroit)

Saturday, October 24 at Standard Time, Toronto.

(Jeep Mix) and Standard Time welcome one of Detroit’s selectors, Rick “The Godson” Wilhite, for a night dialed into the deep musical lineage of the Motor City.

For more than three decades, Rick Wilhite has been an essential figure in Detroit’s underground. A DJ, producer, record dealer and lifelong student of music, his story runs through some of the city’s important musical institutions and relationships.

He is a member of Three Chairs alongside Theo Parrish, Kenny Dixon Jr. (Moodymann) and Marcellus Pittman, four artists whose raw, soulful and uncompromising approach helped define a particular strain of Detroit house music.

Rick’s influence extends beyond his own records. Through Vibes New & Rare Music, his Detroit record store and later compilation series, Wilhite became a trusted source for DJs, collectors and producers searching for music outside the obvious. His ear has always crossed boundaries: deep house, disco, soul, funk, techno, jazz, rare grooves and everything between.

That same philosophy defines a Rick Wilhite DJ set. There is no formula and no fixed destination in his sets. He chooses records for the room he’s in. Deep, raw, soulful, strange, uplifting and rooted in Detroit. Music for dancers and listeners.

HAF S (Jeep Mix), aka HXF, is a Toronto-based DJ, producer, artist and cultural connector with over 25 years rooted in dance music. Moving between house, techno and everything in between, his work is about bridging gaps between sounds, people, generations and dance floors. Collaboration is at the heart of it, bringing people together to create something that lasts.

That same spirit drives (Jeep Mix), a long-running radio show turned platform for events, DJ sets, production, collaboration and soon a record label. As a producer, HAF S has released original music on Lab.Our and Re:Think along with his beat tapes, with new music forthcoming on NDATL Muzik, Re:Think, Selections and AOW. Whether behind the decks, in the studio or curating a room, the mission remains the same: build community, document the culture and support Toronto’s underground.