Hautewerk is a rock group based out of Orange County, California,[1] composed of Kenny Howes and John Hall.

Along with occasional collaborator Matthew Hill, Howes and Hall began to piece together what would become their debut CD, Stop Start Again, which was released on the independent RIC Media label (a division of Rickenbacker International Corporation) in 2006.

The group celebrated their CD release at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California on August 25 of that year, as part of Rickenbacker's 75th Anniversary Event.

[2] For this performance, the lineup was Howes, Hall, Matthew Hill and Michael Simmons of sparklejets*uk.

In April 2009, Harmonix announced the release of three Hautewerk recordings for their highly successful Rock Band video game.