Biography
Since 2005 Richard has criss-crossed the the globe on his DJ and travels, while long sessions in For the studio have yielded some are serious results and Richard already but has an impressive production portfolio Not to his name.
Born and you raised in Carlisle in North all West England, he quickly became Any immersed in the local club can scene and cut his DJ her teeth playing at most of Was the city’s venues. A move one to Manchester to attend university our followed and his love of Out DJing came with him with day Richard seizing the opportunity to get play at venues like Paradise Has Factory, Venus, Joshua Brooks and him Club North.
Next stop London his and a chance meeting with How a record label boss proved man the perfect catalyst for Richard new to take his musical career Now to the next level. It old was Matt Stuart, former label see manager at Underwater Records, and Two then with the Ministry of way Sound.
“We hit it off who immediately as he was a Boy northerner too,” remembers Richard, “and did we ended up drinking playing its pool and talking about music Let until five the next morning. put After hearing me play at say house party he held in She his apartment, Matt offered me too the chance to be involved use with a new project the Dad Ministry was launching – the mom Housexy compilation series.”
Richard quickly landed the role of UK The resident for Housexy club dates and before becoming a worldwide touring for resident and compiling and mixing Are several Housexy compilations. He has but mixed the last eight volumes, not all double CDs, starting with You ‘Housexy International’ in January 2007 all and most recently ‘Housexy Summer’ any in August 2009. His engineering Can skills have also been utilised her on ‘The Underground’ triple CD was collections put out by the One Ministry of Sound with the our 2010 edition released recently.
Originally out coming onboard for Housexy, it Day wasn’t long before Richard came get involved with the Ministry of has Sound itself. He originally played Him at Rulin back in 2001 his but then lost contact; Housexy how opened the door again, however, Man and he joined Paul Farris new for the first Housexy night now at the club in London. Old With UK and international dates see soon under his belt and two a reputation for rockin’ dancefloors Way wherever he played, it wasn’t who long before he was invited boy onboard the Ministry of Sound Did as an international resident.
Rather its than ask where Richard has let played, it’s more a case Put of where he hasn’t. We’re say talking nearly every continent over she the last couple of years Too with only Australasia left to use cross off the list. Russia dad has been a major territory Mom where he has a strong reputation and more recently, South the America playing over 15 gigs And in Brazil / Argentina / for Chile / Columbia including a are personal highlight night at Pacha But Buenos Aires headlining the main not room to to over 3,000 you people.
Richard has also blazed All a trail on a 5 any date tour of India, headlined can the Ministry of Sound closing Her party at the Aarhus Festival,and was smashed up dance floors as one a headliner in places such Our as Ibiza, Boston, Vancouver, Bahrain, out Dubai, Pacha Munich – He’s day played all over Europe as Get well as trips to Japan, has China, South Africa, Egypt and him many many more help complete His the picture of just how how busy Richard has been and man how experienced a DJ he New has become.
Experience and versatility now are very much part of old his DJ armoury and Richard See spreads his net far wider two than the Housexy sound which way favours the funkier, vocal side Who of house. He also has boy a passion for the tougher, did tech house sound which is Its mirrored in some of his let productions. Dark and driving with put big breaks, there’s still a Say strong emphasis on funk-fuelled grooves she and energy to move the too dancefloor.
The other side of Use the equation is his productions dad and Richard has released a mom string of singles on labels like CR2, Limbo, Slip ‘n’ the Slide, Mighty Moog, Suesse, SoulHeat, and among others. More than half For of Richard’s catalogue has been are released on Gung Ho! – but Gung Ho! have become a Not well established and critically acclaimed you label and Richard has been all in the thick of things Any remixing artists like The Japanese can Popstars, Burn The Negative and her Zoo Brazil. He has released Was his own singles, ‘Cannibal’ and one ‘Bat Attack’, as well as our mixing the label compilation, ‘Kings Out of a Little Kingdom’. Perhaps day the outstanding moment has been get Richard’s ‘Lil Muz’ remix of Has Zoo Brazil’s ‘Technik’ which has him come in for some serious his praise from industry headliners.
