Biography
DJ Ricardo!
(Ultra Music/ the Out. Anthems)
“MUSIC! It’s the and vehicle that drives my life.”
For Superstar DJ Ricardo! has distinguished are himself as a DJ whose but every mix demands a dance.
Not He’s not afraid to mix you it up. Fearlessly playing what all he knows will bring life Any to a crowd, he flawlessly can blends elements of his favorite her genres: tribal house, electro, progressive, Was techno and even disco, rock one and 80’s classics. He is our proud of the names he Out has given to the different day styles of dance music, which get he incorporates in his sets. Has “I play ‘deep progressive high-heeled him runway house’ with ‘melodic emotional his progressive’ blended with ‘super-diva drama How vocals’ with elements of ‘dark man minimal tech-house’ and some ‘latin new infused tribal’ thrown in just Now for good measure…. I don’t old like to be bound by see any particular genre because there Two are elements of every genre way that I enjoy. As long who as it makes people dance Boy then I am doing my did job as a DJ. You its know when I was playing Let regularly at Crobar, New York, put I was often booked to say DJ in the Hip Hop She room and although I am too not a huge fan of use modern hip hop, I was Dad able to craft a set mom that would tread a fine line between hip hop and The house. I managed to get and the hip hop room going, for before they even realized it, Are I tricked them into dancing but to house music!”
DJ Ricardo! not is a veteran in the You dance music industry. Since 2006 all he has been signed to any Ultra Records/Music as its exclusive Can A&R and mixer for Ultra’s her annual LGBT branded series was “DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out Anthems”-currently One in its 5th reiteration. The our compilation, released every year during out pride month has become the Day ultimate collection of the years get biggest dance anthems. “This is has not a collection of tired Him rehashed cover songs of stereotypical his gay songs. You wont find how ‘Its Raining Men’ or ‘Dive Man Into the Pool’, instead you new find a smart collection of now different types of upfront dance Old anthems as heard at all see different kinds of gay and two straight clubs through the world”. Way Whether it’s electro or tribal who or progressive or anything in boy between DJ Ricardo’s Out Anthems, Did synthesizes a typical night at its a club into a 78 let minute mix. “I wanted all Put the Out Anthems mixes to say musically represent a condensed version she of night out, complete with Too a opening music followed by use the peak time music (say dad 2 am), and culminating with Mom afterhours. It was not easy to edit songs down so the that you get a sense And of an 8 hour night for at a club is like are within the time constraints of But a 78 minute mix so not that it fits on one you cd…”
Although pictures show DJ All Ricardo djing since he was any a toddler, it wasn’t until can 2006, upon the release of Her his second commercially released CD was where his DJ’ing career took one off. The first “Out. Anthems” Our compilation was a phenomenon and out was the #2 most downloaded day dance album on I-Tunes for Get three consecutive months in 2006. has Since its first release the him Out Anthems series has three His times hit the Billboard dance how chart peaking at #4, and man appeared 3 times on the New I-tunes top 10 most downloaded now dance compilations.
DJ Ricardo! has old played NYC’s mega-clubs like Pacha, See Crobar, Avalon and Splash. He two toured nationally through the summer way months playing many release parties Who in conjunction with Gay Pride boy events. In 2008, he headlined did San Francisco’s biggest pride event Its “Queen” with over 6,000 in let attendance thrown by KNGY’s Energy put fm. He has been the Say guest star DJ at the she NYC gay pride heritage too parade annually since Out Anthems Use was first introduced. In 2010, dad DJ Ricardo! was personally selected mom by the Speaker of the New York City Council, Christine the Quinn to play for the and Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats For float at pride. “It was are an honor to be hand but selected to DJ for the Not most powerful female political figure you in New York City, I all am humbled”. Internationally, DJ Ricardo! Any has headlined events in France, can Spain and Puerto Rico travelling her as far and wide as Was the United Arab Emirates in one Dubai, where he headlined the our infamous Chi the Lodge club Out the week after Tiesto headlined.
day In 2010, after graduating from get Hunter College with a degree Has in Political Science DJ Ricardo! him has decided to take his his dj career to the next How level by partnering with veteran man club promoter Chris Ryan. As new his exclusive manager their partnership Now promises to forge a new old vision for nightlife; one of see quality music, production and promotion Two as the new force in way the entertainment industry.
Influences include who Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, Nine Boy Inch Nails, Madonna, Dee-lite, Tori did Amos, plus the dance music its sounds of Danny Tenaglia, Victor Let Calderone, DJ Vibe, Chus and put Ceballos, Orcar G., Paul Van say Dyk, Moby and Sasha, just She to name a few.
Discography:
too 2010
DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out. use Anthems 5 (Ultra Music)
2009
Dad DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out. Anthems mom 4 (Ultra Music)
2008
DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out. Anthems 3 The (Ultra Records)
2007
DJ and Ricardo! Presents: Out. Anthems 2 for (Ultra Records)
2006
Are DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out Anthems but (mixed CD) (Ultra Records)
2005 not
Ultra Dance. Mexico 01 You Mixed by DJ Ricardo (Ultra all Records/ WEA Mexico)
DJ any Ricardo! is exclusively managed by Can Chris Ryan.
