Rick Kraft

Biography

Rick Kraft has exploded onto the Taiwan club scene with his selection of electro, house, dance, and hip-hop. Resident DJ at Club Muse Taipei, he is one of the few video DJs in Taiwan making his own video remixes. Rick's passion for music earned him spots internationally and has established a reputation for musical creativity that is not bound by genre. This Vancouver native predicts artist's next hit singles, dropping the latest club bangers from Pitbull, Chris Brown, LMFAO, T-Pain and Far East Movement, and remix tracks from Jump Smokers, Chuckie and Afrojack. Rick predicts new trends with euro-house, and keeps crowds dancing with Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry, while still versed in old school. Rick emerged as an event DJ in '01, making mixtapes then compilation CDs. Playing events in Los Angeles and Japan, Rick became known in the early 2000s. His breakthrough came with Carnegie's; he installed the 4th Video DJ system in Taiwan, made all video media himself and was DJ for 20+ hours every week. Rick's 2011 hard house mix CD landed him his residency at Club Muse. At clubs all over Taiwan, pool parties, Canada D'Eh, school events, American Embassy functions and charity galas at the Palais de Chine, Rick is the premier special event DJ. His latest mixes can be found at www.mixcloud.com/DVJRickKraft -Muse Kaohsiung guest residency, support DJ for Da Mouth and Jason! -Event DJ: Fusion (Tainan), P.L.U.R. (Hsinchu), X-Cube (Taichung) -Guest DJ: Golden Beach Pub (Kending) Spring Scream 2012, cap. 500! -Guest DJ: Asia, Wax, Gene, Deep Passion, Revolver, G6, VU, Canada D'Eh 2008 to 2011, Barbados, Carnegie's HK and PMX (Los Angeles,USA) and more. -Residencies at MiCasa (Taipei), Carnegie's (Taipei) -Three CD releases, and 85+ videos on Youtube, totalling 132,000+ views! -Worked with Tyson(SugarDaddy), Taiwan's top female DJ RayRay(Luxy), Robi Roka(Room18), Mojito, Beatek Ferrocka, Marcus Aurelius, Anti-Hero, Digital D, Eryk Smyth, and shows with international DJs Charly T, Skratch Bastid and Colby O'Donis! Rick is also an event planner and A/V engineer. In 2012 he co-produced Taiwan's largest Indie rock show, Ken Lee Danna's Rehabilitation Celebration, with 17 bands and full light and sound for a 1000-seat venue. Over a twelve-year-long career, Rick Kraft remains a dynamic and ever-evolving artist. A new mix CD release is in the works, be sure to look for it! Rick uses Serato SL4+Video, Technics SL-1210s, Pioneer CDJs and a Pioneer DJM-900nexus. Booking info: youtube.com +886911417773 /user/DVJRickKraft [email protected] Spring / Summer 2013