Rican started his DJ career playing college parties from 1997-2001 dropping mostly hip-hop, rap, rock and top 40 tracks. Then in the summer of 2000, he was introduced to his first EDM event. It was there at the Tabernacle in Atlanta where he first heard breakbeats and immediately fell under their spell. He began experimenting with spinning on his friend's turntables off and on in the summer of 2001, but wasn't able to get serious about it until the summer 2002 when he had daily access to tables. Blending together nu skool, bassline, and funky breaks to create a dancefloor rocking sound, Rican strived to be able to bring the house down by combining hot track selection with on point mixing skills. He honed his ability in the bedroom and at house parties for several months. Finally when he thought he was ready, he made his first offical DJ appearance in February 2003 at Galactic Production's Weekly "Vibe" at the Underground in Virginia Beach. In May of 2003, Rican returned to his roots and spun at Vinyl Boy's Jen Lasher event at the Globe Theatre in Atlanta. Then in November of 2003, he earned himself a spot on the Empyreal Productions DJ Roster and a residency at their event, "Reverb." In August 2005, Rican joined the Richmond Underground Family and became a resident at their event, "Life" (then called "Level II Soundbar" when it moved to a new location). Rican has since forged a name for himself as a talented DJ while making numerous appearances at: The Globe Theatre, The Masquerade and Spring4th Center in Atlanta; Buzz @ Fur Nightclub, Essential Breaks @ Club Five, The Uptown Tavern, DC Star and Cafe Japone in Washington, DC; Bedrock and Shorty's in Baltimore, MD; Gingerbread Man in Harrisburg, PA; The Hide-Away, Klub Ambush, The Underground, Margarita's Cantina, The Underground Playground, The Wave, and Club Hartz in the Hampton Roads area of VA; La Finca and Lowell's in Roanoke, VA; The Satellite Ballroom and Club R2 in Charlottesville, VA; The Sedalia Center in Big Island, VA; Bridges in Fairfax, VA; and Chopstix, Europa, The Thai Curry House, Club Life, Element Lounge, Hyperlink, Club 534, Godfrey's, Aurora, WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Indie Radio, Alley Katz and Mr. Bojangles Entertainment Complex in Richmond, VA.
Eventually, Rican moved to the Promotions side of the industry for a short time. Combing with fellow DJs Massace, Fenomenon, and Token, Rican formed Vinyl Tactics Productions and threw a very successful 2003 New Years Eve event called "The Countdown." Following the success of the event, Rican and Vinyl Tactics started a weekly event, "Andrenalin." However, "Adrenalin" was forced to shut down after three months when tensions with the location owners escalated and a new venue could not be found. In March 2004, Vinyl Tactics and Empyreal hosted the outside room at "Down To Earth" thrown by Tonal Grooves Productions at The Globe Theatre in Atlanta.
Rican has recently turned his attentions more towards the production side of music, so be on the look out for some fresh tunes. They will be posted in the Myspace music player as they become available. If you are a DJ and would like to have a copy of any track, please send a message. Big ups for any and all support! Ezzz!
In October 2007, BreaksFM approached Rican about doing a weekly radio show on their multi-award winning 24/7 breakbeat internet station. Rican graciously accepted and had a successful run for several months. In February 2008, Rican moved his show over to NuSkoolBreaks Radio. You can now catch him every 1st and 3rd Sunday from 6PM-8PM EST (11PM-1AM GMT) on his show Sound System Sabotage! And starting March 29th, 2009, catch him every 2nd and 4th Sunday at the same time as 1/3 of Paranoid Androidz during The Downstairs Mixup Show on NSB Radio!
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