There’s something about Ricky..
Some people choose to be a musician, some stumble upon it and others are basically born into it. Meet Ricky Rivaro, a son of a professional church organ player turned DJ.
When the sun is near and the first visitors arrive at the beach, Ricky Rivaro prepares himself for his favorite time of the year. As a resident of Holland 's largest and most known beach club Bloomingdale, and a compiler and mixer of the Sundale CD's, Ricky Rivaro always brings the sun along in his record case. Disregarding the season.
While his classmates were still struggling with their future occupation choices, Ricky’s mind was made up at a tender age of fourteen. He was gonna be a DJ and a producer (sorry, dad!). Friday’s were spent at the IT, Saturday’s at Roxy (both famous Amsterdam clubs); young Rick’s week schedule wasn’t all that complicated. He would watch DJ’s play at night and go to school during the day. But every spare minute he would either hang in a record store or terrorizing the neighbors while practicing his mixing skills at home.
The inevitable first DJ gig (at the DJ café in Harlem) followed within two years and Ricky was hooked. Desperately looking for some kind of a platform for himself, he decides that doing his own parties could be the way to go and tries to get in touch with every promoter and or event organization in existence. After a year or two of hard ass networking and occasional gigging, Rivaro finally gets his big break when boys from ID&T (Holland’s biggest event organization) let him play at their own party’s.
Ricky “passes the DJ bar” in 2001: the crowd digs his style, ID&T is pleased with his performance and offers him a chance to play at their new beach club, Bloomingdale’s. And to host his own radio show on ID&T Radio!
The rest is history. Rivaro’s sunny sound and his ability to “get the party started (and going)” soon became Bloomingdale’s trademark, and Ricky himself became a part of Bloomingdale’s inventory.
Although summer remains Ricky’s favorite time of the year, his yearly schedule makes us wonder if and when he ever gets the time to hibernate. Gigging all over Holland and Europe, Rivaro never fails to surprise the crowd. Like his musical heroes Sandy Rivera, Erick Morillo and Roger Sanchez, Rivaro refuses to be labeled and doesn’t discriminate: he would play a tech-y record, an 80’s classic or even a bit of hip hop just as convincingly as he would play a soulful, vocal track. What’s his secret as a DJ?
“I am a progressive True House DJ, innovating, daring and wide in my choice of records. I can play energetic and I always play some of the latest records. I think I have a good sense of quality when it comes to music and I always have a good interaction with the audience. Last but not least, I know what the ladies want, on the dance floor, that is important.“
OK, this guy certainly can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk as a producer too? Rivaro’s successful debut single “The Beat Inside” (jaartal) on Real Mutant Disco was a collaboration with a friend and colleague DJ/producer Gregor Salto, followed by “In My Mind” (jaartal), “Tell Me” (jaartal) and remixes for Carl Kennedy (Ride The Storm, jaartal), Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso (Umbrella, jaartal) and last but not least, a remix for Angel Moraes on Stealth Records (You Should’ve Said, jaartal).
For his latest project, True House Music Records, Rivaro hooked up with DJ/producer duo Roy Rox & Daniel Bovie (Stop Playing With My Mind) and the first True House Music Label night at a fully packed club Rex was a fact. Ever changing, never boring, always looking for the ways to improve himself and dedicated to True House Music, Ricky Rivaro has earned his place amongst the best DJ’s Holland’s got to offer and it looks like he’s not gonna stop there.
Additional Info:
www.rickyrivaro.com
www.truehousemusicrecords.com
http://rickyrivaro.hyves.nl
www.myspace.com/rickyrivaro
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"Heavy Duty Brothers - Check This Out" on Dirty-Dj-Recordings featuring heavy remixes from Finkelstein, L_C, Dirty2Groove and Minimal Duty! Available exclusively from Trackitdown.net
DJ JEan: "Wow, you just made my day. Around Your Feet is indeed a really really fat and swinging Electro House track!! I will spin it in my radio show DJ Jean @ work on Slam FM."
Jordan Rivera is back this time with legendary UK singer Spoonface (faada.co.uk). The voice of Number one selling Black Legend and club anthem 'Hey Girl'. Black Legend's "You See the Trouble with Me" reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart selling several million worldwide. Many recognise Spoonface's contribution to the sound of Ukfunky with the classic dancefloor hit 'Hey Girl' With a host of collaborations from Drum and Bass maestro High Contrast to Reggae Legend Janet Kay, his current efforts have kept him at the top of the club charts with tracks like Wunna Be (Christain Marchi remix) and Here For You (Time srl). This track is called 'Keep on Holding'. It's an inspirational house record aiming to provide some upliftment in these 'crazy time's'. Remixes by Jesse Voorn (Dance4Life), Firebeatz (Spinnin/Big&Dirty), John Jacobsen & Anzwer (Pacha Ibiza Residents) Nino Anthony (Portamento/Subliminal), TYNY & Jeremus (Full Throttle Rec.), Amir Barbell (FSM), Jodee Kitch (FSM) and Norty Cotto (Naughty Boy Music/Henry Street Music) Have already become a triumphant hit on myspace!"
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Our new track is released on Dimpleman Records. M Lovers Vs Deepface – I Want To Live
“I Want To Live was the opening track of the debut Album Feel The Love of the Australian electronic act Deepface, featuring the distinctive appealing vocal of Shirley Davis. The single peeked at number 18 on the US Billboard Dance/Club Chart. It was released on Legendary label Strictly Rhythm for the US single release of this track. The single is now been reshaped by Dutch DJ/producer duo M Lovers. They have delivered several successful releases on their own label Dimpleman Records. I Want to Live has received a second life through the collaboration between Deepface and the M Lovers.”
The track is available on all download shops.
We hope you enjoy the release. Kind regards, M Lovers
"Odds on favourite for the Ibiza 2009 anthem", Grant Nelson
The third release from the french talented house label, Lolita is a house track coming from a briliant collaboration of ex-Africanism member Gwen and Bertrand Dupart.
The remix comes from Rocco, who's earned more and more attention due to his massive releases on Freerange, and famous remixes of Dennis Ferrer and Claude Monnet.
Main feedbacks:
Copyright (Defected - UK)
teched out dopeness! beautiful
Martin Solveig (Mixture/Universal - France)
Cute Track, nice remix too, i'll play the original in my radio show
Nick Warren (Hope Recordings - UK)
Brilliant track will play this all year i can see
StoneBridge (Stoney Boy Music Stockholm - Sweden
Ah, What a lovely track - summer!
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