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). In September 2007, Rican joined the #1 Breakbeat Internet Station at the time, BreaksFM, to do a bi-weekly radio show entitled Sound System Sabotage. The radio show moved over to NSB Radio, which is currently the reigning #1 Breakbeat Internet Station, in early February 2008. Later in February 2008, Rican teamed up with Vinyl Alchemist to form Paranoid Androidz as they joined BreaksFM for their radio show The Downstairs Mixup Show. In 2009, Konversion joined Paranoid Androidz and Rican stopped his own radio show to focus on The Downstairs Mixup Show which had also moved over to NSB Radio. Also, in 2009, Rican and DJ Lantern teamed up to form Dance Edit. Paranoid Androidz joined VA Pressure during June of 2011. Then in November 2011, Paranoid Androidz were signed to W.E. Recordings.

Rican has 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, The Warehouse Loft and Cafe Japone in Washington, DC; Bedrock, The Black Hole, Ground Zero and Shorty’s in Baltimore, MD; The Whole Cannoli and Gingerbread Man in Harrisburg, PA; The Hide-Away, Klub Ambush, The Underground, Margarita’s Cantina, Saigon Pearl, The Underground Playground, The Wave, Time Lounge and Club Hartz in the Hampton Roads area of VA; La Finca and Lowell’s in Roanoke, VA; Awful Arthur’s in Salem; The Satellite Ballroom and Club R2 in Charlottesville, VA; The Sedalia Center in Big Island, VA; Bridges and Breakers FX in Fairfax, VA; and Chopstix, Europa, The Thai Curry House, Club Life, Element Lounge, Hyperlink, Club 534, Barcode, Godfrey’s, Aurora, WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Indie Radio, Triple, Synergy, Alley Katz and Mr. Bojangles Entertainment Complex in Richmond, VA.

Affiliations:

Rican – VA Pressure | Funk It | Empyreal

Paranoid Androidz  - W.E. Recordings | VA Pressure | NSB Radio | Funk It

Dance Edit – Funk It