RICHARD IS A SOUND DESIGNER AND COMPOSER BASED IN THE CAPITAL OF FLAMENCO COUNTRY, MADRID. HE SPECIALISES IN COMPOSITION IN CONTEXTS – AND BOASTS A MUSIC DEGREE FROM PRINCE CLAUS CONSERVATOIRE GRONINGEN AND A MASTER OF ARTS FROM THE HKU UTRECHT.
AS A SOUND DESIGNER, RICHARD COLLABORATES WITH SEVERAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANIES SUCH AS ARTURIA, ELEKTRON AND TOONTRACK. AS A SKILLED COMPOSER/PRODUCER, HE WORKS WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS AND HAS RELEASED MUSIC ON HEXAGON RECORDS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, SPINNIN’ RECORDS O.A.

RICHARD’S PASSION FOR MUSIC EXTENDS BEYOND DARK STUDIOS. HE IS CO-FOUNDER OF GERMAN MUSIC LIBRARY FEATURE MUSIC AND TEACHES COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGN AT SEVERAL CONSERVATOIRES AND ACADEMIES, AS WELL AS CO-DEVELOPING THE EXPERIMENTAL SOUND CURRICULUM AT DEUTSCHE POP/UNIVERSITY OF WEST-LONDON. RICHARD WORKS ON A VARIETY  OF SAMPLE- AND SYNTHESIZER SOUND LIBRARIES AT THE SOLOS.

CONTACT: RICHARDV@THESOLOS.COM