Rick Rosa

Let’s start by saying this is not about becoming a DJ, this is a true love story that starts out in the early 1990’s with a boy who grew up in Miami Beach and instantly fell for electronic music just as the house scene was beginning to explode. In 1999, Rick Rosa relocated to NYC, where the nineteen-year-old learned the real definition of house music at Danny Tenaglia’s Be Yourself Party at the former Club Vinyl. His bold style of heavy percussions, tribal grooves and marathon sets would go on to be the inspiration for Rick, in the same way, that DJ Larry Levan's boundary less sets at the infamous Paradise Garage inspired Tenaglia himself. With his passionate and uplifting personality, Rick is a successful real estate entrepreneur in NYC by day while remaining part of the house scene at night. Enjoying being a spectator for decades, he never imagined standing behind the DJ booth. That all changed in 2015 while he was trying to find a way to creatively express himself from a pure place. It was then he discovered a true blessing, a hidden talent of making music. Today, Rick can be found performing at underground parties throughout Brooklyn and New York City not for the fame and glory, as an outlet to share his unfiltered art with people who also genuinely love house music. A true melodic story teller, each Rick Rosa set takes you through his deep, tribal, sexy sound journey.

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