Rick Maia - The Sound of Now

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Rick Maia was born in Portugal and lived there all his life until he moved to England at the tender age of 17 with a Rugby contract playing for Reading RFC. He was with them for two years and during this time represented his country 17 times playing in various tournaments like the Amsterdam 7's and in the world cup u-21's in Italy 2002. One night young rick went down to see one of his friends Dj and little did he know at the time that this night would change his life. Rick knew straight away from that point that dj'ing was what he wanted to do in life. Rick's intense passion for music pointed him in the right direction and from that night he never looked back again. He stopped his semi-professional rugby carrer and threw himself head-first into the deep-end of the nightlife world. It all started with a job working as a light jock in a local club in Reading, a small town outside London where his friend was resident at. Rick's lighting skills were soon recognised and he was offered his first London gig in Fire (Vauxhall) one of the most upcoming and upfront underground clubs in London. He soon moved onto working at one of London's largest, The Fridge and became well-known for his outstanding and innovating light shows encorporating trippy lighting effects with top of the range laser and graphic technologies; working alongside superstar names such as Judge Jules, Anne Savage, Lisa Lashes, Andy Farley, BK, Lisa Pin-Up, Full Intention, Sharp Boys, Steve Pitron and many many more. Working with so many different dj's playing vast styles of music, Rick Maia picked out bit by bit all he needed to start playing himself. After buying a set of decks and practicing at home, Rick finally knew this was what he wanted to do in life, this was his passion. His dj career kick-started and opportunities kept arising. After playing all around his area and in south london, Rick got offered a job abroad in Corfu where he has gone back for the last 4 summers not only for the dj'ing but also for promoting, where he has thrown unforgettable full-moon and beach parties. One of the highlights of his career, which has barely just started, was the release of his first record on a white label under the production name 2Devious and title "You Got The Love". Rick currently holds two residencies. One at Reading's most upfront and talked about night, "Gifted @ Mango" and another for "Going Places" which has recently moved away from the legendary night "The Gallery @ Turnmills" and is looking for a new Superclub home. He has played all over the UK and abroad from Turnmills & Pacha in London to Es Paradis & Itaka in Ibiza. He plays "all things house" but is current favourite sound ranges from basseline driven progressive house with a techy edge to groovy uplifting minimal techno.

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