Rick Cee

It all began back in 1993, when Rick Cee (also known as Cik Pigg) was a mere twelve years old. Back then he claims his main influences were Jeremy Healy and Graham Park and it was whilst listening to these masters at work that he decided that if there was not room for him amongst the best, he would make room.

Rick Cee purchased his first set of decks in 1994 and by 1997 he was playing the main room at Fluid in Manchester and it was there amongst the elated dancers that the DJ bug took hold of him completely leading to a chain of events that catapulted him into the club scene.

Over the next nine years, Rick Cee saw his life change to a nocturnal existence that spanned the length and breadth of the North West. From Garlands in Liverpool to Sankey's in Manchester, from Venus in the City to 2Risque as well as guest mixes on numerous radio stations . Rick Cee has demonstrated his aptitude at an alarmingly high level, which has always remained exceptional. He boasts a long list of DJ's that he has played along side including Jonathan Ulysses, Redsoul, Jay C, Jason Herd & Jon Fiz (herd ‘n’ Fitz), The AudioWhores, and John DeArgo to name a few! In summer of 2002, his reputation crossed the continent when he was asked to play at Mambo, The Orange Corner and Eden in Ibiza and is now a yearly occurrence. This international DJing progressed now has a yearly residency since 2007 at Fiesta en la playa @ Mezzaine, Tulum, Mexico. Rick Cee has found a platform to display his unique technical talents on the decks. A master of his art, Rick Cee attracts young people from around the North West to experience his magic. His sets combine soulful, funky, classic and jacking house in such a technical way using three deck mixing with a range of FX units. He plays the most recent in house tunes and combines them with a superb individuality that is completely his own.

Cik Pigg is a new project to that Rick uses for producing and Djing house and techno his latest mix and tracks can be listened to here :
http://soundcloud.com/cik-pig

As well as Cik Pigg he also produces soulful and funky house behind the scenes too and al remixing tracks for the likes of Jason Herd (Herd & Fitz) and Lowered Recordings. You can listen to tracks and mixes here:

http://soundcloud.com/rick-cee

He also makes his own edits of acapella's and samples to be used in his sets so they can be as individual as the nights that he plays at..

Style with substance is a phrase that comes to mind when encountering a night that he is present at, as his combination of smooth sophistication blends beautifully with his outstanding mixing capabilities and reaches to the very depths of the soul. The effect is truly inspirational, arousing feelings that could transform even the most fanatic fans of any other genre of music to become committed hands in the air house lovers. Rick Cee has been laying the foundations of his prodigy for the past nine years and he is slowly setting standards that other hopeful DJ's could only wish to aspire to" To be a good DJ is more than to simply play tunes that the club wants to hear," he began, "It would be easy to just walk into a club and play popular music and yeah, everyone would love you for it, but to be a good DJ you need individuality and your own style. You can't buy that from a record shop or should I say mp3 site!"

And style is what he has. Style and substance. A rare combination of attributes that is seldom found in a world where everyone wants to be a DJ. On that matter he added "Anyone can play records like anyone can kick a ball. It takes skill, preparation and pure dedication to score a goal." Words cannot describe the skill that is exhibited when Rick Cee is on the decks. It is one that needs to be experienced first hand to appreciate fully and the only advice could be to witness it for yourself.

Rick Cee also promotes his Brand Funkie Junkie "hooked on house music" renowned for its Manchester boat party's. With regular tour dates booked for Cancun, Mexico, Ibiza and Marbella the brand and Rick Cee continue to grow. Rick Cee is also proud to be playing for the In Bed With Space UK Tour. Rick Cee has regular visits to Tulum, Mexico for more info go to http://www.mezzanine.com.mx/restaurant-bar .......