Originating from Maidstone in Kent, a town famed for generating an influx of talent currently flooding todays dance scene, Richard Belsom has established himself as one of the UK's finest up and coming DJ's/producers.
No stranger to the scene, his unquenchable passion for dance music stems from over a decade of treading the boards of various clubs and events across the globe. It was this passion that inspired Richard to combine his several years of classical music training with his love of dance music to fulfil a role that would place him on the other side of the turntables by becoming a DJ, producer, label partner in Cubism with Tony Thomas, and most recently forming his own Phobic Records imprint.
Richard's portfolio has seen him go onto play some of the biggest clubs and festivals in the UK and Ibiza including Ministry of Sound in London, Stealth in Nottingham, The Gallery at Turnmills, the Electric Gardens Festival (to a 3000 strong crowd), Whitehouse, The Key, Egg, Meet, The Aquarium, Jamm Brixton, The Loft, Herbal, Es Paradis and Bar M to name but a few.
This portfolio doesnt just end there, seeing Richards success story go on to include warming up for or playing alongside some of the worlds finest artists including Peace Division, Layo & Bushwacka, Tony Thomas, Perc, Tom Middleton, Paolo Mojo, Ashley Caselle, King Roc, Nic Fanciulli, Klaus "Heavyweigt" Hill, The Electric Press, James Mowbray, Deepgroove, Simon Baker, Dopamine, Rhythm Code, Simon Morell, Luke Dzierzek, The Rogue Element, Elite Force, Precision Cuts and many many more.
Richard describes his sound as ranging from laid back grooves, deep hypnotic minimal through to chugging tech house, breaks and techno. He also incorporates 3 cdj's, keyboard, and Pioneer FX unit to push the boundaries of his sets to a new level.
On the production front Richard is constantly in the studio experimenting with sound and creating tracks around the genres he loves. His work has been signed to many labels including Jack Digitals, Ambiosphere, Cubic Records, New Era, S.P. Recordings and most recently Oliver Hunterman's Confused imprint with a huge remix from minimal giants Piemont.
Richard's production work has recieved support from various topjocks across the globe including Nic Fanciulli, Yousef, Oxia, Spektre, King Unique, Jamie Mchugh, Tom Stephan, Deepgroove (Who reviewed Rhythm in M8 magazine), Oliver Huntemann, Bedrock legend Pole Folder who recently featured "Surrender" on his radio mix (80hz Sessions), and Tony Thomas who has just featured Drums Go on his forthcoming Cubism mix album. Most recently Richard won a remix competition judged by Global Underground star Anil Chawla and Paul Lancaster, for his remix of Anil's track fever.
For info, demo's, remix enquieries, demo submissions for Phobic or bookings e-mail belsom2@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/richbelsom
www.myspace.com/phobicrecords
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Music I listen to: House, Big Beat, Breaks, Detroit Techno, Acid Techno, Electro Techno, Chillout / Leftfield
Places I visit: London, Birmingham, Southampton, Brighton, Gillingham, Maidstone, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Margate, Ashford, Canterbury, Tonbridge
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