Richard Vission
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Richard Vission
- Genres: Electronica
Biography
One of the preeminent house DJ/producers around Los Angeles since the late '80s, Richard Vission -- or Richard "Humpty" Vission early on -- became known for a freewheeling mixing style that cycled through dozens of records per hour, and a production career that saw the same frenzied sound crest with his sports-anthem classic "Jump," by the Movement. Born in Toronto and raised in East L.A., Vission began DJing hip-hop in high school and graduated to a local rap station, KDAY. By 1990, he'd left for the dance station KPWR-Power 106, first working as an intern and one year later beginning his own long-running show, Powertools.In 1992, Vission got together with producer A.J. Mora and rapper Hazze to form the Movement, which debuted in summer 1992 with the techno-pop barnstormer "Jump." A staple of sports-arena PA booths for years to come, "Jump" went gold and just barely missed the Top 40. After touring with the group and releasing a self-titled Movement album, Vission founded the Aqua Boogie label for his burgeoning production career. It got a boost in 1995 when he hooked up with British remixer Pete Lorimer to form the production team Vission & Lorimer, responsible for dance hits recorded by Crystal Waters, N-Joi, Raw Stylus, Martha Wash, and Brand New Heavies. His first mix album, This Is My House, appeared that same year and introduced his extroverted DJing style to a wider audience. After a follow-up (House Nation) in 1996, Vission recorded The House Connection, the first in a series of tag-team mix sets with fellow renegade DJ Bad Boy Bill.
He continued releasing about an album per year, and aside from continuing the Powertools show (the highest-rated dance show in Los Angeles), Vission spent time remixing for artists including Donna Summer, Radiohead, Todd Terry, Lady GaGa, the Shamen, RuPaul, Ace of Base, Taylor Dayne, and Crystal Waters. Even legions of non-dance fans likely saw or heard him at work, considering he was the resident DJ at MTV's The Blame Game and also composed the score for the syndicated Judge Mathis. His second installment for Tommy Boy, Damn That DJ Made My Day, was issued in summer 2001. His 2004 mix CD, Big Floor Funk, whipped through 31 tracks on one disc while his 2005 effort, Automatic, was a double-disc set featuring the likes of Mylo and the Bravery. In 2006 he had a club hit with the track "Somebody." ~ John Bush, Rovi
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Richard Vission
| Richard Vission also known as Richard "Humpty" Vission | |
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| Origin | United States of America |
| Genres | House, Techno |
| Years active | early 90's - present |
| Labels | Solmatic |
Richard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California.
On the airwaves, Richard is host of the longest-running mix show in the US, Power Tools, which airs every Saturday night from 2am to 4am on KPWR (Power 106 FM) in Los Angeles, as well as other syndicated markets.
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Awards
- 2006 Ranked 2nd as America's Favorite House DJ according to BPM Magazine
Discography
The Movement
- 1992 The Movement (Producer and member of the group)
Pure Sugar
- 1998 Pure Sugar (Producer and member of the group)
Singles
- 1998 Delicious
- 1999 Hands To Heaven
- 1999 These Are Times
Artist Albums
- 2005 Automatic (Dual CD) CD 2
Continuous DJ Mixes
- 2005 Automatic (Dual CD) CD 1
- 2004 (Jan.) Big Floor Funk
- 2001 (July) Damn That DJ Made My Day
- 2000 (July) Shut The Fuck Up And Dance
- 1998 (October) House Connection 2 (with Bad Boy Bill)
- 1997 (May) The House Connection Vol. 1(with Bad Boy Bill)
- 1997 Drop That Beat
- 1996 House Nation
- 1995 This Is My House
- 1994 This Is A Test vol. 2
- 1992 This Is A Test vol. 1
Singles
- 2011 Richard Vission Boombaa EP (With 2 to the 3, & Remixes by Nino Anthony and Kriss-One.)
- 2010 Jessie Malakouti - Key To The City
- 2009 "I Like That" with Static Revenger starring Luciana
- Peak Chart Positions: AUS: #3, CAN: #74, NZ: #19, US Dance: #1 - 2009 Hilary Duff - Any Other Day
- 2006 Somebody (in the band Stranger Days)
- 2005 Automatic (in the band Stranger Days)
- 2004 Freaks (Keep Rockin')
- 2004 Higher
- 2004 Been A Long Time
- 2004 Sexy
- 2004 Never Let Me Down
- 2001 Damn That DJ Made My Day (as Adrenaline)
- 2000 Shut The Fuck Up And Dance (as Adrenaline)
- 1999 The Muzik (feat. Nina Lares)
Remixes
- 2010 Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm F**kin You) - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix
- 2010 Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
- 2009 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix
- 2009 Eva Simons - Silly Boy - Silly Boy (Remixes)
- 2009 Pussycat Dolls - Bottle Pop - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2009 Hilary Duff - Any Other Day - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2008 Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2008 Hilary Duff - Reach Out - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2008 OneRepublic - Apologize - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2007 Timbaland - The Way I Are - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2007 Hilary Duff - Stranger - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2007 Hilary Duff - Dignity - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2007 Hilary Duff - With Love - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2006 The Perfects - Shipwrecked - RHV Remix (still in production)
- 2006 Under the Influence of Giants - Mama's Room - RHV Remix (still in production)
- 2006 David Bowie - Let's Dance - Richard Vission Mix
- 2006 Hilary Duff - Play With Fire - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2006 Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Richard Vission Remix
- 2006 Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous -Promiscuous Vission Remix
- 2006 Justin Timberlake - Sexyback - Vission's Back Remix
- 2006 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy - Crazy Vission Remix
- 2006 Stranger Days - Somebody - RHV Remix
- 2006 KoЯn - Coming Undone - RHV Remix
- 2005 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu - Richard Vission Remixes
- 2005 The Bravery - Fearless - RHV Remix
- 2005 The Killers - Mr. Brightside - RHV Remix
- 2005 Usher - Caught Up - RHV Remix
- 2004 Sting - Stolen Car - RHV Remix
- 2004 Utada - Devil Inside - The RHV Experience Mix
- 2003 Andrea Doria - Bucci Bag - RHV Pro-Funk Mix
- 2003 Madonna - Die Another Day - RHV Electrofried Remix/Radio Mix
- 2002 Felix da Housecat featuring Miss Kittin - "Madame Hollywood"
- 2001 Madonna - What It Feels Like For A Girl' - RHV Velvet Masta Remix/Edit
- 2001 Madonna - Don't Tell Me RHV Remix/Radio Mix
- 2000 Madonna - Music - RHV Phunkatron Remix/Radio Mix/Dub
- 1999 Madonna - American Pie - RHV Radio Edit/Richard "Humpty" Vission Visits Madonna
- 1995 Taylor Dayne - Say A Prayer - Vission & Lorimer Mix (with Peter Lorimer)
- 1995 Raw Stylus - Believe in Me -Vission & Lorimer mix
- 1995 Miranda - Round and Round - AJ & Humpty mix
- 1995 The Shamen - Destination Escaton - Vission & Lorimer mix
- 1995 Ace of Base - Beautiful Life - Vission and Lorimer mix
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Destination Eschaton
(1995 Album by The Shamen)
Energy [Aqua]
(1994 Album by Devone)
Say a Prayer
(1995 Album by Taylor Dayne)
Electro Dance Mix
(1997 Album by Various Artists)
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(Electronica Artist, '90s)
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