Richy Ahmed

Richy Ahmed
Background information
Birth name	Richard Ahmed
Born	South Shields, England
Genres	House, deep house, techno
Occupations	Producer, DJ
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Hot Creations, Hotflush, Rinse Recordings

Richy Ahmed is a British DJ and producer from South Shields, England. ^[1]

About

Ahmed has performed at DC10 Ibiza for Paradise, ^[2] Glastonbury Festival, Tomorrowland in Belgium, BPM - Mexico, and Blue Marlin venue in Dubai. ^[3] In 2013, Ahmed was polled in Resident Advisor's Top 100 DJs and stayed in the top 100 in 2014. ^[4]

His music has influences from disco, techno, funk, electro and hip hop. ^[5] His music releases include "The Drums", which was named Pete Tong's Essential New Tune ^[6] and more recently Sneaky Acid EP for Hot Creations' 50th release. ^[7] Ahmed has joined the roster of artists taking part in the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix , his own being broadcast on 29 November 2014. ^[8]

Discography

Singles and EPs

• 2013: "The Drums" (Hot Creations)
• 2013: Rinse: 23 Sampler (Rinse Recordings)
• 2014: Sneaky Acid (Hot Creations)
• 2015: "Can't You See" (Strictly Rhythm)

DJ mixes

• 2013: Rinse: 23 (Rinse Recordings)

References

1. "Richy Ahmed: 'You don't get anything without hard work' | Marcus Barnes | Independent Arts Blogs". Blogs.independent.co.uk. 2011-12-29. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
2. "RA: Jamie Jones presents Paradise". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
3. "RA: Richy Ahmed tour dates". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
4. "RA Poll: Top DJs of 2013". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
5. "Clubs picks of the week | Music". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
6. "Home - Richy Ahmed - The Drums (Feat. Kevin Knapp)". Thehouseofcoxhead.com. 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
7. "Richy Ahmed - Sneaky Acid". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
8. "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix, Richy Ahmed". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-06-01.