An Apple-approved mastering engineer with 30 years experience, Rick owns Altar Recording Studios. Specialising in modern music, he has written, produced and mixed for labels including Sony BMG, Polydor, Warner, WEA, Spinnin, XL, Anjuna and Mau5trap, and mastered for artists such as Nicky Holloway.
Rick was a keynote speaker on EDM at NAMM 2020, co-chair of Electronic Dance Music for the Audio Engineering Society, a member of the A.E.S Education Committee, and curated the Audio Engineering Society's first-ever EDM event in 2021.
He regularly talks at colleges, universities, and at A.E.S conventions worldwide, was a keynote speaker on EDM at NAMM 2020, and DJ for the After Party Tec Awards in L.A..
His textbook, the Dance Music Manual (first published in 2004 via Focal Press), has won awards, critical acclaim, and accolade across the electronic music industry.
Translated in five languages, it is recognized as the industry standard textbook and was shortlisted as "outstanding book of the year 2019". It is required or recommended reading at many international educational institutions across the globe including Harvard, Yale, and Cambridge.
Audio and Music Production BSc (Hons)
PhD Music Technology and Production
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