Richy Ahmed Explained

Richy Ahmed
Birth Name:	Richard Ahmed
Birth Place:	South Shields, England
Genre:	House, deep house, techno
Occupations:	Producer, DJ
Years Active:	2010–present
Label:	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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richy Ahmed: ‘You don’t get anything without hard work’ | Marcus Barnes | Independent Arts Blogs . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228172629/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/27/richy-ahmed-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-anything-without-hard-work/ . dead . December 28, 2011 . Blogs.independent.co.uk . 2011-12-29 . 2015-06-01.
2. Web site: RA: Jamie Jones presents Paradise . Residentadvisor.net . 2015-06-01.
3. Web site: RA: Richy Ahmed tour dates . Residentadvisor.net . 2015-06-01.
4. Web site: RA Poll: Top DJs of 2013 . Residentadvisor.net . 2015-06-01.
5. Web site: Clubs picks of the week | Music . Theguardian.com . 2015-06-01.
6. Web site: Home - Richy Ahmed - The Drums (Feat. Kevin Knapp) . Thehouseofcoxhead.com . 2013-11-11 . 2015-06-01.
7. Web site: Richy Ahmed - Sneaky Acid . Discogs.com . 2015-06-01.
8. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix, Richy Ahmed . Bbc.co.uk . 2014-11-29 . 2015-06-01.