The music of West Coast DJ, Ricardo Torres can best be described as a blend of deep, soulful house, and disco inflected with the particular sound of the west coast vibe, sultry and smooth. He plays the music that house heads love to dance to; confident that when the music flows from hands that love house it can be an uplifting, groovy and sexy experience.
Ricardo has been on a quest to achieve that perfect mix ever since his first chance encounter at the turntables, in 1987 at his college radio station. Shortly thereafter in 1988, he was first introduced to house music. Ricardo quickly changed his direction and followed the early days of Chicago Acid House. He moved towards this style of music since he found it to have a new and unfamiliar energy within itself. In 1995 Ricardo, moved to Los Angeles, a city basking in sunrays and radiating the good vibes he himself perpetuated. And here, Ricardo discovered the funky, soulfulness of the west coast sound. Many of his early hero’s such as Jay-J, Chris Lum, Julius Papp, Mark Farina, and others gave him the desire to gravitate towards this deeper, more soulful West Coast style.
While still a local Los Angeles DJ, Ricardo – inspired by his love for this genre-decided early on in the year 2000 to post his mixes online to share with the world. This was fairly new and innovative at the time. This act of sharing his musical vision without prejudice or limitations caused him to be sought after to play his brand of house music in cities all over the world. He continues to offer up his masterful mixes, as host of syndicated radio shows online as well as on satellite radio in the USA.
The DJ Sessions – Featuring the best local, national, and world renowned DJ’s playing live sets. Ricardo Torres on The DJ Sessions “Secret Sessions” at the TDJS Studios in Seattle, WA 3/16/19 We go LIVE every Wednesday at 6pm PST. Be sure to follow us to watch our “Rooftop”, “On Location”, and “Secret Studio” Sessions happening every month. You can find out more information about our shows at www.thedjsessions.com by going to the “Events” page. “The DJ Sessions” is a online/downloadable series featuring the hottest electronic music DJ’s with live mixes and interviews, streamed live to a global audience.
With over 1,400 episodes produced over the last eight years “The DJ Sessions” has featured international artists such as: BT, Simon Patterson, Darude, Morgan Page, Thievery Corporation, Sander Van Dorn, Jody Wisternoff, Benny Bennasi, Christopher Lawrence, Oliver Twizt, Sunshine Jones, Elite Force, Revolvr, Kenneth Thomas, Paul Oakenfold, George Acosta, Reid Speed, TyDi, Donald Glaude, Mr. Sam, Steve Aoki, Funtcase, Dirtyloud, Kalm Kaoz, Marco Bailey, Dirtmonkey, Beltek, Dyro, Darin Epsilon, Kyau & Albert, Kutski, Vaski, Moguai, Blackliquid, Joop, Angry Muffin and many more. In addition to featuring international artists “The DJ Sessions” features local top talent from the home location of Seattle. Hundreds have been featured on the show such as: Pezzner, Johnny Monsoon, Fraktured, Karl Kamakahi, Sean Majors, Ramrio, Uniting Souls, 1LUV, De La Creme, In Motion Productions, Soft Option, Ocean Grooves, Keano Martinez, Darrius Washington, Micahel Mannahan, Compound Records, Tony Rockyhorror, and many more. We have also undergone a massive upgrade in our ITV LIVE studios and to our ITV LIVE Mobile Studio to full HD streaming and HD audio to make the quality of the shows even better than before. Along with that we have launched a new website in Jan. of 2019 that now features our current live streams and past episodes in a much more user friendly social environment. About “The DJ Sessions” Distribution – “The DJ Sessions” is a Featured Partner on Twitch, their only regularly scheduled featured live streaming DJ show. The series has also been recognized by Apple twice as a “New and Noteworthy” podcast and has been featured three times in the iTunes store video podcast section. UStream and Livestream have also listed the series as a “Featured” stream their platforms since it inception. The DJ Sessions is also streamed live to multiple other platforms and hosted on several podcast sites. The series has a combined live streaming/podcast audience is over 90,000 viewers per week.0 viewers per week. For all press inquiries regarding “The DJ Sessions”, or to schedule an interview with Darran Bruce, please contact us at info@thedjsessions.com