MISTER V

Nickname : Dj Ritchie Ventura.
Date of birth : 28 August 1966.
in : Bülach (ZH) - Switzerland.
Nationality : Italian.
Origin : Atena Lucana (SA) - Italia.
Main home : Meyrin (GE) - Switzerland.
Secondary home : Mombercelli (AT) - Italy.
Spoken languages: french, italian, german, english + some spanish.

Marital status : Single.
Children : 1.

Private parties & events : August 1982 to 1984.
Professional club experiences : October 1984 to December 2004 (full time).
Radio experiences : Live act on Radio Zones (End of the 80's).

Other professional occupations : Mechanic (cars), EMT (Paramedic), Webdesign & Graphics.

Musical influences at its beginnings : Funk, Soul, Disco.
Principal style since 1986 : House
Other styles : Ragga, Latino, R'n B, Rap US.

Current and future occupations : Dj (less regularlys), Studio productions.

What he particularly likes as Dj :
- A nice public which likes good house rhythms, tribal, garage or Latin.
- Very clean mixes... So clean that people can think that it's a compilation.
- To discover new titles before everyone.

Outstanding facts during its career :
- The arrival of the House music at the end of the Eighties, whereas the majority of his/her colleagues were playing Rick Astley or Kool & The gang... Mister V played tracks like "BLAST - Sex & Infidelity", "COLONEL ABRAMS - Trapped", "NIGHTCRAWLERS - Push The Feeling One" whose B Face of the funky record was not other than the "Dub of Doom" version who became a hit 2 years later in all best clubs around the World.
- Its sets at "New Mylord", "l'Acapulco", "l'Insolite", "Flanagan's" and "RDV Club".