R/D In 1999, R/D and his former DJ partner were invited to help throw a party for the closing of Perry Farrell’s studio in Venice Beach, CA. They DJ’d for 6 hours, breaking only once for a debut of Perry’s new solo project. Several month’s later, R/D was invited to DJ in the Oasis dome at the very first Coachella music festival. These monumental events drew him straight to Los Angeles and the rest, as they say, is history. He went on to throw scores of parties in L.A., Dj’ing alongside Plaid, Squarepusher, Prefuse 73, Dntel, Jaimie Lidell, Luke Vibert, Nightmares on Wax, LFO, Chris... more
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  • The Do LaB hits Coachella this weekend (and next)
  • In case you need any help getting excited about this year's Coachella festival, which expanded to two weekends, and kicks off tomorrow, we've got a raucous recap of The Do LaB's stage setup from last year to get you in the mood. If this doesn't get you pumped about...
  • Apr 11, 2013 (Thursday) read more
  • R/D: Elephant
  • As the music rises, and the short sharp synthesizer strikes, the beat drops and the mood immediately shifts from chill and soft, to hard and loud in R/D's latest track "Elephant." Like an elephant, "Elephant" is big and heavy.
  • Apr 03, 2013 (Wednesday) read more
  • Late Night Alumni: Shine (R/D Remix)
  • Last October, Kaskade fans rejoiced as Ryan Raddon's brainchild Late Night Alumni released its single "Shine," which boasted the sweet, celestial sound of Becky Jean Williams and the four-piece collective. Just yesterday, bass music producer R/D dropped a remix of...
  • Feb 28, 2013 (Thursday) read more
  • R/D - Cloud Pound EP Review
  • DJ and Producer R/D (San Francisco) has been busy this year, with appearances at the Midwest's Electric Forest and Mojostock as well as the Left Coast's Coachella and Lightning in a Bottle. His name has appeared on fliers alongside heavy-hitters like Bassnectar,...
  • Nov 29, 2012 (Thursday) read more