Short Bio
Beginning
Riccardo is not just a 360° DJ, he is an experience, a state of mind. He is a young producer from the best town of the world, Venice, to which he has a deep soul nexus and an amalgamation of destiny. Basically an engineer, master graduated in the record time of 4 years, he is an assistant professor in Italy and in Cameroun: an example of how is possible to combine work and passion, discipline and freedom, ambition and love.
The name Thor was born in his first heart-breaking Balkan backpacking travel when he was 17. In the ruins of an abandoned factory in a seedy district of Sarajevo, he saw a huge mural that told the story of the Balkan war. On the corner, a white sign on a black background captured his imagination: that sign will be forever his stage name.
His emotive musical selection is his own therapy. Having grown up on dance music of late ‘90s and Sunday afternoon clubs, Thor ended up with quite a mixed spectrum of musical influence. Beginnings were hard but he didn’t give up! He started playing in the year 2004 at the timeless closing parties of Liceo Foscarini, the historic high school of Venice he has attended. Right after, the emotional connection with his city led him, together with his best friend DJ Lucifer, to organize the first events after many years in the city centre, at the Blue Moon seaside club just restored. The Venetian younger generations will never forget not only the unique atmosphere of the club, but mostly who first has made a really great effort to do something for the entertainment of the young population of his city, in spite of all obstructions and obstacles.
Career
His self and carrier evolution led him to play in some of the most famous historic clubs of the country, including Supersonic, Night&Day, Molo5, AreaCity, Station909, Discopalace and TNTKamasutra, many of which have been sadly pulled down. Times have changed and Dj Thor moved with them. Year 2014 represented a big revolution in his career: he landed for the first time in Malta, the Neverland, where its magic state of mind had suddenly won him over. In Paceville, the Maltese neighbourhood home of any type of club, outdoor music festival and boat party, he advanced to the next level and gained many new skills and more music experience.
Today, so deep inside of music production, he translates into sets where he picks apart and infuses together all the pieces of this music that he loves best, mixing old and new sounds: pumping kick and synth works, ethereal backdrops, brooding basslines and passionate old school house beat. A very active member of his local community he also likes to write about the subject on a blog dedicated to helping himself and others become better DJs through passion and purpose. In summer 2019 he has released the first album, Melita, entirely dedicated to the endless parties of the island of Malta. The album includes five different tracks, in order to suit all musical tastes. The videos celebrate the great life of Malta and invites to enjoy all together the sun, the sea and the mood of the island.
Mission
Entertaining people is in his blood, on a mission to let them have a great time. His confident appearance is matched by his emotional domination not only of the mixing desk but also of the minds and bodies of the audience, regardless of genre, tempo, style, or release data of the track. The sound impact allows you to immerse in the ecstasy he is submitting and your ears alone can never absorb everything that he is communicating to you.
His main aim is to release quality tracks and co-operate with well-known producers. He is working on new remixes and tracks which are coming soon. So stay tuned !
“Winning is much too easy. Winning out of your comfort zone is the challenge”
MELITA VIDEO
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“Winning is much too easy. Winning out of your comfort zone is the challenge”
DJ Thor is grateful to all those who have contributed to his self and carrier evolution.
First and foremost, YOU, people of the dancefloor and energy of my life. Undying gratitude to the staff: Assia, for his perpetual craziness in planning new disco, DJ Lucifer, my best friend, Leonardo the Grandis, voice of countless nights, and Lorenzo Pacagnella, always started together.
Thanks to the massive dancefloor and radio experience of DJs Andrea Rossini, MisterRicky and Alberto Milani, who passed me down their skills, Salvo Germany, Carlos Pintor, Alejo PV, Henry Cano and Albert Cassar, for the updating advices in the endless summer of Malta.
Last but not the least, special thanks to Luca Sammartin and Daniele Gasparini from AudioAcademy, for their essential support in music production.
