Style With Substance..

A euphoric blend of uplifting house and the undulating rhythm of a kicking beat. This is the only way to describe the sound that emanates from the pulsating speakers that are at the mercy of one of the most up and coming DJ's that Manchester has to offer. His name is Rick Cee and he has transformed funky house Djing and made it into a fine art.
What was once a city living in the depression years that followed the closure of the most infamous night club in the history of Britain, the Hacienda, now it is reinstating itself as a centre of international clubbing excellence. Not since the long gone (and most probably completely forgotten!) daze of the 1990's has Manchester reached such an optimum level where clubber's unite to share in an amazing experience that has become standard in this bustling town.
It is within these endless streets that the DJ Rick Cee has found a platform to display his unique talents on the turntable. A master of his art, Rick Cee attracts young people from around the North West to experience his magic as he plays the most recent in funky house tunes and combines them with a superb individuality that is completely his own.
Style with substance is a phrase that comes to mind when encountering a night that he is present at, as his combination of smooth sophistication blends beautifully with his outstanding mixing capabilities and reaches to the very depths of the soul. The effect is truly inspirational, arousing feelings that could transform even the most fanatic fans of any other genre of music to become committed funky house lovers.
Rick Cee has been laying the foundations of his prodigy for the past six years and he is slowly setting standards that other hopeful DJ's could only wish to aspire to. Three deck mixing with a range of FX units has become one of his specialities and he is currently composing masterpieces behind the scenes too. Before every set he creates his own acapella's as individual as the nights that he plays at.
It all began back in 1993, when Rick Cee was a mere twelve years old. Back then he claims his main influences were Jeremy Healy and Graham Park and it was whilst listening to these masters at work that he decided that if there was not room for him amongst the best, he would make room.
Rick Cee purchased his first set of decks in 1994 and by 1997 he was playing the main room at Fluid in Manchester and it was there amongst the elated dancers that the DJ bug took hold of him completely leading to a chain of events that catapulted him into the club scene.
Over the next six years, Rick Cee saw his life change to a nocturnal existence that spanned the length and breadth of the NorthWest. From Garlands in Liverpool to Sankey's in Manchester, from Venus in the City to 2Risque, Rick Cee has demonstrated his aptitude at an alarmingly high level, which has always remained exceptional. He boasts a long list of DJ's that he has played along side including The AudioWhores and Jason Herd and in summer of 2002, his reputation crossed the continent when he was asked to headline at a nightclub in Ibiza.
" To be a good DJ is more than to simply play tunes that the club wants to hear," he began, "It would be easy to just walk into a club and play popular music and yeah, everyone would love you for it, but to be a good DJ you need individuality and your own style. You can't buy that from a record shop."
And style is what he has. Style and substance. A rare combination of attributes that is seldom found in a world where everyone wants to be a DJ. On that matter he added "Anyone can play records like anyone can kick a ball. It takes skill, preparation and pure dedication to score a goal."
Words cannot describe the skill that is exhibited when Rick Cee is on the decks. It is one that needs to be experienced first hand to appreciate fully and the only advice could be to witness it for yourself.