Richard "Slick Dada" Lopez
Cha Cha Project Recordings, Whoop-T-Whoop Entertainment
As you can tell, our guests mixes have been from people we highly respect and this month is no different. May's guest mix comes from Richard "Slick Dada" Lopez, a great supporter and even greater person.
Richard Lopez, dj, producer, and remixer, also known to his cohorts as Slick Dada, was born on a scorching summer day way back in 1974. Born in Los Angeles, of Latin descent, Richard took up djing at the tender age of 13, by buying his first 12” record; “Summertime! Summertime”, by Nocera.
It was at this time that Richard began the mobile djing span of his career. Like most dj’s that were born in the 70’s, Richard started earning extra cash by playing Hip Hop and Freestyle dance music, like the Covergirls, and Nocera, at local weddings and dance parties.
Around 1992, during a short break from his blossoming dj career, Richard was introduced to what we all know to the sound of House Music. As Richard recalls; “I loved techno and freestyle, but a friend of mine gave me a mix tape of Doc Martin, and another of Marques Wyatt, I was changed after that…”
In 1997, after tuning up his dj craft, he became part of the Whoop-T-Whoop Entertainment crew. By helping assemble, and dj, the legendary Back Yard BBQ’s in Los Angeles, that hosted dj’s such as Roy Davis Jr., Marques Wyatt, and Eddie Amador, Richard was finally positioning himself to be a force to be reckoned with in the tricky Dance music industry.
His biggest schooling came between the years of 1999-2004 where Richard assisted Marques Wyatt in the promotion of the US’s top Deep House weekly; “DEEP.” During this time Richard played 4 times at DEEP, a slot that remains a dream to many great dj’s around the world.
With influences that range from Depeche Mode to Dj Sneak, it was only a natural progression that he begin his own musical works. Probably one of the best drummers on the West Coast and by hearing this man’s production, you will know why his first day on earth was a sweltering summer, disco day!
Richard Lopez’s Discography
Cha Cha Project 004
Calm before the Storm/Bomba remix- Cha Cha Project Recordings/2005 a. Calm before the Storm (written and produced by Juan Hoerni and Richard Lopez)
Box Music 001
a. Scott K. Vs The O’Jay’s- S2( Slick_Dada & Scott K)
b. I Dub Music- S2
Box Music 002
a. Souveneirs- S2
b. Satisfied- S2
Listen In
Tracklisting
1. Jennifer Hudson - We Are a Family (Blaze Vocal Mix)
2. Earth, Wind & Fire feat Dwele - That's The Way Of The World (Quentin Harris Remix)
3. Patti Labelle - Too Many Tears, Too Many Times (Geoffrey C Remix)
4. Franck Roger - The Spot
5. Voices - Can You See The Light (T.O.T.'s Mars Mix)
6. Franck Roger – Rawsome
7. Cdock - Sing Alone (Dock's Mix)
8. Tony Touch feat. Soni - Set You Free (FilSonik mix)
9. Grace Jones - Hurricane Happiness (TOT mix)
10. GotSoul WMC 2007 Promo WHITE
11. Roy Davis Jr- Watch Them Come
12. Mastiksoul- Marshal Law( Original Mix)
13. Mastiksoul- Logic Arrange
14. Mastiksoul- Feel It Fool