Gary Richards (music executive)
| Gary Richards | |
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Destructo at HARD Summer 2013 in Los Angeles, CA
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Destructo |
| Born |
December 31, 1970 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Genres | Electronic, Ghetto house, Tech house, Electro house |
| Occupation(s) | Music executive, DJ |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Interscope Records, Boysnoize Records, OWSLA |
| Website | djdestructo |
Gary Richards (born December 31, 1970), known by his stage name Destructo, is an American music executive, concert promoter, and DJ. He is the founder and CEO of HARD Events, a concert brand that has put on popular music festivals since 2007, and which was acquired in 2012 by Live Nation Entertainment. He has performed professionally as a DJ under the name Destructo for more than 20 years, having toured around the world. He is credited with being a leader in the Electronic music business in North America, and through his events, has helped bring artists like Deadmau5 and Justice into the mainstream. Richards is included on Rolling Stone's "50 Most Important People in EDM" list, Billboard's "EDM Power Players" lists in 2014 and 2015, and inthemix's list of the "50 Most Powerful People in EDM,". As Destructo, he has released three EP's titled Technology,Higher, and West Coast respectively.
Richards was born in Washington, D.C., growing up in the music industry with a father who worked in radio and concert promotion. By age 10, he was already attending concerts by the likes of Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper. His family moved to New Orleans, LA, and then to Myrtle Beach, SC, where he worked as an on-air Radio Personality. The family then moved to Los Angeles, CA, where by age 18 he was booking his first shows and performing as a DJ.
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