Ricky Montanari

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Ricky Montanari was born in Rimini, he became interested in music when he was very young thanks to a records collection that was given to him as a gift from his English uncle. He was already drawn to the idea of becoming a DJ at the end of the 70’s , even though in Italy the DJ as a job was not diffused and defined yet as nowadays. At the time only a few music lovers had the equipment and the technique for mixing. This passion took him to him spending whole days listening to vinyl’s and collecting hundreds of records , his personal collection now totaling over 40,000 records. The professional story of Ricky started in the 80’s in some clubs of the Adriatic Riviera. The beginning of his carrier coincided with the arrival of House Music. During that period Ricky moved to London to find new and rare musical productions which were impossible to find in Italy. When Ricky returned to Italy and let Italians acquainted with this new sound Montanari became one of the most important professional DJ’s of that moment. In 1988 he stated working as the resident DJ of Ethos Mama Club in Gabicce Mare, in the same period he was the protagonist of the first Italian after hour club "Diabolika". now becoming more and more important, soon had a new after-hour, the famous Vae Victis. Vae Victis was considered by England’s DJ MAG as one of the best club in the world. His first important recording experiences came out: Optik , Omniverse , Riviera Traxx , Dreams Unlimited, Key Tronics Ensemble.