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Rick Heffernan dropped out of an Irish design school to move to a pre-EU Vilnius, Lithuania on the basis of running the Baltic's best underground night club, and since then he has never looked back and worked full time in all aspects of the music industry including record deals with boutique labels to outdoor Eastern European raves for 30,000 people. Rick learned the ropes of the music industry from Paul Murphy, 80´s London jazz DJ pioneer, many moons ago and worked with such artists as: Grace Jones, Orbital, Nightmares on Wax, et al. Soon after he took on a 3-year management contract with original Studio 54 DJ legend, Nicky Siano. Thus far Rick lived in San Francisco, Vilnius, Helsinki and flew extensively to most corners of the planet, before anchoring himself in Barcelona’s music industry. He now calls the Catalan capital of Barcelona, more specifically the Gracia District, his home.

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Sonar ‘08 Festival


Sonar ‘08
www.sonar.es.

Arriving on the heels of a sweltering heat wave in mid-June, the Sonar ‘08 Festival provided a three-day weekend of non-stop electronic music for the 60,000 partiers who attended. The annual festival is now pushing past ten years when it first began in the Catalan District of Barcelona, Spain. Since then, the festival has grown into a mass media affair →

1 month, 2 days ago
 

Primavera Sounds ‘08 - Part II

Estrella Damm Primavera Sounds - Barcelona, Spain
Event: 5/23/08 - 6/1/08
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Currently in its eighth consecutive year, Estrella Damm Primavera Sound’08 brought together a broad and eclectic line-up of more than a 150 artists stretched across thirteen stages of music →

1 month, 16 days ago
 

Primavera Sound ‘08 - Part I

Estrella Damm Primavera Sounds - Barcelona, Spain
Event: 5/23/08 - 6/1/08
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Proving they are ballsier than most outdoor festivals of the same draw, this year’s Primavera Sounds ’08 boasted a broad spectrum of talent ranging from well-known bands →

1 month, 26 days ago
 

My Life: The Gracia District

(Barcelona, ESP) - Moving into a new hood especially in a new country can often be a daunting task. Yet traveling extensively over the last seven years to various parts →

3 months, 20 days ago