Getting to Know the Real Destructo at Snowball Music Festival
Bill Cosby once said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” When I think of this quote there is one man that comes to mind: Gary Richards. Gary Richard’s is the ultimate triple threat in the EDM industry—he is a big time producer/DJ and a mega [...]
STAGE LINE-UPS ANNOUNCED FOR HARD HAUNTED MANSION PRESENTS: DAY OF THE DEAD
HARD Presents is known for amazing festivals with stellar lineups all over the country. This year, the HARD Presents team which is masterminded by Destructo aka Gary Richards, following the great success of their Haunted Mansion festival series in Los Angeles, plans to honor the Mexican celebration of Dia De Los Muertos with its newest [...]
HARD Summer Recap
Ultimately, it was all about the dancing, and perhaps LA dub DJ favorite Gaslamp Killer put it best during his standout Saturday night set when he advised the crowd that, “If you aren’t moving right now, you’re f*cking dead.” They were moving. It was essentially impossible not to for the 35 hours that was HARD [...]
OWSLA Tent at Hard Summer
Fans of Skrillex label OWSLA are in for a treat at the HARD Summer Festival at LA State Historic Park on Saturday, August 4th, 2012. The record company will be hosting its own tent at Gary Richard’s (also known as DJ Destructo) annual event. Expect Zedd, Dillon Francis, Alvin Risk, Huoratron, Birdy Nam Nam, and [...]
DJ Destructo answers the “hard” questions about LA’s upcoming Music Festival
Ever wonder how the artist selection process goes down for festivals? Gary Richards (DJ Destructo) fills us in the process for planning HARD SUMMER 2012, the artists he’s excited to have on the bill and his curatorial vision for the 5th edition of LA’s largest music festival. DB: Overall, what were you trying to accomplish [...]
Stars and Spin-Masters Come Out to Elektro Magazine’s Launch Party at The Setai South Beach
Thursday, March 22nd was far more than the eve of Ultra Music Festival, but a swanky celebration at The Setai honoring Elektro Magazine’s premiere issue. Nightlife impresarios/twin brother’s Derek and Daniel Koch chose to ring in their 30th birthdays alongside Elektro’s first. Celebs and DJs alike came by to celebrate, including: Brett Ratner, Taryn Manning, [...]
Dita Von Teese to Perform Aboard Holy Ship!
Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese has joined the crew of January’s electronic music cruise Holy Ship! Known for her retro cinematic striptease performances, (and for once being Mrs. Marilyn Manson), Von Teese will add a dash of old school feminine charm to the cruise’s male dominated lineup when she strips down to just slightly more [...]
Holy Ship! Schedule Announced
The schedule for electro-party cruise Holy Ship! was released, and if we weren’t excited before (we were), then we’re excited (really damn excited) now. The Mad Decent crew will kick things off on January 5 with pre-party in Fort Lauderdale. Day one includes sets from Diplo, Rusko, Laidback Luke, the Boys Noize posse and more. [...]
Sneak Peek: Gary Richards (Destructo) on EDM: “the things that killed people buying a record are fueling this fire”
Gary Richards, a.k.a. Destructo, shows off his Hard Haunted Mansion all-access pass. Being a central figure in the electronic music culture of Southern California and beyond is a role that moves at the speed of Twitter (that being very fast, for you few remaining non-Tweeters). HARD-founder Gary Richards, 40, says he’s tired. And with good [...]
