Filthy Rich

“Filthy Rich" Criso (born October 26, 1972) is an American house and UK garage Producer and DJ who resides in New Jersey. Filthy Rich bought his first set of turntables and started spinnin' as a basement DJ at the early age of 14. Driven by his need to express music and song ideas, he invested money in studio gear at 17 and began developing house tracks. A few years later after hooking up with George Calle and Joseph Ventola of i! Records, Filthy Rich released his first house track "Get It Together" (First Avenue Project EP) on i!Records alongside long-time friend Todd Edwards. Filthy Rich Criso is part of the music group Somore (w/ Damon Trueitt and Wayne Gardiner). Their song "I Refuse (What You Want)" received massive reception in the UK, along with Filthy Rich's 'Believe Dub' released on i! Records. The song was also licensed to Locked On and XL Recordings. From the mid-1990s to late-1990s, Filthy Rich continued to contribute to the UK garage scene with many productions and remixes on labels including i! Records, Hip Bone Records, XL Recordings, Ultra Records, Unda Vybe Records, Locked On, and Kult Records. Filthy Rich has co-produced and co-written songs with Damon Truett on "I Refuse (What You Want)" and MoreSo's "Take My Hand", as well as "Stormy Day" with Grammy Award-winner Todd Edwards. Filthy Rich has also worked with Karl 'tuff enuff' Brown (as Fifth Gear), as well as Vicki Bell, Ray Grappone, and Alexis P. Suter of Hipbone Records. Filthy Rich has produced and remixed many of Hip Bone Records' releases since the late 90's including "Deal With It" by Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group Groove Collective. Filthy Rich's songs Automated People, Are You In, and Love Life (co-producer) appeared on the Emmy Award-winning TV show Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.

In 1998, Filthy Rich had a desire to express a more 'musical' sound, and so the "RICHARD LES CREES" moniker was born. He collaborated with Vicki Bell and Ray Grappone of Hipbone Records and their artists during the first phase of 'Richard Les Crees', and released his first RLC Remix on Hipbone Records entitled "City Got Soul". He went on to release his first EP on i! Records entitled "Growth". In the early 2000's, Richard continued to release productions and remixes, as well as two LPs (BAHIA & PARADISE) on i! Records and Distance Music, and played in clubs throughout the world. From 2006-2011, Richard decided to take a break from music production, and pursue a career in IT. He continued to nurture his love of music, but mainly as a listener. In 2012, with a fresh perspective and a sense of clarity, Richard embraced some of the latest music production tools with a new intensity, and began to develop short 'sketches' to sharpen his skills and get back in the game. In 2015, Richard was officially back on the scene with a remix of "Journey", out on long-time friend Lem Springsteen's Urban Lounge Music label. By Spring of 2017, Richard had amassed a string of releases for various House and Tech House labels. And on May 3rd of 2017, Richard finally decided to launch his own label, "Floor Friendly Music", that aims to release weekly Tech House and House music tracks for the dance floor.