Rimarkable
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Biografía
- Redefining the word "remix", Detroit Native, Rimarkable a DJ/producer, vocalist, songwriter renaissance woman, is a well-respected force.Defying effortless categorization, Maria “Ri Ri'' Garcia aka Rimarkable is a child of funk, jazz, gospel, rock and soul, and her selections as a DJ and broadcaster fuse all of these sounds “wrapped into a house and techno box”. Growing up heavily influenced by Black gospel music, her mother a classically trained pianist and music minister in a Pentecostal church, Rimarkable’s childhood summers in Chicago also gave her an introduction to house music, during the genre’s explosive infancy. An Afro-Latina from Detroit, she’s first generation Puerto Rican, and the Afro-Latin sound continues to have a huge impact on her sonic leanings, alongside the unmistakable ear training of the city’s techno legacy. Rimarkable started professionally DJing in 1997, first doing private events and then clubs in the early 2000s. She’s since played around the world alongside the likes of Louie Vega, Roger Sanchez, Francois K, Pete Tong, Hyenah, and Gene Farris. She started producing in 2006, after she grew tired of male producers either not understanding how she wanted to sound, or luring her into the studio to hang out, then asking her to freestyle on the mic, while hitting ‘record’ and releasing music without her consent. A multi-hyphenate musician who has found various creative outlets over the years, Rimarkable believes in DJing and producing as a spiritual practice, exploring alchemy through the DJ art form as well as West African spiritualism, healing, mental health and self- care. It’s a philosophy that eventually manifested as a lecture and classroom series called ‘The Alchemy of DJing’, a means for her to creatively engage in social justice, and empower women and youth. It’s taken her to various cities such as Nairobi and Berlin, and US institutions such as Yale and Queens Museum, and now has landed her as an Adjunct Professor at NYU-Tisch in the Clive Davis Institute, where she teaches the younger minds this sacred art of alchemy of the DJ. Quite literally a party starter, she’s produced an abundance of successful, long-running nightlife events in NYC, SF Bay Area, Detroit, and beyond over the past 20 years. Rimarkable has been signed to UK house music institution Defected since 2021 including the Defected Music publishing arm, and stepped up as a presenter for the weekly Defected Radio show. Rimarkable currently spends her time between Detroit and NYC.̸Complications - Rimarkable + SACRED H3ART on Classic Music Company (2023) Drama - Honey Dijon ft. Rimarkable & Dope Earth Alien on Classic Music Company (2022) The Manifesto - Hyenah, Rimarkable on Rise Music (2022) Living the Fantasy Rimarkable's Boogie Joint - Rimarkable, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue, Toribio on toucan sounds (2022) Living the Fantasy Rimarkable's Boogie Joint Dub Mix - Rimarkable, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue, Toribio on toucan sounds (2022) Living the Fantasy Rimarkable's Deep in the 90's Instrumental Mix - Rimarkable, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue, Toribio on toucan sounds (2022) Living the Fantasy Rimarkable's Skate Key Mix - Rimarkable, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue, Toribio on toucan sounds (2022) Living the Fantasy Rimarkable's Deep in the 90's Mix - Rimarkable, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue, Toribio on toucan sounds (2022) I'm In Trouble - Rimarkable Detroit Love Vol. 3 is on Planet E and !K7 (2019) I'm In Trouble - Rimarkable on Dirt Tech Reck (2018) Some Kind Of Effect - Gregory Del Piero & Mike "Agent X" Clark ft. Mariaelena "RiRi" Garcia (Beat Down Recordings) (2011) Peace Lives Here (DJ Rimarkable I Heart Africa Remix)- DJ Rimarkable ft. Valerie Troutt (Liberate Recordings) (2011) Peace Lives Here (Chris Nigel Remix)- DJ Rimarkable ft. Valerie Troutt (Liberate Recordings) (2011) In The Churches - Gregory Del Piero ft. Ri on Raisani Records (2006)
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