Richard Gonzalez (born 24 May 1969), better known by his stage name Richard "Humpty" Vission, is a Canadian
house music
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producer
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Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
,
remix
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er, and
DJ.
Biography
He was raised in Highland Park, in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1987.
On the airwaves, Richard is host of the longest-running mix show in the US, ''Power Tools'', which airs every Sunday morning from 2:00 to 4:00 on KPWR (Power 106 FM) in Los Angeles, as well as other syndicated markets.
Awards
*2006 Ranked 2nd as America's Favorite House DJ according to BPM Magazine
Discography
Continuous DJ mixes
*1992 ''This Is a Test vol. 1''
*1994 ''This Is a Test vol. 2''
*1995 ''This Is My House''
*1996 ''House Nation''
*1997 ''Drop That Beat''
*1997 ''The House Connection Vol. 1'' (with
Bad Boy Bill)
*1998 ''House Connection Vol. 2'' (with Bad Boy Bill)
*2000 ''Shut the F**k Up and Dance''
*2001 ''Damn That DJ Made My Day''
*2004 ''Big Floor Funk''
*2005 ''Automatic''
*2013 ''House Connection Vol. 3'' (with Bad Boy Bill)
Charted singles
Other singles
*1999 "The Muzik" (feat. Nina Lares)
*2000 "Shut the Fuck Up and Dance" (as Adrenaline)
*2001 "Damn That DJ Made My Day" (as Adrenaline)
*2004 "Never Let Me Down"
*2004 "Sexy"
*2004 "Been a Long Time"
*2004 "Higher"
*2004 "Freaks (Keep Rockin')"
*2011 "Boombaa EP"
Productions
*2013
Britney Spears
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- "Don't Cry"
*2014
Havana Brown - "Whatever We Want"
Remixes
*1995
Taylor Dayne - "Say a Prayer" - Vission & Lorimer Mix (with Peter Lorimer)
*1995
Raw Stylus - "Believe in Me" -Vission & Lorimer mix
*1995 Miranda - "Round and Round" - AJ & Humpty mix
*1995
The Shamen - "Destination Escaton" - Vission & Lorimer mix
*1995
Ace of Base - "Beautiful Life" - Vission and Lorimer mix
*1995
Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961) is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits " Gypsy Woman", " 100% Pure Love", and 2007's " Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her s ...
- "Relax" - Vission and Lorimer mix
*1999
Madonna
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- "American Pie" - RHV Radio Edit/Richard "Humpty" Vission Visits Madonna
*2000 Madonna - "Music" - RHV Phunkatron Remix/Radio Mix/Dub
*2001 Madonna - "What It Feels Like for a Girl" - RHV Velvet Masta Remix/Edit
*2001 Madonna - "Don't Tell Me" RHV Remix/Radio Mix
*2002
Felix da Housecat featuring
Miss Kittin - "
Madame Hollywood"
*2003 Madonna - "Die Another Day" - RHV Electrofried Remix/Radio Mix
*2003
Andrea Doria - "Bucci Bag" - RHV Pro-Funk Mix
*2004
Sting
Sting may refer to:
* Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
* Sting (Middle-eart ...
- "Stolen Car" - RHV Remix
*2004
Utada Utada (written: 宇多田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Hikaru Utada
, who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the ...
- "Devil Inside" - The RHV Experience Mix
*2005
The Pussycat Dolls - "
Stickwitu
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" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2005
The Bravery - "Fearless" - RHV Remix
*2005
The Killers - "Mr. Brightside" - RHV Remix
*2005
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
- "Caught Up" - RHV Remix
*2006 The Perfects - "Shipwrecked" - RHV Remix (still in production)
*2006
Under the Influence of Giants - "Mama's Room" - RHV Remix (still in production)
*2006
David Bowie - "Let's Dance" - Richard Vission Mix
*2006
Hilary Duff - "Play With Fire" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2006
Nelly Furtado - "Maneater" - Richard Vission Remix
*2006
Nelly Furtado - "Promiscuous" -Promiscuous Vission Remix
*2006
Justin Timberlake
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- "Sexyback" - Vission's Back Remix
*2006
Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" - Crazy Vission Remix
*2006 Stranger Days - "Somebody" - RHV Remix
*2006
KoЯn - "Coming Undone" - RHV Remix
*2007
Timbaland - "The Way I Are" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2007
Hilary Duff - "Stranger" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2007
Hilary Duff - "Dignity" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2007
Hilary Duff - "With Love" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2008
Lady Gaga - "Just Dance" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2008
Hilary Duff - "Reach Out" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2008
OneRepublic
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- "Apologize" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2009
The Black Eyed Peas - "Meet Me Halfway" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix
*2009
Eva Simons - "Silly Boy" - Silly Boy (Remixes)
*2009
Pussycat Dolls - "Bottle Pop" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2009
Hilary Duff - "Any Other Day" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2010
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
- "Tonight (I'm F**kin You)" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix
*2010
Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
*2012
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
- "Turn Up The Radio" - Richard Vission Speakers Blow Remix
*2012
Havana Brown - "One Way Trip"
*2012
Cheryl - "Call My Name" - Richard Vission Remixes
*2012
will.i.am - "
This Is Love" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix
*2013
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
- "
Work Bitch" - Richard Vission Remixes
See also
*
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
External links
Official sitePower Tools Mix Show*
Discogs
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1973 births
Living people
Club DJs
Remixers
Canadian house musicians
Canadian techno musicians
Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States
Musicians from Toronto
Musicians from Los Angeles
DJs from Los Angeles