Richard Gonzalez (born 24 May 1969), better known by his stage name Richard "Humpty" Vission, is a Canadian

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

producer,

remix A remix, also sometimes called reorchestration or rework, is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, poem, or photograph ca ...

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 shows in the US, ''Power Tools'', which airs every Saturday night at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET on Sirius' XM Channel 13, Pitbull's Globalization. Each show/episode features a special guest DJ.

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

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- "Don't Cry" *2014

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- "Whatever We Want"

Remixes

*1995

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- "Say a Prayer" - Vission & Lorimer Mix (with Peter Lorimer) *1995

Raw Stylus Raw Stylus was a London-based dance music outfit whose core members were Jules Brookes, Ron Aslan, and Donna Gardier. Originally, Raw Stylus released white label vinyl records into the London club scene in the early 1990s, and played live with ...

- "Believe in Me" -Vission & Lorimer mix *1995 Miranda - "Round and Round" - AJ & Humpty mix *1995

The Shamen The Shamen ( ) were a Scottish psychedelic band, formed in 1985 in Aberdeen, who became a chart-topping electronic dance music act on the UK Singles Chart by the early 1990s. The founding members were Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie and Keith Mc ...

- "Destination Escaton" - Vission & Lorimer mix *1995

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- "Beautiful Life" - Vission and Lorimer mix *1995

Crystal Waters Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961) is an American house music, house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters song), Gypsy Woman", "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Cal ...

- "Relax" - Vission and Lorimer mix *1999

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

- "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 Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. Musical career Early life Stalli ...

featuring

Miss Kittin Caroline Hervé (born 15 July 1973), known professionally as Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worke ...

- " Madame Hollywood" *2003 Madonna - "Die Another Day" - RHV Electrofried Remix/Radio Mix *2003

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- "Bucci Bag" - RHV Pro-Funk Mix *2004 Sting - "Stolen Car" - RHV Remix *2004 Utada - "Devil Inside" - The RHV Experience Mix *2005

The Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainstrea ...

- " Stickwitu" - Richard Vission Remixes *2005

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- "Fearless" - RHV Remix *2005

The Killers The Killers are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bas ...

- "Mr. Brightside" - RHV Remix *2005 Usher - "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

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- "Let's Dance" - Richard Vission Mix *2006

Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hilary Duff, various accolades, including a World Music Awards, World Mus ...

- "Play With Fire" - Richard Vission Remixes *2006

Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado ( , ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted ...

- "Maneater" - Richard Vission Remix *2006

- "Promiscuous" -Promiscuous Vission Remix *2006

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- "Sexyback" - Vission's Back Remix *2006

Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley is an American soul music, soul duo composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse (musician), Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album, ''St. Elsewhere (album), St. Elsewhere'', in 2006. It contai ...

- "Crazy" - Crazy Vission Remix *2006 Stranger Days - "Somebody" - RHV Remix *2006 KoЯn - "Coming Undone" - RHV Remix *2007

Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythm ...

- "The Way I Are" - Richard Vission Remixes *2007

- "Stranger" - Richard Vission Remixes *2007

- "Dignity" - Richard Vission Remixes *2007

- "With Love" - Richard Vission Remixes *2008

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

- "Just Dance" - Richard Vission Remixes *2008

- "Reach Out" - Richard Vission Remixes *2008

OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed in 2002. The lineup currently consists of Ryan Tedder (lead vocals, piano), Zach Filkins (guitar, viola), Drew Brown (musician), Drew Brown (guitar), Brent Kutzle ( ...

- "Apologize" - Richard Vission Remixes *2009

The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1995, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo (rapper), Taboo. Fergie (singer), Fergie was a member during the height of their popularity in the 2000s, and ...

- "Meet Me Halfway" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix *2009

Eva Simons Eva Maria Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter and music video director from Amsterdam. She is best known for her song "Policeman (Eva Simons song), Policeman" and collaborations with artists such as Afrojack; in 2012, Simons broke through interna ...

- "Silly Boy" - Silly Boy (Remixes) *2009

Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainst ...

- "Bottle Pop" - Richard Vission Remixes *2009

- "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 label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique ...

- "Tonight (I'm F**kin You)" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix *2010

- "Bad Romance" *2012

- "Turn Up The Radio" - Richard Vission Speakers Blow Remix *2012

- "One Way Trip" *2012

Cheryl Cheryl is a feminine given name with multiple origins. The name might have originated as a combination of the name Beryl with the prefix ''Cher-'' from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'' ...

- "Call My Name" - Richard Vission Remixes *2012

will.i.am William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he ...

- " This Is Love" - Richard Vission Solmatic Remix *2013

- "

Work Bitch "Work Bitch" ( edited for radio as "Work Work") is a song by American singer Britney Spears released as the lead single for her eighth studio album, ''Britney Jean'' (2013). It was written by Spears, will.i.am, Otto Knows, Sebastian Ingrosso, ...

" - Richard Vission Remixes

References

External links

Official sitePower Tools Mix Show
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Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vission, Richard 1969 births Living people Canadian club DJs Canadian remixers Canadian techno musicians Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States Musicians from Toronto Musicians from Los Angeles DJs from Los Angeles Franklin High School (Los Angeles) alumni