DJ Rhee'o

You would think a talented, young and ambitious DJ dreaming of a career in the dance biz would shut up shop, pack their bags and hitch a ride to the dizzy bright lights of Jakarta Club scene where everything looked perfect. Well that’s the usual idea for thousands of hopefuls every year but in this case he has done something very different. He instead start by being a mobile DJ and try his skills from one DJ competition to another, a way not particularly known for its star-making infrastructure at that moment. This was a calculated and intelligent decision. He knew Jakarta could be very harsh for beginners.

Rio started DJing back in 1991 at private parties and a regular DJ for Caltex Oil Company celebrations. A year later he got his first residence at Fire Disco in Jakarta, and from there on started to make his profile in the local club scene. In 1993 he goes to Sidney, Australia to finished his study in Audio Engineering and also granted Australian DMC DJ School Certificate, while in the same time he educated his DJ experiences by playing regularly in a club called Underground Café.

Ever since he flew back, this guy has been playing his uplifting into electro & progressive house pretty much at all big and best clubs all over Jakarta area. Highlights include Fire Disco (residency), Champions Café (residency), Ebony, Poster, M-Club (residency), Jalan Jalan (residency), Parkit, Barbados, Blowfish, Dragonfly, Dizzy Lounge (residency), as well as other cities such as Bandung, Jogja, Surabaya, Bali and Manado.

Recently being a resident DJ at Vertigo–X2, he shares the deck with mostly well known Indonesian DJs such as DJ Naro, DJ Romy, DJ Riri, DJ Anton as well as International front line DJ’s like Marc Van Linden, Carl Cox, Niklas Harding, Greg Downey, D-Formation, Above & Beyond, Marc Vedo, Gabriel & Dresden , Marco V, Kasey Taylor, Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate and recently Thomas Gold.

Equipment :

Pioneer CDJ 1000 MK III

Allen Heat X One / Pioneer DJM 600 Mixer

Turntable Technics SL 1200 MK II

Stereo Monitor Speaker.

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