Gary Richards

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Richards
Occupation	Disc Jockey
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1970(1970-12-31)
Age	54
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Gary Richards Biography

Gary Richards is one of the most popular and richest Disc Jockey who was born on December 31, 1970 in Washington, United States.

Entranced by the early 1990s warehouse scene, Richards hosted a weekly event of his own called “The Sermon” and helped bring attention to many L.A. nightlife hotspots including The Standard Hotel – Downtown. He organized his first major music event titled “Magical Mickey’s Holy Water Adventure” at Wild Rivers (water park) in Irvine, CA in 1991. For the next two years, Richards produced monthly events including what would become the first two “Electric Daisy Carnivals” in 1991 and 1992. After being asked by promoter Pasquale Rotella to use the name “Electric Daisy Carnival” for a series of concert festivals that he was producing, Richards granted him permission to do so in

1997. The Electric Daisy Carnival or “EDC” is now arguably the largest electronic music festival in North America. He followed “Electric Daisy Carnival” with presenting “RaveAmerica” at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA on New Year’s Eve, 1993. Developing a reputation in the music industry as having a good ear for music and launching new artists with his events, Gary Richards was handpicked by Rick Rubin to handle A&R duties for the Electronic music division at Def American Recordings, where signed and developed Lords of Acid, XL Recordings, Messiah, Digital Orgasm, Harthouse Records and God Lives Underwater. He went on to establish his own record labels Nitrus Records and 1500 Records which released music from Kill The Noise, Whitey, David Holmes, Überzone, Dub Pistols, Ugly Duckling, the critically acclaimed Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses, and the original motion picture soundtrack for 15 Minutes.

In 2003, he married Anne (née Varnishung) Richards, a model. They have two children.

Gary Richards Net Worth

Gary Richards is one of the richest Disc Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Richards 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gary Richards (born December 31, 1970), known by his stage name Destructo, is an American music executive, concert promoter, and DJ. As of September 1, 2017 he is the President of LiveStyle, North America. Prior to joining LiveStyle, he was the founder and CEO of HARD Events, a concert brand that has put on popular music festivals since 2007, and which was acquired in 2012 by Live Nation Entertainment. He has performed professionally as a DJ under the name Destructo for more than 20 years, having toured around the world. He is credited with being a leader in the Electronic music business in North America, and through his events, has helped bring artists like Deadmau5 and Justice into the mainstream. Richards is included on Rolling Stone’s “50 Most Important People in EDM” list, Billboard’s “EDM Power Players” lists from 2014 – 2017, and inthemix’s list of the “50 Most Powerful People in EDM”. As Destructo, he has released four EP’s titled Technology, Higher,West Coast, and RENEGADE respectively.

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Facts & Trivia

Nikh Ranked on the list of most popular Disc Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Richards celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.