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ANTHONY (A-ROCK) RICHARDSON
Anthony Richardson was born in Norfolk, VA, on June 2, 1973. Anthony”s upbringing influenced his musical ambitions. His grandmother and aunt often worked with record labels and radio stations. Anthony’s uncle was a disc jockey in local clubs. Anthony began spinning records in the late 1980’s and into the 1990’s; thereby making a name for himself, as DJ Ant for a rap group called Just Plain Dope. DJ Ant fell in love with hip-hop after just one visit to the recording studio.
In 1999, DJ Ant stopped dee-jaying to invest in a new hobby. He started making beats for the Warlords, using an ARS-10 Keyboard. Later, he formed the A-Rock Squad for unsigned artists. As ARockDaSupa, his, popularity grew. One of his instrumentals was released on the Belly Soundtrack as “Tommy’s Theme.” After group members of the Warlords moved away, A-Rock formed the Brick Yard Union, with his younger brother and college friends.
In 2002, A-Rock joined the 16th Letter Management to produce music for R & B artist, Lisa Thompson and Miscelanyus. Shortly after, he was awarded Producer of The Year at Urban Independent Music Awards 2003. A-Rock left 16th Letter Management to form an independent record label called, On Top the Mountain Muzic (OTM Muzic LLC). A-Rock’s vision is to make an impact in the music industry business as one of the hottest producer of his time. A-Rock enjoys being independent because he can expose new talent, using his very own style of production.
Anthony Richardson was born in Norfolk, VA, on June 2, 1973. Anthony”s upbringing influenced his musical ambitions. His grandmother and aunt often worked with record labels and radio stations. Anthony’s uncle was a disc jockey in local clubs. Anthony began spinning records in the late 1980’s and into the 1990’s; thereby making a name for himself, as DJ Ant for a rap group called Just Plain Dope. DJ Ant fell in love with hip-hop after just one visit to the recording studio.
In 1999, DJ Ant stopped dee-jaying to invest in a new hobby. He started making beats for the Warlords, using an ARS-10 Keyboard. Later, he formed the A-Rock Squad for unsigned artists. As ARockDaSupa, his, popularity grew. One of his instrumentals was released on the Belly Soundtrack as “Tommy’s Theme.” After group members of the Warlords moved away, A-Rock formed the Brick Yard Union, with his younger brother and college friends.
In 2002, A-Rock joined the 16th Letter Management to produce music for R & B artist, Lisa Thompson and Miscelanyus. Shortly after, he was awarded Producer of The Year at Urban Independent Music Awards 2003. A-Rock left 16th Letter Management to form an independent record label called, On Top the Mountain Muzic (OTM Muzic LLC). A-Rock’s vision is to make an impact in the music industry business as one of the hottest producer of his time. A-Rock enjoys being independent because he can expose new talent, using his very own style of production.
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