Biography
Since the late 1980s Richard Vission—first credited as Richard “Humpty” Vission—has ranked among Los Angeles’s leading house DJs and producers, recognized for an unrestrained mixing approach that spun through dozens of tracks hourly and for the high-energy production that peaked with the Movement’s sports-arena staple “Jump.” Toronto-born and East L.A.-raised, he began spinning hip-hop while still in high school, then moved to the city’s rap outlet KDAY. In 1990 he joined dance station KPWR-Power 106 as an intern; one year later he launched the long-running Powertools program.
In 1992 he teamed with producer A.J. Mora and rapper Hazze to create the Movement, whose debut single, the summer 1992 techno-pop track “Jump,” became a fixture in arena PA systems, earned gold status, and climbed just short of the Top 40. After touring and issuing a self-titled album with the group, Vission started the Aqua Boogie label to support his expanding production work. A pivotal 1995 partnership with British remixer Pete Lorimer formed the duo Vission & Lorimer, which delivered dance tracks for Crystal Waters, N-Joi, Raw Stylus, Martha Wash, and Brand New Heavies. That same year saw his first mix album, This Is My House, showcasing his extroverted turntable style. A follow-up, House Nation, arrived in 1996, followed by The House Connection, the initial entry in a series of collaborative mixes with fellow renegade DJ Bad Boy Bill.
He maintained a pace of roughly one album annually while continuing the top-rated Powertools show and handling remixes for Donna Summer, Radiohead, Todd Terry, Lady GaGa, the Shamen, RuPaul, Ace of Base, Taylor Dayne, and Crystal Waters. Broader audiences encountered his work through his role as resident DJ on MTV’s The Blame Game and his original score for the syndicated series Judge Mathis. Tommy Boy issued his second collection for the label, Damn That DJ Made My Day, in summer 2001. The 2004 mix CD Big Floor Funk raced through 31 tracks on a single disc, while the 2005 double-disc set Automatic spotlighted Mylo and the Bravery. In 2006 he scored another club success with “Somebody.”
In 1992 he teamed with producer A.J. Mora and rapper Hazze to create the Movement, whose debut single, the summer 1992 techno-pop track “Jump,” became a fixture in arena PA systems, earned gold status, and climbed just short of the Top 40. After touring and issuing a self-titled album with the group, Vission started the Aqua Boogie label to support his expanding production work. A pivotal 1995 partnership with British remixer Pete Lorimer formed the duo Vission & Lorimer, which delivered dance tracks for Crystal Waters, N-Joi, Raw Stylus, Martha Wash, and Brand New Heavies. That same year saw his first mix album, This Is My House, showcasing his extroverted turntable style. A follow-up, House Nation, arrived in 1996, followed by The House Connection, the initial entry in a series of collaborative mixes with fellow renegade DJ Bad Boy Bill.
He maintained a pace of roughly one album annually while continuing the top-rated Powertools show and handling remixes for Donna Summer, Radiohead, Todd Terry, Lady GaGa, the Shamen, RuPaul, Ace of Base, Taylor Dayne, and Crystal Waters. Broader audiences encountered his work through his role as resident DJ on MTV’s The Blame Game and his original score for the syndicated series Judge Mathis. Tommy Boy issued his second collection for the label, Damn That DJ Made My Day, in summer 2001. The 2004 mix CD Big Floor Funk raced through 31 tracks on a single disc, while the 2005 double-disc set Automatic spotlighted Mylo and the Bravery. In 2006 he scored another club success with “Somebody.”
Albums
Bass In Yo Face
2019
Feeling Good
2014
Primitive (Remixes)
2013
Primitive
2013
When It Feels This Good
2012
Boombaa EP
2011
Singles
