Ottawa Prog Vibes 095 - Rick Laplante (Ottawa, Canada)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 095 – RICK LAPLANTE

2021.04.03

TRACKLIST

1. Bed Rock - Heaven Scent (Marc Romboy & Miki Kekenj Rework)
2. Der Dritte Raum - Hale Bopp (BSB's Stella Polaris Remix)
3. Monkey Safari - Beach
4. Rodriguez Jr. - Nairobi
5. Monkey Safari - Gravity (with Delhia De France)
6. Law of Physics - Lightforms
7. Eugene Pacscal, Sam Brickel & Louis Marlo - Caveman Algorhythms
8. Human Movement - Athena
9. Martin HERRS, Clemente - Manifesto
10. Robert Babicz - Sympathy
11. dreamAwaken - Kidish
12. Hessian - Oracle (Extended Mix)

 

Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, Rick Laplante's involvement in the party scene began in London, ON in early 1992 as a partner of Prism Productions, a project committed to hosting intimate gatherings with good vibes and fresh music. Unable to resist the siren song of the turntables for long, Rick began basement DJing later in 1992, with his first professional gig the following year.

His main musical influences came through London's proximity to Detroit and Toronto, where frequent weekend visits to these cities exposed him to some of the most groundbreaking underground sounds heard in the world during the early 90's. Rick has now been professionally DJing for over 28 years.

Rick's preferred club style is anything that can be described as groovy and/or bouncy tech-house, yet he also draws influence from his eclectic music collection - with flashes of myriad genres, ranging from techno to disco, breaks to jazz and from latin to lounge. He hasn't forgotten his musical roots from running the Detroit-Toronto corridor for years, either. You can always expect the unexpected while Rick blends several different auditory flavours into his Dj sets.

Rick remains very active in the local scene of our Nation's Capital.  He promoted a weekly afterhours event at Mavericks called Sunrise Afterhours for its run of over 5 years.  Pre-pandemic, his current promotions company "Framework Music" of 10 years, hosted Sunday Sessions, a long weekend Sunday dance party at Ottawa's legendary Mercury Lounge, and the infamous White Rabbit parties, Ottawa's only legal and licensed all night dance event at City At Night.  Framework Music has many plans in store for Ottawa once we are reunited on the dancefloor.

As well as promoting events, Rick has performed many out of town gigs, from Montreal to Toronto, from Boston to New York City and across north eastern North America. Rick now has his sights firmly set beyond Ottawa's city limits by starting to delve into production work, with aspirations of launching his own label in coming years.

 

www.soundcloud.com/rick-laplante    

www.facebook.com/frameworkmusic/

www.facebook.com/groups/whiterabbitottawa/

www.facebook.com/SundaySessionsOttawa/