In 1982 Richard received an award at Caesar’s Palace: 1982 Club D.J. Of The Year. This was a Billboard Magazine Award. Shortly thereafter he moved back to N.Y. and began spinning in Queens and Long Island. In addition he was the first recorded white rapper in music history with a break dance record on Radar Records - the song was called “The Break” - the year was 1983. 

Richard, produced by Eric Mathews (Gary’s Gang) (Tony Lee) then began writing andproducing voice-overs for a club in Queens that was very popular during the mid 80’s. He spunat Environ (Dance Music), and Camouflage (New Wave). The club became extremely popular due in part to radio spots on WKTU and WLIR. Throughout this period Richie also spun in the Hamptons. La Plage and Le Mans were two of the hottest clubs at the time. He also set up a portable unit at Neptune’s (on the beach).

In 1986 Richie was scouted and lured to Phase II the then largest club in Queens, Phase II, which later became Paled’s. He talked the owner into bringing in “Freestyle Acts” and again this club exploded with popularity.

Richie spun there for almost 3 years and “Semi Retired” to start a family but couldn’t give it up. He started spinning again in Brooklyn at the Bay Club and spun for another year. He also occasionally did guest spots at 231 a popular club in Long Island.

From the late 80’s through the mid 90’s He was a featured guest on Las Vegas Radio Mix Shows. The most prominent being KLUC with live mixing and 4 turntables the most popular mix show at the time (the party zone) in the entire west coast.

In 1999 he was invited to guest D.J. at the re-opened Studio 54 in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since then he has spun several times at Studio 54, and Eden (the 54 House Night). He’s also spun at the largest after hours venues in Las Vegas for the past 4 Labor Day weekends. These big Vegas weekends bring the cream of the crop D.J.’s to Vegas such as Scribble, Junior Vasquez, Danny Tengalia, Paul Oakenfold etc. etc.

In March of 2003, he had the honor of doing a 3 hour Lounge House Set on grand opening night at Tabú Ultra Lounge in the MGM in Las Vegas. The first Jock up was Jerome Del Palma from France, followed by Javier Alba from Spain and finally yours truly Richard Scotti “The New Yorker”

He has since been flown in several times by the MGM Management Team to spin at Tabú, which was recently voted the best Ultra Lounge in the world at an award’s ceremony related to the Miami Music Conference

He also occasionally guest spots at a hot lounge in NYC called Abaya. He is now looking to get much more involved in the thing he loves to do the most – play music for people.

Please contact him for a sample of the styles of spinning he has incorporated into his music over his 25 year career. Lately his taste has migrated to the form of “House” which is really a return to Funky Disco from the 70’s featuring live instrumentation, and Latin percussion elements supported by record labels such as Naked & Soulfuric and Defected. The B.P.M.’s are down to a 126 - 132 range; and it’s fun to spin music that although original in form, has a warm and familiar sound in content.

Richie is versatile and can spin any style of music as well as any genre as he has specialized in all of it at one time or another.

1. Classic Soul

2. Funk

3. Disco

4. New Wave/Alternative

5. Freestyle

6. Today’s Rap and R & B, Trance and Progressive House.

7. “Lounge” House

Richie has been influenced by Vasaquez, Taneglia and Fracois “K” and is presently focusing on House, Naked, Soulfuric type sounds, is looking to spin soon at a club or lounge near you.