Bio

Richard J, born Richard Mark Jansen on August , 21, 1989 in a small island of South-East Asia, Singapore as the second youngest child of eight siblings. Mix Race,Mum Portugese & Dad Azian,Richard was surrounded by a family who loved music. His mum, a singer back in her days was his main influenced. Richard was interested in art and poetry from a young age. He was filled with passion for music and at the age of 12, started composing his own songs. Growing up, Richard always loved Hiphop/Pop music. Influenced by artists such as Bow Wow, Michael Jackson, J-Kwon, Lil Fizz, he then learned and created a style of his own that suited himself well. Flowing to uptempo beats was mainly the kind of songs he preferred, mixing sounds of Hiphop and Pop to create a whole new flavour.But don't write him off just yet, Richard does more then club bangers, he relates true life happenings into his music too, expressing his thoughts and feelings. He began performing at the age of 15,joining street Competitions/Battles and creating a platform for future openings. In 2005,he joined his first Rap Battle as a soloist. He won the contest,moving on to win another Rap Battle 2 months later. The consistently flow-innovating emcee reintroduces bounce on a whole new level, with a brand new EP in the works; Richard is far from taking a breather. Contacts/Website: Myspace : WWW.MYSPACE.COM/RICHARDSOFRESH Email : [email protected][b][/b][b]