He turned on to music via early contact with different soundstyles such as downer & progressive rock, jazz & freak funk rather than by any affinity to a particular musical subculture. Since the late '70s Riccardo has helped define a sophisticated dancefloor-culture apart from commercial disco sound. His name became widely known and praised during his gigs at the famous Ugly-Club in Richterswil. Nowerdays Riccardo achieved what so many aspire to – a plattform, where he can present his creative musical inputs to an increasing crowd of like minded.