Happy September world! Bringing us some classic feel good house vibrations is NY queen, Rissa Garcia. Check out her soulful hour mix below and take a look at our Q&A to hear more on the house music scene in NY and Rissa’s musical influences that inspired her journey.
DJ Mix: Rissa Garcia Live at 718 Sessions at Good Room 2.19.23
Recorded live at Good Room for 718 Sessions....one of NYC's best parties. Please forgive some distortion on some parts was recorded on a Pioneer record out that was hot no matter how low I had the levels and I tried to keep it a certain level but some got away from me as I got lost in the music <3
Live Recording: Rissa Garcia at Good Room 8-5-22
We all know that sinking feeling, when your recorder dies halfway through an all night set. But lucky for us, Rissa Garcia managed to save the first three and a half hours when she played from start to finish in the Bad Room on August 5, 2022. Turn your speakers up and prepare for a dance through the history NY house with the Dancing Room Only founder.
Coloring Lessons: Rissa Garcia Guest Mix June 2021
New York house DJ, producer and label head Rissa Garcia has long bagged a reputation as a driving force within her hometown scene. Rinsing her vast stack of vinyl at clubs across NYC for the best part of two decades, she's shared the decks with icons Danny Tenaglia, Danny Krivit, Tony Humphries and Kenny Dope, among more.
Rissa caught the music bug at a very early age. As she avidly recalls her childhood, memories of backyard parties within her close-knit Staten Island neighbourhood cut through with a real sense of fondness and pride. Experiencing that house party vibe long before she'd firmly implant herself on New York's hallowed dance floors stayed with her.
In 2000 she discovered Club Vinyl with NYC linchpin Danny Tenaglia behind the booth. "My soul just seemed to come alive and it completely engulfed me. From the lights to the vibe to the dark walls and sexiness in the air, it was exactly what I had been searching for. This was my Paradise Garage." Decidedly hooked, she was there without fail every Friday immersing herself in club culture with Tenaglia at the helm. Emboldened by a sense of growing intuition, soon it was clear that she needed to be the one controlling the room, manipulating and utilizing rhythms to invigorate the crowd.
Since landing her first gig in 2004 at an intimate lounge on NYC's Lower East Side, she's steadily risen through the ranks, laying down selections which dive between classics, house, funk, soul and everything in between at Cielo Club, Output, Avant Gardner, Good Room and Elsewhere Space.
From her earliest clubbing days, Rissa recognized and appreciated that the music itself is at the heart of the experience, and she shuns static crowds that favor the spectacle of watching the DJ. Preferring to remain in the shadows, she shrewdly selects tracks that incite clubbers to move, groove, flow and catch the beat to the last drop. Launching her own event series Dancing Room Only gave her that opportunity to come through with her own statement on what the clubbing experience should be. "DJs are there to make you dance. I started this event to get a message out to younger generations coming through the scene that it's not all about the glamour - it's about everybody being together. Quit staring at the DJ, put the phones off and dance."
Re-Launching NightChild Records in 2018, Rissa’s label has become an exciting hub for top-notch material which reach across the house spectrum. Nearing its 100th release, recent highlights include a propulsive cut from house music icon Todd Terry, one which had the remix treatment from fellow New Yorkers Sean Cormac and Jon Billick, as well as Rissa herself. While she pours her energy into nurturing Nightchild Records, with this being where fans of her sound will find most of her club sounds, she’s also dropped releases through labels Plastik People Recordings, Jakdat Records, Rhythm & Culture and LW Recordings, among more.
Music is My Sanctuary: Touch of Love Mix 002
TOUCH OF LOVE — Show #02 (Hosted by Rissa Garcia)
I usually find solace in music but I must admit in the midst of a pandemic lockdown and the racial injustices that followed it was tough to wrap my head around things.
Rissa Garcia's Warm Up Set Recorded Live@Forward Disco:Another Night W/Def Mix
3/19/17 Rissa Garcia Live Set on Global Mixx TV
Soundwall Magazine Podcast # 333: Rissa Garcia
Born and raised in one of the cradles of the New York house music Rissa Garcia it grows influenced by traditional sounds of Latin cities, jazz, R & B, soul, house, rock, disco and funk. She falls in love with house music after a night at Vinyl, with his majesty Danny Tenaglia console. The emotions of that night become obsessions, which will build on his career, starting in a small New York club in 2004 and arriving in the mythical consoles like those of Cielo, Output, Santos Party House and TBA. Today Rissa Garcia also has her own label, where in addition to her work public junior staff of the American scene with the support and respect of Alexander Robotnik, Louie Vega, X-Press 2 and Jus-Ed. To you, straight from the Big Apple, Soundwall presents Rissa Garcia.
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Soundwall is the reference point of the national clubbing, according to the experts the best of electronic music magazine in Italy. Soundwall deals with events, reviews, interviews and everything related to the world of electronic music to 360 °. Soundwall also offers its readers the contest (in which they are giving away over a free pass even travel packages to Italian and international festivals) and a podcast channel (consistently in the top 10 of iTunes) with mixed exclusively made by the best artists of the panorama world.
Rissa Garcia- House Salad Guest Mix
House Saladcast # 395 @ Rissa Garcia
Nightchild Records
New York, USA
DJ/producer Rissa Garcia is Nightchild Records label boss and has an understanding of the beats that sets her apart from the crowd. Rissa Garcia offers a sound that is perfectly aligned with the high grade electronic beat that exemplifies the classy side of house music. Nightchild Sessions are pure quality and geared for true houselovers. The vibe is warm and friendly, never straying too far into the deepness and always skirting around the underground funk that makes her sets such a delight. Check out Rissa on Soundcloud or Facebook from running commentary on what she gets up to in the studio, you won’t be disappointed.
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