Rick Torres (Man From Nowhere)
Producer, Engineer and Composer
It started with the opening drumbeat to Led Zeppelin's "Rock n' Roll"... At 14 years old, listening to that musical revelation of screaming guitars, bashing drums, and screeching vocals, Rick realized what his path in life was. He began his musical training at the Academia de Música Moderna in San José, Costa Rica, under the tutelage of renown Latin American drummer, Carlos Sanders. Here he studied basic drumset and percussion training, which quickly became his passion, and evolved into a love and understanding for music as a whole, and a drive to always be creating it.
This newfound sense of purpose would lead him to leave his native Costa Rica for the US and enroll at Shenandoah University in Virginia, where he would discover two new passions: recording and producing. After completing a robust coursework that included music theory, arranging, composition, and sound engineering classes, Rick received his Bachelor's of Music in Commercial Music. While completing his degree, Rick also taught drumset lessons and continued composing and performing with many local musicians which would prove invaluable in giving him a solid understanding of how music is made.
Upon completion of his degree, Rick relocated to New York City. Since arriving in NYC, he has had the opportunity to work on a vast range of projects, from engineering on foreign language dubbing jobs, to producing a full length latin-jazz album with his once mentor in Costa Rica, and some sound design and composition projects in between. Rick's bi-cultural upbringing coupled with his academic and life experience have given him a broad understanding of what it takes to work at a high level, assets which he brings to any project, no matter his role.
In 2009, Rick started Man From Nowhere Productions, a small music & audio production company based out of Astoria, Queens. His company offers music recording and production services catered to independent artists, as well as custom composition of tracks and scoring services.
