Born of Irish and Greek heritage, with a deep love of Music, Art and Film.
Intrepid, Optimistic, and a true force of nature-armed with a Fearless Wild Imagination and a Heart for Collaboration.
Passionately Inspired, Richard's Adventures have escalated in the second decade of the 21st Century.
His Swashbuckling Quest for Truth, the Now, the New, and the Next, has rapidly intensified taking him further into Unexplored Territories and Realms.
His Unique Thinking, Fresh Powerful Insights, Profound Creative Vision, and Unwavering Mettle—enable him to maintain his Beginner’s Mind. Listen, Learn and Collaborate with others. Connect, Share New Ideas and Different Perspectives. While Breaking Bread, Building Bridges, Breaking down Barriers, and Bringing people Together. Driven by a defining decision in 2015 to return completely to the source—to Truth, the root of his inspiration, his artistic foundation, and his soul—Richard placed the Richard Maher Agency on hiatus. Stripping away the title of artist-entrepreneur, he executed a total reinvention to place his own creative endeavors front and center as a pure artist.
For eleven years, he has been locked deep within the technical craft of his sonic and visual laboratories—mastering art gallery development, recording studio development, audio engineering, music and recording production, vinyl DJing, cassette mixtape production, movie soundtrack albums, and bespoke sound system design. In parallel, a disciplined journey since 2020 has been dedicated to mastering his acting craft via Stanislavski, Strasberg, Adler, Chekhov, Hagen, Laban, Meisner, and Esper—integrated with intensive training in Theatre Production Design, Set Design, Costume Design, Voice Training and Directing. Today, his raw execution is fiercely informed by Improvisation, Experimentation, Spontaneity, Musashi, Nichiren, and Zen.
Richard is Currently Creating Bespoke Experiences in the Transformative worlds of Music, Art, Fashion, Live Performance, and Film. He is actively developing new live works and immersive experiences, intentionally engaging, collaborating, and creating alongside a new generation of talented artists on their own creative paths and journeys.
Beginner's Mind, Intense Curiosity, Pioneering Spirit and Raw Original Thinking - Catalyse a highly prolific life at the Vanguard of Art, Culture, Community and Commerce.
Described by his peers as visionary, his International DJ Debut ignited in 2002 alongside Detroit Techno Innovators, The Belleville Three (Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May) at the legendary C-Pop Gallery for the 'Agents of Change II' Concert (05/25/2002).
Operating in the field, Introducing Avant-Garde Electronic Music Concepts, Designing and Presenting Innovative Live Audio and DJ Productions, Creating powerful, effective, High-Performance Branding, PR, Promotion, Marketing and Sponsorship Campaigns, in the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, Central Asia, Japan, China, South America, Scandinavia, The Balkans, The Middle East, Oceania and Beyond building a cutting edge network of 250 cities globally. Always taking on bigger challenges, he dove further into the unknown by Developing New Techno Products—synthesizing Telecommunications, Digital Media, Music, Films, Video Games, and Financial Services.
Richard synthesizes Ephemeral Original Cutting-Edge Ideas, from a Potent and Experimental mix of Fun, Fantasy, Awe, Wonder, Enchantment, Innocence, Heart, Humility, Warmth, Respect, Belonging, Grace, Generosity, Kindness, Compassion, Togetherness, Humour, Poetry, Allegories, Metaphors, Fables, Hopes, Dreams, Joy, Sorrow, Pleasure, Pain, Desire, Lust, Sex, Passion, Blood, Sweat and Tears.
DJing And Producing Since 1984. Standing In A Definitive Lineage Of Absolute Pioneers—Prince Buster (1961). King Tubby (1968). Lee "Scratch" Perry (1968). Tom Moulton (1970). David Mancuso (1970). Danny Krivit (1971). Walter Gibbons (1973). Kool Herc (1973). Grandmaster Flash (1974). Larry Levan (1974). Grand Wizzard Theodore (1975). Greg Wilson (1975). Francois K (1976). Grandmaster Caz (1977). Arthur Baker (1977). Fab 5 Freddy (1977). Frankie Knuckles (1977). Malcolm McLaren (1977). Ron Hardy (1977). The Electrifying Mojo (1977). Tony Wilson (1978). Alfredo (1978). Norman Cook (1978). DJ Red Alert (1980). Norman Jay (1980). Gilles Peterson (1981). Sven Väth (1981). David Morales (1981). Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis (1981). Tony Humphries (1981). Juan Atkins (1981). Derrick May (1981). Shep Pettibone (1981). Ron Trent (1982). The Wild Bunch (1983). Grandmixer D.ST (1983). Jam Master Jay (1983). Danny Tenaglia (1983). DJ Krush (1983). Jeff Mills (1984). Marley Marl (1984). Teddy Riley (1984). Todd Terry (1984). Dimitri Kneppers (1984). Junior Vasquez (1984). Rick Rubin (1984). Jazzy Jay (1984). Dr. Dre (1984). Claudio Coccoluto (1985). Dr. Motte (1985). DJ Scott La Rock (1985). Little Louie Vega (1985). Kenny Dope Gonzales (1985). Timmy Regisford (1985). Armand Van Helden (1985). Dave Angel (1986). Carl Cox (1986). Doc Martin (1986). Mark Farina (1986). Terminator X (1986). Kevin Saunderson (1986). The Bomb Squad (1986). Theo Parrish (1986). Dave Lee (1986). Dimitri From Paris (1986). Coldcut (1986). Frankie Bones (1987). Roger Sanchez (1987). Richie Hawtin (1987). Laurent Garnier (1987). Goldie (1987). Joey Beltram (1988). DJ Cash Money (1988). Sarah HB (1988). Derrick Carter (1988). Alton Miller (1988). Moodymann (1988). James Lavelle (1988). DJ Shadow (1989). Carl Craig (1989). Mad Mike Banks (1989). Kenny Ken (1989). Robert Hood (1989). DJ Rolando (1989). C&C Music Factory (David Cole And Robert Clivillés) (1989). Stacey Pullen (1990). Claude Young (1990). Octave One (Lawrence And Lenny Burden) (1990). Hardkiss Brothers (1991). Ken Ishii (1993). Benji B (1994). Joe Claussell (1996). Yet, Completely Iconoclastic, Iconic, And Unique. Designing And Creating Graffiti Art. Street Art. Streetwear. Guerrilla Marketing. Custom Sound Systems. Sonic Mixtapes. Unique All-Night DJ Performances. Musical Compositions And Recordings. Movie Sound Track Albums. Music and Visual Programming. Visceral Live Productions. Innovative Retail Concepts. Underground Warehouse Parties. High Octane Fashion Shows. Surreal Banquets. Dreamlike Speakeasies. Revolutionary Concerts. Subversive Art Shows. Pioneering Music Festivals. Timeless, Innovative, State-Of-The-Art Products, Services, And Radical Immersive Experiences.
Planet Rock (1992), Planetarium (1994), Land of the Giants (Global Village 1995), Science Fiction (The Dome 1995), Rendezvous (Various Melbourne CBD Lofts 1995, 1996, 1997), Electric (Redheads 1996, 1997), Where the Wild Things Are (Warehouse South Wharf 1997), Garden of Eden (Festival Hall 1997), Perfect Motion (Prince of Wales 1998), Rollerball (The Palace Complex 1998), Disco Musique 2000 (The Empire 1998), Audio Science (The Warehouse / Salt Nightclub 1999), War of the Worlds (Altona Sports & Leisure 1998), Innovator I-VII ( The Dome, The Hi-Fi Bar, The Chevron, Seven Nightclub, The Palace Complex St Kilda, The Royal Exhibition Buildings 1999-2001), Y2KO (Royal Exhibition Buildings 1999/2000), Agents of Change-Detroit (Tangent Gallery 2001), Agents of Change II-Detroit (C-Pop Gallery 2002), Movement Festival-Detroit (Hart Plaza 2003,2004), Movement Festival-New York (Volume Brooklyn 2004), After Dark Dancing-Detroit (Leland City Club / Liedernacht 2004), Hi-Tek-Soul-Global (2006-2011), Alchemy (Prince of Wales 2011), Showcase (The Buffalo Club 2013), Midnight Mass (Prince of Wales 2016)
Charm, Flare, Action, Danger, Good vs Evil, Romance, Drama, Suspense and Mystery.
A born Explorer and Adventurer, Richard reaches out across Spacetime - Trailblazing, cutting a new path, meeting People, making Friends and new Connections. Throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's he makes countless Pilgrimages to the Birthplaces and Meccas of Jazz, Funk, Soul, Motown, R&B, P-Funk, Electro, Hip-Hop, Disco, Punk, Post-Punk, Hardcore, New Wave, New Beat, Synth-Pop, House, Techno, Gabba, Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Trip-Hop and Balearic - Detroit, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Toronto, Miami, Rimini, Torino, Mykonos, Ibiza, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Brighton, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Gent, Brussels, Zurich, Barcelona, Madrid, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Tokyo.
Freewheeling - Richard and his crew accelerate the Global Music, Art, Entertainment, Hospitality, Nightlife, Fashion, Street, Style, Design and Technology Culture throughout the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s.
Joining forces in 1992 with mentor Laura Gavoor (YinSight, Detroit) creating Pioneering and Innovative Parties, Clubs, Venues, Events, Tours, Promotions, Productions. Selling, Promoting, Marketing and Distributing Records, Securing Sponsorships and Brands, Negotiating Contracts, Licensing, Coordinating, Managing and Producing numerous Artists, Albums, Compilations, Remixes etc etc. Imagining Inventing, Introducing, Encouraging, Motivating, Guiding and Inspiring the Aspirations of Underground, Independent, New, Exciting, Innovative Artists, Musicians, Producers, Promoters, Record Companies, Technology Companies and Brands.
Setting these wheels in motion would enable them to faithfully advance multiple Music Movements and accelerate the growth of the new Connected Culture, Hungry for Radical New Concepts and Innovative Experiences.