John Ritchens was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His musical virtuosity, was not something new, because his mother used to play piano at recitals of classical music, at the age of 4, being complemented by HEITOR VILLA LOBOS.
At the age of 8, he began his life in music. Since then he has fully dedicated himself to the study of music. His first instrument was the acoustic guitar, followed by the electric and bass guitars. His first teachers were the albums that John used to listen to and play along. In 1991 John begun to built a name as musician on the brazilian show business where a lot of important producers offered him to be released as a solo artist but he declined because he felt that it was not the right time for that.He started singing in 1995 when he began lessons with the renowned jazz singer, Laura Valle. He started his first recordings at the end of 1997, finishing in January 1998.
In 2002, John recorded a mini album and all of the five songs got some air playing in a lot of Brazilian radio stations and one of them in LA/CA.
John writtes his own songs. If you are a true rocker you will really like John Ritchens !
Rock On!
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