DJ Ricardo!

{{short description|Puerto Rican-American DJ and producer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = DJ Ricardo!

| image = DJ Ricardo! in New York City, Green House Night Club.png

| caption = DJ Ricardo! djing at Greenhouse Night Club in New York City, Feb 16 2013

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| birth_name = Ricardo Torres Ortiz

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| birth_place = Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

| origin = New York City

| instrument = Turntable, Sampler

| genre = Disco, Electro, Electronic, Latin house, Dutch House, Minimal techno, Progressive house, Rock, Tech house, Tribal house, Trance, Ambient, Downtempo, Deep House, Big Room House, Lounge

| occupation = DJ, producer

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| label = Ultra

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|www.djricardonyc.com}}

}}

DJ Ricardo! is a Puerto Rican-American DJ and producer. He is best known for conceptualizing, compiling, editing, and mixing {{cite news|last=rule|first=doug|title=DJ Ricardo, Out Anthems, Centaur records, RuPaul, Gayest song ever|url=http://www.metroweekly.com/nightlife/soundwaves/?ak=2202|accessdate=7 March 2013|newspaper=Metro Weekly Australia|date=July 6, 2006}}{{Failed verification|date=July 2014}} the first annual mixed dance compilation series on Ultra Records, known as the DJ Ricardo! Presents: Out.Anthems, in celebration of Gay Pride Month.{{cite web|title=DJ Ricardo! at Allmusic.com |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p300557|pure_url=yes}}}}{{cite web |title=Out.Anthems at About.com |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/DJRicardoOutAnt.htm |access-date=2013-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901110726/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/DJRicardoOutAnt.htm |archive-date=2007-09-01 |url-status=dead }}