The slogan on his business card reads “Better Friends Through Music Since 1979.” There could not be a more appropriate slogan for this twenty-four year old prodigy of the sonic sort. To his credit are more than twenty productions and remixes on labels including Aja, Beau Monde, Fiji, Terraform and Tweekin. The spring of 2003 marked a milestone in Rithma’s young career as Music Fiction, his debut full-length, was released to widespread critical acclaim on the renowned, San Francisco based Om Records, the label that he lovingly refers to as home. He has come a long way since his self-pressings of Rithma 001 and Rithma 002, the latter of which garnered attention from New York’s Under Cover Music Group and led to his first legitimate release in 2000, which he co-produced with friend Scott Findley. Since that turning point, there have been numerous productions on the aforementioned imprints and an accompanying DJing career that has taken him to many stateside destinations as well as abroad to far off countries including Lithuania and Mexico. Despite his newfound success, Rithma remains one of the few free spirits in dance music today. Enjoying a simple life based in his Topanga Canyon cottage, he lives, loves and exudes contentedness while quietly taking house music to the next level.