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Al B. Rich | |
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| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Electronica House |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Ultra Records |
| Spinoffs | MYNT |
| Members | Albert Castillo Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan |
Al B. Rich is theremix andproduction team of American record producers Albert Castillo andRich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan. Castillo, amusician who holds aLatin Grammy, also was a member of the production team, Cibola, in the late 1990s. Pangilinan, amusician had also worked for years as aDJ and producer and is credited for his work on the gold record status "Jock Jam Megamix" onTommy Boy Records.
They met in the late 1990s, while Castillo was producing for the production team called Cibola and remained friends. It was not until 2000, that the two decided to work together as a production team. Their first remix project was for a girl group calledEden's Crush created on the American TV showPopstars. They remixed both "Love This Way" and "Get Over Yourself" AL B. Rich then started remixing several projects includingJanet Jackson,Mariah Carey, and several others.
Rich's 2002 compilation album,Club Nation America, Vol. 2, received a three-star rating fromAllMusic, whose reviewer, Alex Henderson, noted, "One of the stronger club/dance-pop compilations of 2002,Club Nation America, Vol. 2 is enthusiastically recommended to club-hounds who hold rhythm and melody in equally high regard."[1]
In 2004, AL B. Rich started their own group called "MYNT" onUltra Records. They transformed a cover of Kurtis Mantronik's "How Did You Know" into a number three smash hit single on theBillboard Hot Dance Airplay chart that stayed on the charts for months. The song achieved some crossover success on theBillboard Hot 100 chart peaking at #97. It was later followed by "Stay" (an original composition), which went top 5 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2005. Both tracks were credited as "MYNT FeaturingKim Sozzi". In October 2005, they released their first full-length CD (Still Not Sorry) and their third single "Still Not Sorry", with Angelique-Solorzano on vocals.
In 2007, Al B. Rich produced a record called "The Anthem" forPitbull feat.Lil Jon, which sampled the song "Calabria" byEnur. "The Anthem" is on Pitbull's full-lengthThe Boatlift.
Castillo is aMexican-American who is currently married. Pangilinan is a marriedFilipino-American.