Rick Munoz, Vice President A&R

As Vice President of A&R, Rick works closely with Bad Seed Music artists to assit the artisitic and commercial development of their careers.

Rick brigs an extensive background in music, beginning with establishing a successful DJ business while still in high, and continuing to DJ through his college years. This experienced formed a strong musical foundation which he applied as a producer, producing rap records for underground artists J-Luv and Subliminal, and even independetly releasing his own EP under the name Rocket.

A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Rick's music industry experience includes college radio, event promotions, brief stints on-air in San Francisco for commecrial radio giant Clear Channel Communications, and studio production and recording. He also has established a strong background in marketing & design, thus bringing a broad array of expertise to his current role as A&R for Bad Seed Music.

Rick's tireless efforts are reflected in the constant growth and evolution of Bad Seed Music, while his profound thoughts are shared in the Bad Seed Blog, where he opines a couple of times a week on the trials, tribulations, and experiences of establishing artists in the hip hop music scene.

Most days, you can find Rick collaborating with Bad Seed artists Tone & Junior High, shaping marketing plans with Marketing director Randy Boe, or occasionally planning holidays in tropical locales.