my story

my name is riccio.
i am a musician with artistry rooted in weighted poetry, sprouting with dark timbre.

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when i was about four years-old, my parents introduced me to the song, “The Unforgiven II” by Metallica. they told me whenever the music video played on our TV, i would stand right in front of it and mimic Metallica's frontman, James Hetfield.

my professional music journey began in 2010 when i joined my first band in my hometown, Easton, Connecticut. from there, i continued to evolve my musicianship throughout different bands:

Crossing Rubicon

i joined Crossing Rubicon, based out of Bristol, Connecticut, on June 12th, 2014. i was welcomed to the band as their bass player, then transitioned to lead guitar when bassist, Jeanne Sagan of All That Remains, joined Crossing Rubicon in 2015. my bass performance is featured on their songs “The Fallen” and “Tomorrow Never Comes”.

Horriblyright

while i was honing my musicianship in Crossing Rubicon, i auditioned to become the drummer of the band, Horribly Right, based out of Burlington, Connecticut, on September 7th, 2014. i was welcomed into their vision, but only after a few months, the guitarists left the band, leaving the singer and i as the only remaining members. i proposed to move to guitar and temporarily become an acoustic duo until we met more musicians to resume as a full band. this lead to the composition and production of our acoustic EP, Affliction, published on December 11th, 2015.

after a few years or writing, performing, and creating, Horribly Right evolved into a new business, Horriblyright, in which we called ourselves “the dyad of the arts - comprised of music and fashion”.

on April 26th, 2018, we published our debut album, Conjure the Cure.

Sinaro

while writing and performing new music with Horribly Right in 2016, i joined the band, Sinaro, as their guitarist. we performed in New York City at Irving Plaza and Gramercy Theatre, as well as many other renown venues throughout the East Coast. we had the honor to perform alongside Oli Herbert, the late guitarist of All That Remains, in Sinaro’s music video for the song, “Break the Paradigm”.

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i uprooted to Los Angeles during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, where i began my solo music ventures.