DJ Babychino, born Ri-yan Dolan made his debut on August 25, 2002 in Austin, Texas. He lived there with his parents until the age of 2, when the family moved to Las Vegas Nevada in August 2004. He showed interest in modeling and acting at the age of 3. He took acting classes with The Talent Network, landing small roles in locally produced independent films with Cohencidence Productions. Ri-yan made appearances on Criss Angel "Mind Freak" in March 2007. The original script called for a small child but was quickly changed to feature Ri-yan as a little Criss Angel. He "appears" in 2 segments and at the final credits of the episode titled "Tronik". He continued performing throughout the area and procured a L.A. agent with Abrams Artists and finished the year traveling to California on a monthly basis.
Fast forward to January 2009, Ri-yan expressed an interest in music, especially hip hop. After a few lessons in dance classes, it was clear to his parents that he was more interested in what music was played rather than dancing. When asked, he answered with the honesty of 5 year old, "Because the DJ controls everything. No one dances until the DJ plays the music." His parents then were then given the daunting task of convincing a DJ to give lessons to a 5 year old. He picked up the basics very quickly and now has his own mentors. He sessions with DJs Slip and Kriscut on a regular basis. These are two of Las Vegas' busiest DJs as well as college music majors, who teach him the fundamentals of music as well as the art of the professional DJ. He takes the new skills learned and implements them in new performances. He uses his talent and style to solidify his place among the most well-known DJs.
He has been invited to perform car shows in Mesa AZ, and Las Vegas NV as well as local community events, school dances, proms, and graduation parties. DJ Babychino has been invited to do sets at young celebrity birthday parties such as Teala Dunn, star of the hit television show "Are We There Yet?" DJ Babychino was also given the honor of opening up 2 sold out House of Blues shows for the legendary Kid Rock in Las Vegas. DJ Babychino performed for a crowd of over 40,000 people at the 1025 Live Concert at Capitol Mall in Sacramento. He shared the stage with Sean Paul, T Mills, J.Cole, Kirko Bangz, and Baby Bash, as well as the Stueys, and honored to open up for E-40 and Big Sean. Most recently he opened for comedian Anjelah Johnson at the Wiltern Theater. DJ Babychino was also invited to be a contestant on the newly revived Nickelodeon show "Figure It Out." This young DJ proves to be able to command the stage from the smallest venue to sellout crowds and national television.
DJ Babychino is blazing his own trails, performing in and all over Las Vegas and the west coast. But as any artist, he is not content to conquer his own backyard. He has secured a residency for himself in Reno as the official First Friday DJ for the Grand Sierra Resort, as well as continuing to travel to Texas, most recently making a huge impact at South By Southwest 2012 performing for producer Timbaland. SXSW is the largest music festival in the country and is held yearly in DJ Babychino's hometown of Austin Texas.
His talent and professionalism have allowed him to gain strong working relationships with SkullCandy, Creative Recreation, Rocksmith, Diamond Supply Co., and Kickbars/Sneakbars just to name a few. These companies are some of the biggest names in the music, retail and fashion accessory industry in the country.
DJ Babychino was named to TOP 20 UNDER 20 by Vegas Seven Magazine, chosen from a submission list of over 400 entries. He was also chosen to be cover that was released on November 2011. Within in the last year he has been honored by the Boys and Girls Club with a lifetime membership for his time and dedication to the program. He has been recognized by the 100 Black Men for his involvement in the Shots for Tots program in conjunction with the Southern Nevada Health District. He has also been recognized by the Peter Pan Birthday Club for his involvement in raising money for local charities. He is well on his way to establishing himself as a young philanthropist in the Las Vegas community.
He has made incredible progress with his knowledge of music and rap artists and continues to challenge himself learning the newest forms of dj programs such as video mixing, invoking the question: "What will DJ Babychino do next?" The sky and beyond is the limit for this young superstar.
