Dallas lost a true champion of the local music scene with the death of DJ 'Mr. Rid,' Mark Ridlen, last weekend.
Dallas lost a true champion of the local music scene with the death of DJ"Mr. Rid," Mark Ridlen, last weekend.
It was in those hallowed warehouses and dives that Ridlen would form bands Quad Pi, The Klogz, The Moondials and perhaps his best-known band, Ridlen was known for sending random messages to people across the music scene, whether it was just to check in, to suggest DJing opportunities or to talk about music.
“Mark, you made our city special with your passion for taking it as far as you could,” DeLaughter’s post concluded. remembers Ridlen as “a treasure of a city… always beaming with positivity, support and excitement. An OG Dallas punk rocker since the '70s, but always stoked to see what the future held for younger artist and musicians… never cocky, only loving.”
Alan Cook, musician and owner-operator at Signworks, remembers Ridlen from the early Single Wide karaoke Sundays when the two would be overwhelmed by how many people were there. “He always dressed Mark Ridlen-style, from really cool T-shirts to Polynesian-style button-down shirts,” Tarantino says. “There is an overwhelming amount of friends Mark has, friends that have been touched by his light and love as you can see from the incredible amount of posts that have made light in the past two days.”
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