sLs group founder is also a professional pianist and a studio musician .
Rik grew up in London, England, and began to learn piano at the age of five. He joined the local musical ensemble at the age of 9, From then on he dreamed of becoming a musician/pianist .

He studied both Classical and Modern music at Royal College of Music (Classical music) and London College of Music (Modern music) Besides music , he also studied psychology during his university life at Imperial College London.

Rik is also  a sought-after studio musician .A very rare classical professional pianist with wide range of music genres. As a multi- instrumentalist, he often works with well-known international bands and artists such as ;
 

Adele、Avril Lavigne、 Green Day、Ian Brown、Lily Allen、Rita Ora, Robbie Williams、Ennio Morricone、Yann Tiersen,

Dreams Come True（ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー）、HYDE（ハイド）、L'Arc-en-Ciel（ラルクアンシエル）、Misia（ミーシャ）、Sakamoto Ryuichi (坂本龍一) 、 Yiruma（イルマ）等。

He also played with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonie de Paris.
He also collaborated with a few TV stations such as ; BBC UK, Fuji Television Japan, KBS Korea, TVBS Taiwan and TVB Hong Kong.

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Official Website - https://www.riktheromanticperiod.com