Ric V. was born in Los Angeles, and raised in Pasadena, where he began DJ'ing during hip hop's golden era, in 1989. In 1998, his good friend took him to an underground party, where Doc Martin & DJ Pierre were playing House Music. That night was transformative for Ric; he began attending other underground parties, and buying House records. In 2000, while touring as R&B singer, Jon B's DJ, Ric and Jon began producing House Music, and formed Guided Methods. They released records on Dufflebag and Compusol, before Jon stepped away. Bobby Valentine, Andrew Macari and Cory Wells joined Ric, and they continued releasing music for labels such as Beat Platter, Greenhouse, After School, Herbal Essence, Peaches, and others. In 2006, Ric released a remix collaboration with Hector Moralez on Robsoul, as well as solo tracks on Public Access and Minority Music, before stepping away from music to start a family. Ric and Cory reunited in 2020 to release the first Guided Methods track in 14 years, on Robsoul Recordings. Ric has stayed busy producing new music, and DJing on his Twitch channel, as well as live gigs all over.