Pangilinan began his career in
Houston,
Texas back in 1987, working for a rhythmic top 40 station
KNRJ (now KHMX 96.5) under a different DJ name, Rippin' Rich. However, his break into the radio world was when in 1993, joined
KRBE 104.1 FM under
Tom Poleman and
Paul "Cubby" Bryant and became DJ Rich. From there he held radio mixshows with
KHFI-Austin and KTFM-San Antonio. In 1995, he left
Texas for
New York City to work for
WHTZ-Z100 and
Tommy Boy Records. While at
Tommy Boy Records, Pangilinan was credited for his work on the platinum-selling "
Jock Jam Megamix" and
Jock Jams compilations. The "Jock Jam Megamix" was one of the first legalized mash-ups to sell over 500,000 copies according to SoundScan in the late 1990s. In addition, he helped Filipino-American dance artist,
Jocelyn Enriquez, signed to Tommy Boy Records in 1997. In 2003, Pangilinan was the executive producer for Enriquez' third album
All My Life. Pangilinan has also held positions at
Capitol Records,
MCA Records and
Ultra Records in A&R, marketing, and radio & club promotions. On
New York radio, Pangilinan became the first Asian-American mixshow DJ. DJ Rich started on New York's Top 40 station
Z100 every weekend with his Planet Z radio mixshow featuring the current club hits. In 2000, Pangilinan was moved to
WKTU 103.5 FM from Z100 and was given the name DJ Riddler. His radio mixshow on
WKTU quickly became noticed and won several awards like Best Radio Mixshow DJ at the
International Dance Music Awards in
Miami,
Florida during the
Winter Music Conference in 2001 and again in 2003. In 2003, DJ Riddler joined
Sirius Satellite Radio and was given his own show called
Riddler Remixed on The Beat 36. On November 12, 2008,
Sirius-XM replaced The Beat with
BPM and took
Riddler Remixed off the air. On August 8, 2009,
Sirius-XM brought back The Riddler on
BPM on the show
Adrenaline. Pangilinan is also part of the production team
Al B. Rich along with Albert Castillo that produced for
MYNT and other artists. In 2007, DJ Riddler along with his partner Albert Castillo also produced the song "
The Anthem" for
Pitbull featuring
Lil Jon, which appears on Pitbull's album
The Boatlift. Pangilinan was also asked by Disney Films to create a megamix similar to the
Jock Jams in 2007 for the film
High School Musical. In July 2008, DJ Riddler returned to Houston on the new
KKHH Hot 95.7 FM for the Hot Mix at 5 every week day. In August 2010, The Riddler was named Best Mixshow DJ 2011 at the Promo Only Summer Sessions/DJ Times Convention in Atlantic City. He also won that title in 2011 and 2013. In 2011, The Riddler was nominated again for Best Radio Mixshow DJ at the
International Dance Music Awards in
Miami, Florida during the
Winter Music Conference along with
Armin Van Buuren,
Tiësto,
Above and Beyond,
Markus Schulz,
Dennis Ruyer and
Pete Tong. In May 2011, Riddler's show on
Sirius-XM was changed to ''Riddler's Revolution'' and featured weekly guest DJs including
R3hab,
Zedd, Nervo and more. In 2012, The Riddler was nominated again for Best Radio Mixshow DJ and Best Podcast at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami, Florida during the Winter Music Conference. By April 2012, Riddler left
Sirius-XM and took his
Revolution show to
IHeartRadio Club Phusion. He also released another commercial CD compilation called
Dance Mix USA: In the Club, Vol. 2 on
Phase One. In October 2012, Riddler released his solo EP
Enigma on Soltrenz/
Strictly Rhythm, which featured the vocals from
DreamRoc'a, Dragonfly, Nick Fowler and Jay R. In January 2013, The Riddler was nominated for the second straight year Best Podcast at the International Dance Music Awards in Miami during the Winter Music Conference. In January 2014,
Billboard magazine listed The Riddler as one of the top 10 acts of all time with the most entries on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. In March 2019, Riddler won Best Radio Mixshow DJ at the Remix Awards held in Miami, FL during Miami Music Week at the Fontainebleau Hotel. In January 2020, he released his first solo single, "HOU". In January 2021, Riddler became Director of Entertainment and Digital Content for Rise Rooftop in Houston, TX, a 13,000 music venue with the largest retractable roof that is not a sports stadium. ==Discography==