Richard Spitzer. Born in New York City into an Orthodox Jewish / Cuban family, music was a natural part of daily life. Salsa sounds at home against the somber daily prayer at his Orthodox Hebrew Temple. Richard found his way into performing at rave events at 16 then followed the path by pursuing a fine arts degree at SUNY Purchase College. There he studied studio composition with Phillip Glass, had songwriting classmates Regina Spektor, Dan Decon, Levon Vincent, and won a contest to open for The Roots. After college Richard had several NYC underground dance & indie based projects such as Nite Club (Tape Theory, Blackbudget), Vinyl Life (Ultra Records, Star 69), Hotels (Hidden Shoal). Under the name Little Star Dweller and Loveskills he created a unique style of pop music. With a heavy appetite for DJ friendly sounds, modern R&B and indie radio alike, Loveskills' critically-acclaimed debut EP, "Multiplicity", rose to the top of the charts on college radio stations across the U.S. In 2015, Loveskills' EP "Pure" was nominated for Best Urban EP at the INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS.