Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ.

[1][2] In 1973[2] he moved to Germany with his family to escape the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet,[1][3] who had seized power that year.

From a very young age he has been a big fan of Depeche Mode, following their tours around Europe to listen to them.

Villalobos began to play his music at parties while he was studying at university, but this was only for his own enjoyment.

In 2006 Villalobos, along with Richie Hawtin and Luciano, played to around 300,000 people at the Berlin Loveparade.