AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, RICHARD WENT ON TO ADVANCE HIS DESIRED MEDIA CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE WITHIN COMMUNICATIONS. HE JOINED THE COMMUNICATIONS CLUB WHERE HE WORKED ON SHOWS SUCH AS "SPORTS TALK" AND HIS OWN SHOW, "THE DOWNLOW-ED" A SHOW ABOUT THE LATEST VIDEO GAMES AND SOFTWARE.
RICHARD RETURNED TO SOUTH ORANGE IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. AROUND THIS TIME IS WHERE HE CREATED BROTHERHOOD PRODUCTIONS, ALONGSIDE LONG TIME FRIEND AND CO-PRODUCER PAUL BATTAGLINI. HAVING THEIR OWN COMPANY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME DREAM FOR THE TWO OF THEM. RICHARD RECEIVED HIS FIRST PRODUCER CREDIT WITH THE SHORT FILM "JOHNNY'S LEAVING" AND PLANS TO RECEIVE ANOTHER WITH "SINGLE NUMBER." RICHARD ALSO PLANS TO GAIN WRITER AND DIRECTOR CREDIT WITH HIS OWN SHORT FILM, "SATURDAY DETENTION."