Rick Florino

Rick Florino has been working in the entertainment industry since 2004. At 19-years-old, upon graduating from Boston University Magna Cum Laude, he moved to Los Angeles from Massachusetts in order to pursue his dream of working in the biz. He started working at New Line Cinema and freelancing for magazines such as Metal Edge, AMP and Lollipop. Constantly writing, he cultivated a unique style that was clever, vivid and highly eloquent. That style would fuel his 2006 endeavor, Ruin Magazine. Ruin is a full-color glossy hard rock magazine carried in Hot Topic nationally that Rick founded. He sold the ads, wrote most of the stories and snapped a lot of the photos. Simultaneously, he worked as an editor for Citysearch.com, writing celebrity profiles and restaurant reviews. In 2007, Rick became an editor for artistdirect.com, where he conducts interviews with A-list film and music talent for exclusive features and he reviews the hottest movies and CDs. He became the executive entertainment