The only son of a motivational speaker, singer/songwriter David Rice was raised near Katy, Texas, in a household dominated by his three older sisters. Not surprisingly, it was their Stevie Wonder and Led Zeppelin albums that got him started in music. A good piano player by his early teens, Rice patiently went about learning guitar and other instruments, recording homemade demos in his bedroom. After high school graduation in 1988, he moved to nearby Houston, got a job at a music store and sampled college.
Rice got his first break at a downtown Houston techno club, performing ...