Rick is a native of Milwaukee WI but was raised in Michigan. He was born to his mother Judy Marie Bedard and his father Richard Ness on March 5, 1981. With a decent height of 5 feet 11 inches, Rick’s is of white ethnicity and his nationality is American. He loves sports, particularly cycling and football and is also fond of gymming, and tattoos. It was his passion for being a football player that led him to play for his college team until he sustained a head injury which eventually ended his career in football.
Recovering from his injury, Rick Ness turned to music. He decided to learn more about bass after attending a concert with different band groups. After gaining all the required training, he went on to form a band group called the .357 string band. The band members included Billy Cook on mandolin, Dobro, guitar and vocals; Joseph Huber on banjo, fiddle and vocals; Derek Dunn on guitar and vocals; Jayke Orvis on Mandolin and vocals; and Ness on upright bass. The .357 string band who dubbed their sound, “streetgrass” made songs that had Americana dark roots including “the fatalistic murder ballads, sneering Outlaw Country and unforgiving gospel. They released three albums namely Ghost Town, Lightning From the North, and Fire & Hail while they were still together.
It was during one of his tours with his band that he met Parker Schnabel, Gold Rush’s lead star. While in talks with the star, Rick expressed his interest in the documentary show and about nine months after, he received a call from Schnabel to join the show. Ness quickly traveled to Alaska for gold mining. Rick Ness joined the third season of Gold Rush and built an affable relationship with miner Parker Schnabel. Rick also operated heavy machines like the loader, dozer, and grader for Parker and after about six years of work experience on the show, he left Gold Rush to mine his own gold.
