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Erik Rico
Erik Rico in London, 2009
Erik Rico in London, 2009
Background information
BornNorth Carolina, United States
GenresSoul, house, dancehall, reggae, electro, hip hop, nu jazz, experimental
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, label owner
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, percussion
Years active1997 (1997)–present
LabelsLifeNotes Music, Columbia, ClubStar Ibiza, Tokyo Dawn, SoulfulBeats
Websitelifenotesmusic

Erik Rico is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ.

Biography

Erik Rico was born in North Carolina and raised between New York and North Carolina.

In 1997, Erik Rico was signed by Columbia Records executive Randy Jackson. He has written and produced music for Jurassic 5, Planet Asia, 4th Avenue Jones and Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets). In 2001, he wrote and produced for Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Jasmine Guy, Malcolm Jamal Warner, and Tre'(The Pharcyde) on Tupac Shakur's "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"[1] for Amaru/Interscope Records. As a DJ, he was hired as a sound designer for artist/photographer David LaChapelle.

Between 2007 and 2011, he toured Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Indonesia[2][3] and the Islamic Society of North America convention as a member of the, Hip Hop Ambassador program, an extension of the Remarkable Current Music Collective, sponsored by the United States, State Department's Performance Arts Initiative, a program to present positive examples of African American musicians to the international community. On August 1, 2013, Erik Rico released Love's Dance Vol. 1, a series of various styles of dance music.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Film/TV

References

  1. ^ Jason, Birchmeier. "Allmusic album review The Rose That Grew from Concrete". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Jarkarta Globe tv interview Indonesia".
  3. ^ "U.S. State Department Indonesian Tour 2010 news articles". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14.
  4. ^ Eric N. Sandler. "Erik Rico, "Sweetest Taboo (Sade Cover)"". FADER.

External links

Authority control databases: Artists
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