Erik Rico

Erik Rico

Erik Rico in London, 2009
Background information
Born North Carolina, United States
Genres Soul, house, dancehall, reggae, electro, hip hop, nu jazz, experimental
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, label owner
Instruments Guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, percussion
Years active 1997 (1997)–present
Labels LifeNotes Music, Columbia, ClubStar Ibiza, Tokyo Dawn, SoulfulBeats
Associated acts Audio Phonic,LifeNotes Sound System, Clutchy Hopkins
Website lifenotesmusic

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

Early life

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

Career

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".
  2. "Jarkarta Globe tv interview Indonesia".
  3. "U.S. State Department Indonesian Tour 2010 news articles".
  4. Eric N. Sandler. "Erik Rico, "Sweetest Taboo (Sade Cover)"". FADER.

External links

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