Years active 1997 (1997)–present Website lifenotesmusic | Name Erik Rico Albums A Higher Frequency, Shine | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, label owner Instruments Guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, percussion Associated acts Audio Phonic,LifeNotes Sound System, Clutchy Hopkins Role Singer · lifenotesmusic.net Genres Soul music, House music, Dancehall, Reggae, Electro, Hip hop music, Nu jazz, Experimental music Similar People Profiles | ||
Destiny - Erik Rico & Marc Mac(4hero)
Erik Rico is an American born musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ.
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Erik Rico - Glamour Girl
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" 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 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.