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Erik Rico |
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Born into a diverse family of creative artists, Erik started his professional career 10 years ago as a self contained artist/producer on Sony's Columbia Records after being discovered by American Idol's Randy Jackson, then V.P. of Columbia Records. Randy quickly signed Erik to a multi album solo artist deal. Prior to Jackson's introduction to Erik via a songwriting demo, he had only briefly been producing, writing and arranging for independent hip hop and soul acts on the east coast. However, after only two years of being immersed in the confinements of the world of corporate music, Erik felt his creativity could be better expressed elsewhere. He broke his contract with Sony, and headed back east and then to Europe in search of musical freedom.
It wasn't long until Erik returned to California in pursuit of his musical career as an independent producer/artist where he was tapped to do his first major label production, coupled with various multimedia projects encompassing network and TV shows, feature films for the Showtime network, PBS as well as a two year stint as sound designer for famed photographer David LaChapelle and currently with Producit Inc. whose clients include: All major TV & Film networks, international advertising agencies, private events and celebrity clients such as Elton John, Gene Simmons, Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba. Erik is currently working on several projects to be released on Lifenotes Music. |
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Discography |
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Ease : producer/writer “Ease into love” 12 inch- New york south records 1996 Povi : producer/co-writer on the following titles : AudioPhonic : producer/writer “It's Too Far Away” 12 inch Akemi Kakihara : co-producer/co-writer on the following titles : Tupac Shakur : producer/co-writer on the following titles : 4th Avenue Jones' : Producer/co-writer “Do Re Mi” 12 inch lead off single – Interscope Records 2002 Planet Asia : producer/co-writer/vox on the following titles : They Call Me Sirr : composer – Showtime network feature film- 8 pieces - 2003 Mystic : producer/co-writer “The Life Remix” 12 inch – Goodvibe/Interscope Recordings 2003 Night at the Grand Star (PBS original series documentary) 2003 : producer/writer of the following titles : Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets) : producer/co-writer on the following titles : Dave Ghetto : producer/co-writer “Coming Up” lead off single from the album: Dave Ghetto “Love life” - Counterflow Recordings 2005 Jurassic 5 : producer/co-writer “Linguistics” 12 inch – Up above records 2005 Erik Rico : producer/writer : "Welcome to the Space Age” - FREE magazine style issue #6, CD insert - 2006 Erik Rico : producer/writer “Wonderful” - Fusicology spring 2006 WMC sampler Erik Rico : producer/writer “Clapper” - form the compilation- “Beatology vol. 1&2” - Shaman work recordings Analogue Mindfield : feature vox/co-writer “The City's Got an Attitude”- lead off single and video from the album - “A Fine Adjustment of Time” - Malicious Damage UK 2007 Tyson : producer/co-writer/vox on the following titles : Erik Rico : producer/writer “Wanting You”, “Welcome to the space age” - from the compilation album - “The Original Summer R&B Selection” - Demon Music Group UK 2007 Erik Rico : producer/writer “Wonderful” - from the compilation album – Freedom time presents “Futuristic Soul” - Columbia Records Japan 2007 Erik Rico : producer/writer : "Glamour Girl” - FREE magazine style issue #9, CD insert "One's to Look Out For" - 2007 Erik Rico "Journey Back to Me" : solo album - LifeNotes Music 2007 Aybee : (produced by Aybee) writer/performance "So Much Greater" - deepblak/prescription 2007 IG Culture : (produced by IG Culture) writer/performance "Dancin' Free" - white 2008 Yam Who? : (produced by Yam Who?) writer/performance "Shine" - white 2008 |
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