August Rigo
| August Rigo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dan August Rigo |
| Born |
August 6, 1986 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, singer |
| Labels | Alpine Music, Sony/ATV, Island Def Jam |
| Website |
augustrigo |
Dan August Rigo or better known professionally as August Rigo (born August 6, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian recording artist, songwriter, producer and musician. August Rigo is signed to a publishing contract with Sony/ATV[1] as a songwriter.
Early life
Dan August Rigo (born August 6, 1986 Toronto, Ontario, Canada) became passionate about music when he watched Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" on Motown's 25th Anniversary TV Show. He taught himself to play keyboards and guitar while in his teens.[2]
Music career
He Co-wrote U Smile, "Stuck in the Moment" and "Kiss And Tell" for Justin Bieber, Solo for Iyaz and Outta this World for JLS. He is featured on Cheryl Cole's second album, Messy Little Raindrops, on the song Better To Lie. He is the executive producer of Musiq Soulchild's 2011 release of "musiqinthemagiq" and co-wrote "Anything", "SayIDo", "Silver & Gold", "WaitingStill" and "BackToWhere".[3]
In 2010, August secured a publishing deal with Sony/ATV[1] as well as an admin society deal with BMI.[4] He is also signed with Island Def Jam Records.[4]
In October 2011, August released his first single "Here Comes Trouble" featuring Busta Rhymes on Alpine Music Group/Island DefJam.[5] He also released his promo mixtape "Too Big To Fail" online.[6]
Rigo produced and featured on YouTube rapper D-Pryde's mixtapes "Once Again" (2012) and "Mars" (2011), as well as D-Pryde's first EP Canal&Richvale (2013)
On September 18th, 2015, August Rigo released the Japanese version of his album "The Fall Out" on Manhattan Records in Japan.[7] "The Fall Out" was released independently on Rigo's label "Summerchild Records" in Canada on November 6th, 2015.[8] The album was nominated for a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording.[9]
Discography
Singles Written by August Rigo
- 2010: "Solo" (Iyaz)
- 2010: "Change Positions" (Pleasure P)
- 2010: "Up & Running" (Jessica Jarrell)
- 2011: "Gotta Be You" (One Direction)
- 2011: "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)" (Sean Kingston)
- 2011: "Anything" (Musiq Soulchild)
- 2015: "Back To Sleep" (Chris Brown)
Songs Written by August Rigo
Mindless Behavior – Number 1 Girl
- 3. "Future"
Musiq Soulchild – "MusiqIntheMagiq"
- 1. "Anything"
- 3. "Sayido"
- 5. "Silver&Gold"
- 6. "WaitingStill"
- 7. "Backtowhere"
- 13. "Clumsylove" (iTunes bonus track)
- 3. "Stuck in the Moment"
- 4. "U Smile"
- 11. "Kiss and Tell" (iTunes bonus track)"
- 2. "Solo"
- 3. "Outta This World"
- 5. "Work"
- 6. "I Know What She Like"
- 11. "Love at War"
- 5. "Unlearn Me"
- 9. "Over You
Cheryl Cole – Messy Little Raindrops
- 9. "Better to Lie"
Jesse McCartney – Have It All
- 3. "The Writer"
10. Produced and featured songs on YouTube sensation D-Pryde's Mixtape "MARS"
- 1. "Back To Sleep"
References
- 1 2 "Rigo". Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ↑ "August Rigo: Perseverance Paying Off | MusicWorld®". BMI.com. January 21, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy (May 3, 2011). "Musiqinthemagiq – Musiq (Soulchild)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- 1 2 "August Rigo Joins BMI Family | Photos". BMI.com. June 14, 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "August Rigo releases his first single "Here Comes Trouble"". Evigshedentertainment.com. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ jschramm23 (October 13, 2011). "August Rigo – Too Big To Fail (Mixtape)". GoodMusicAllDay.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/the-fall-out-japan-edition/id1029826247
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-fall-out/id1054027817
- ↑ http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2016-rbsoul-recording-of-the-year-august-rigo/