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August Rigo
Birth Name:Dan August Rigo
Birth Date:6 August 1986
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Pop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupation:Songwriter, record producer, singer
Years Active:2004–present
Label:Alpine Music, Sony/ATV, Island Def Jam

Dan 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

Rigo was born on August 6, 1986, in Toronto. He 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 18, 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 6, 2015.[8] The album was nominated for a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording.[9]

Discography

Singles written

Songs written

Justin Bieber – My World 2.0

Iyaz – Replay

JLS – Outta This World

Girlicious – Rebuilt

Cheryl Cole – Messy Little Raindrops

D-Pryde - "MARS"

Mindless Behavior – Number 1 Girl

Jesse McCartney – Have It All

Chris Brown – Royalty

Kehlani - SweetSexySavage

Chris Brown - Heartbreak on a Full Moon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rigo. Sony/ATV Music Publishing. March 25, 2013.
  2. Web site: August Rigo: Perseverance Paying Off | MusicWorld® . BMI.com . January 21, 2011 . 2012-02-10.
  3. Web site: Kellman . Andy . Musiqinthemagiq – Musiq (Soulchild) . AllMusic . May 3, 2011 . 2012-02-10.
  4. Web site: August Rigo Joins BMI Family | Photos . BMI.com . June 14, 2010 . 2012-02-10.
  5. Web site: August Rigo releases his first single "Here Comes Trouble" . Evigshedentertainment.com . September 30, 2011 . 2012-02-10 . dead . https://archive.today/20111011043129/http://evigshedentertainment.com/august-rigo-releases-single-here-trouble . October 11, 2011 . mdy .
  6. Web site: jschramm23 . August Rigo – Too Big To Fail (Mixtape) . https://archive.today/20120905223503/http://www.goodmusicallday.com/2011/10/august-rigo-too-big-to-fail-mixtape/ . dead . September 5, 2012 . GoodMusicAllDay.com . October 13, 2011 . 2012-07-25 .
  7. Web site: August Rigoの「The Fall Out (Japan Edition)」. .
  8. Web site: The Fall Out by August Rigo. .
  9. Web site: 27 | 2016 | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | August Rigo |.

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