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August Rigo
Born
Dan August Rigo

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Songwriter
  • singer
  • record producer
Years active2004–present
PublisherTemplate:Pluralize from textAlpine Music, Sony/ATV
Websiteaugustrigo.com

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Dan August Rigo (born August 6, 1986) is a Canadian songwriter, record producer and singer.[1]

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]

In 2024 Rigo composed music for the television series Gangnam Project.[10]

Discography

Singles written

Songs written

  • 2010

Justin Bieber – My World 2.0

  • 3. "Stuck in the Moment"
  • 4. "U Smile"
  • 11. "Kiss and Tell" (iTunes bonus track)"

Iyaz – Replay

JLS – Outta This World

  • 3. "Outta This World"
  • 5. "Work"
  • 6. "I Know What She Like"
  • 11. "Love at War"

Girlicious – Rebuilt

Cheryl Cole – Messy Little Raindrops

  • 9. "Better to Lie"

D-Pryde - "MARS"

  • 13. '"Big Shot"
  • 2011

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)
  • 2014

Jesse McCartney – Have It All

  • 3. "The Writer"
  • 2015

Chris Brown – Royalty

  • 1. "Back To Sleep"
  • 2017

Kehlani - SweetSexySavage

  • 2. Keep On
  • 2017

Chris Brown - Heartbreak on a Full Moon

  • 27. Tough Love

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rigo". Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."August Rigo: Perseverance Paying Off | MusicWorld®". BMI.com. January 21, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kellman, Andy (May 3, 2011). "Musiqinthemagiq – Musiq (Soulchild)". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."August Rigo Joins BMI Family | Photos". BMI.com. June 14, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."August Rigo releases his first single "Here Comes Trouble"". Evigshedentertainment.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.jschramm23 (October 13, 2011). "August Rigo – Too Big To Fail (Mixtape)". GoodMusicAllDay.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."August Rigoの「The Fall Out (Japan Edition)」". iTunes.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Fall Out by August Rigo". iTunes.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."27 | 2016 | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | August Rigo |".
  10. ^ Daniel Nolan, "Making of 'Gangnam Project' in Hamilton was personal for Sarah Haasz: Mohawk College played the role of K-Pop school in South Korea". Hamilton Spectator, March 8, 2024.

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