Steven Richards is a 27 yr old Singer/Songwriter/Producer from the East Midlands (Nottingham) and plays Keyboards and Guitar. He also goes by the alias of XNTRIK (for his productions (XNTRIK Productions).Steven is Currently Working with Jorden Milnes (BMG Published) who is producing and doing some co-writing for his debut album (Yet To Be Titled)
While slowly building up a name for himself as an artist (with a P.A for Atlantic/Warner and a T.V appearance on Channel M amongst other things under his belt) Steven Richards is also building a strong back catalogue of catchy RnB/Pop and Urban Hip Hop Tracks, with well over 200 songs already penned there is definitely much more to come from this writer and musician.Steven has recently featured on a the remix of Lankai's Single 'I Found Love' along with Kelly Bryan from Eternal and Wayne Marshall which is due for release Feb. 08, The single looks very promising with very catchy hooks and some fresh vocals from Lankai (Lani Records).With very varied tastes in music, the sound that Steven has been creating is very fresh and the album promises to be a great mix of styles.
You can currently catch Steven Richards on radio shows such as WCH Radio. St. Louis (Where he was the first track on the launch of their pod cast earlier this year) Philly Phat Tracks, Philadelphia (Where 'Don't Be Shy' debuted in it's first week on the most requested tracks and more recently, 'Make Up Your Mind' hit number one!) Steven has also had much airplay with various tracks on many other stations, BlackRose Radio and Aston FM being two of those stations who have supported his music from the start.With label interest from both the UK and America things are getting more and more busy and look increasingly promising, Steven Richards is currently working with many other people in the music industry, whether it be Producing, Writing, or Vocaling tracks, saying that, he is always looking to work with new people who have their own original sound and have a great drive to succeed, along with the right attitude.With no doubt in his mind Steven has always been determined to have a career in music, in whatever aspect that may be and say's himself "I love singing, but i have a stronger passion for writing and producing, ideally i wanna write for other artist's and hopefully one day God willing have a small independent label."
Listing hard work, Loyalty, and drive as some key attributes, and with some real promising interest, including contract offers from managers and labels, it seems it's only a matter of time before that break comes his way. "I'm in this for the long haul, not just a quick financial gain, so I really need to find a deal that reflects that and has the best interest of both myself and my music".
Watch this space...___
