Drawing from an extensive musical background, Mr. Rigz has been performing for over 10 years, originally as a drummer and musician before moving out in front of the mic as a lyricist and poet. This invaluable experience, along with a degree in Music Business/Audio Arts from Columbia College Chicago, has helped mold Mr. Rigz into one of the most sought after and respected producers in the area.Mr. Rigz is in his second year as a resident producer and engineer at Audacity Recording, a full-service recording studio in downtown Hollywood that records original music and has the distinction of also being one of the premier post-production facilities in South Florida. It is in the studio that Mr. Rigz feels free to experiment and bring out the best in the artists whose projects he is working on. He credits open communication and passion as the two most important elements of any artistic collaboration.A man of maturity and level-headed creativity, Mr. Rigz sits down to each new project with the goal of making something “timeless†for his clients and listeners. “I think that right now, the industry is turning out a lot of disposable music. There seems to be a very intense focus on just pushing product onto the radio or TV and into the marketplace, regardless of the apparent lack of quality… even more so than normal. And with that attitude as a cultural backdrop, it’s only natural that a large segment of the population will rebel, seeking a more detailed, hopeful and soulful soundtrack.â€Although he knows no limits and can produce many genres of music, Mr. Rigz has recently developed a niche producing for not only content-minded rappers and singers, but also spoken word artists looking to put together records that do more for the listener that the average a capella-only poetry CD. He has produced for poets such as Asia, Poetic Vibez, Lady Angelique, and Renda Writer, as well as lyricists like Phillip Morris, Gilead 7, DRS, Twist and Lyric Versatile. His cinematic credits include a feature as a producer and contributor to the score of an independent documentary about Chicago hip-hop artists entitled “Rooftop Hip Hop.â€Mr. Rigz sites producers RZA (Wu-Tang Clan, Kill Bill), Andy Wallace (Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana), Terry Date (Pantera, Soundgarden, Staind) and Hi-Tek (Talib Kweli, Black Star), as his biggest influences. Mr. Rigz also acknowledges a strong appreciation for the work of Dr. Dre, Rick Rubin, Salaam Remi, Timbaland and Andy Johns, among many others.Altruistic at heart, Mr. Rigz has goals for the future that include not only his own success, but also the success and growth of the artists around him.
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