- MUSICIAN, SINGER, COMPOSER, PRODUCER, PUBLICIST
- DEGREE IN EDUCATION
- PIONEER IN THE DIFUSION AND COMERCIALIZATION OF ONLINE MUSIC IN VENEZUELA
- HIS FIRST ALBUM CALLED “EVOLUCIÓN” (EVOLUTION) LAUNCHED AT THE END OF 2002 MANAGED TO GET 10 SONGS IN THE TOP TEN LIST OF THE BIGGEST MUSIC PORTAL IN THE WORLD, www.mp3.com.
- AT THE END OF 2003, RHIGO BECAME THE MOST DOWNLOADED LATIN INDEPENDENT ARTIST ON THE NET, AND THE MOST PROFILED CREATOR AND PRODUCER OF JINGLES IN VENEZUELA. (He is the creator of commercials like “La Bandera”, Triplegallo, Dibs, Pirelli, Rattan, Sigo, Kitoflex, just a few of his more than 750 productions)
- THE SONG “A DONDE VAN LAS HISTORIAS DE AMOR” (WHERE ARE THE LOVE STORIES GOING) INCLUDED IN HIS FIRST ALBUM WAS SELECTED AS PART OF SOUNDTRACK OF A FRENCH TELEVISION SERIES.
- HE HAS BEEN NOMINATED IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES IN THE INDEPENDENT ONLINE MUSIC AWARDS SUCH AS “BEST LATIN VOCALIST” AND “BEST ROCK SONG IN SPANISH” FOR THE SONG “DESCARADA” (DESGRACE) OBTAINING BOTH PRIZES
- THE SONG “MILAGRO DE AMOR” (MIRACLE OF LOVE) INCLUDED IN HIS NEW ALBUM “SINDROME DE LIBERTAD” (LIBERTY SYNDROME) WON A VERY TOUGH COMPETITION AND FORMED PART OF THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE GERMAN OLYMPIC GAMES EXPO, ATHENAS 2004 (ART-AIRPORT II)
- “EVOLUCIÓN” (EVOLUTION), HIS 2002 CD STILL HOLDS SEVENTH PLACE IN ONLINE MUSIC SALES IN LATINAMERICA.
- HIS WEBSITE, www.rhigo.net WAS SELECTED AMONG THE BEST 25 FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS.
- ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2004 THE PROMOTION FOR “SINDROME DE LIBERTAD” (LIBERTY SYNDROME) WAS LAUNCHED, OBTAINING 4754 DOWNLOADS IN 24 HOURS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT MUSIC PORTALS ON THE INTERNET WORLDWIDE.
- BY THE END OF 2004, “SINDROME DE LIBERTAD” (LIBERTY SYNDROME) BECAME THE MOST DOWNOADED INDEPENDENT ARTIST ALBUM ON THE INTERNET, BEATING OUT THE OHIO BAND “FOUR LOUDER” WITH 54,875 DOWNLOADS.
- DURING 2005 HIS SONGS “MILAGRO DE AMOR” (MIRACLE OF LOVE), “NI EN TU ESPACIO, NI EN TU TIEMPO” (NOT IN YOUR SPACE NOR IN YOUR TIME) STAYED FOR 17 WEEKS IN FIRST PLACE IN ISOUND.COM, AND “NO CAMBIA EL AMOR” (LOVE DOESN’T CHANGE) AND “ENTRE EL AMOR Y EL ODIO” (BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE) WERE PART OF THE SOUNDTRACK OF AN IRISH SHORT FILM AND A SPANISH TELEVISION SERIES.
- HIS VOICE AND IMAGES ARE USED FOR CHILDREN’S COMMERCIALS
- TWO SWEDISH DJ’S HAVE REMIXED HIS SONGS “SOBRENATURAL” (SUPERNATURAL) AND “DESESPERADO” (DESPERATE)
- IN THE BEGINING OF 2006, RHIGO WORKED ON HIS NEW ALBUM THAT WAS A COMPLIATION OF HIS GREATEST HITS.
- ON JULY 15TH, 2006 RHIGO LAUNCHED HIS OWN RADIO PROGRAM ON “LA MEGA 91.9 FM” CALLED “EL PENDRIVE” (THE PENDRIVE) THROUGH WHICH HE BROADCASTS CINEMA INFORMATION, MUSIC, UNDERGROUND MOVEMENTS, INTERVIEWS, ETC. THE PROGRAM HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE (www.elpendrive.com) WHERE YOU CAN DISCOVER MORE AND LISTEN TO THE RADIO ONLINE.
- RHIGO IS THE MOST LISTENED TO VOICE OF RADIOFUSION IN NUEVA ESPARTA (WHERE HE LIVES). APPROXIMATELY EVERY 12 MINUTES YOU CAN HEAR HIS VOICE ANNOUNCING SOME SORT OF PRODUCT ON VARIOUS RADIO STATIONS.
- HE IS AMONG THE 20 MOST RECOGNIZED LOCAL CELEBRITIES ON THE INTERNET.
- IN THE BEGINING OF 2007 HE BEGAN TO FOCUS ON THE CREATION OF A NEW PROJECT INVOLVING RETRO MUSIC CALLED RHIGO & BUDHA BAND WHERE THREE EXCELLENT MUSICIANS UNITE FOR LIVE SHOWS, RETURNING A TRUE VALUE TO RETRO MUSIC IN SPANISH FROM ALL DECADES. THE TOUR THAT STARTED THIS PROJECT IS CALLED “MANUAL RETRO EN TIEMPOS DE SILICONA” (MANUAL RETRO IN TIMES OF SILICONE)
- AT THE END OF 2007 RHIGO TOOK PRESENCE ON A NEW CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL ON THE ISLAND “PERLA TELEVISIÓN” (PEARL TELEVISION), DOING SOUNDBITES FOR SOCIAL EVENTS AND PLACES IN ORDER TO SHOW THE BEST PLACES OF THE REGION. THEY CALL THESE SOUNDBITES “PERLATIPS”. HE ALSO TAKES PART IN A MUSICAL PROGRAM CALLED “SONORAMA” WHERE HE PRESENTS CONCERTS, DOCUMENTARIES, MOVIES, ETC, RELATED TO THE MUSIC WORLD.
- THROUOUGHT THE BEGINING OF 2008, RHIGO BEGAN TO TOUR WITH BUDHA BAND, WHERE THEY PRESENTED AN UNPLUGGED VERSION OF THE SHOW AND BEGAN THE PRODUCTION OF A VERY INTIMATE AND LIVE ACOUSTIC PROJECT, SERANADE STYLE, WHERE HE INTERPRETS VERSIONS OF FAMOUS HISPANIC SINGERS.
2009 TV, RADIO, LIVE TOURS AND NEW CD FOR ITUNES
2010 WORKING AND NEW CD AND TOUR
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