It’s that time of year again for TDOTFest. This is an amazing festival that goes on in the Toronto area each year, and they offer performances from some of the areas hottest acts. Each year, it gets bigger and better, and this year is surely no different. August Rigo will be bringing his show-stopping stage show to the festival this year, and fans couldn’t be more excited. We were able to sit down and chat with August about the upcoming show, along with his songwriting career, his albums, being independent, and a whole lot more.
UG Digital Magazine: It’s pretty incredible to be able to sit down and talk with
you man. You’ve done so much, and worked so hard that things are really booming right now. Obviously you’re part of TDOTFest, which is huge in itself, but I’d love for you to go back to the beginning. I feel like it’s superstardom man (laughing)…
August Rigo: You opened a can of worms, but I can give you the abbreviated story. I went to school for music, at a performing arts high school. I started off singing
pop music and R&B. At school, I actually studied opera and classical music. So, I was in choir, and did that full gamete. I met a few guys that I started a group with, so that’s how I started performing LIVE. I went to school for Jazz as well after that. I didn’t really enjoy the Jazz program, and it had nothing to do with them. It was totally my fault. I ended up going to school for production and engineering to learn my .
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