Erin Rioux (pronounced ree-yoo) is an

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psychedelic record producer, vocalist, and

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based in

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who makes music under the stage name Rioux. His work merges

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with traditional instrumentation, particularly

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and

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, to create a

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ic yet cerebral sonic environment.

Career

2011 – 2014

Originally from the

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area, Rioux now resides in

where he also runs his own event series and

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for

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called ''Connect''. In 2011 he released his first full-length LP, ''Everything You Need Is Right Here'' and in the following year he released his critically acclaimed EP ''Come On All You Ghosts'' which featured the single "Find the Reason".

2014 – Now

Late in 2012 Rioux began his

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event series, ''Connect'', which celebrates artistic innovation across different mediums and in electronic music. Early in 2014 Rioux expanded the event series into a

focusing on

. In 2014 Rioux released a string of singles including 'Trails,' 'Maze1,' and 'Lucifer,' which then culminated into his '' System Preferences'' EP with the final single 'Tree Torrent.' Rioux collaborated with digital media artist Cabbibo in creating a virtual environment for the EP.

Collaborations

In the summer of 2012 Rioux collaborated with

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- American astrophysicist &

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Stephon Alexander to create their collaborative record ''Here Comes Now'', out on August 4 of 2014 Rioux's record label Connect. The album features no-wave artist

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and will explore the connection between

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and

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, namely the creation of the

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. ''Here Comes Now'' was given a positive score of 7.2 by Pitchfork (

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) before the album was even released. Pitchfork said On September 5, 2014 ''Here Comes Now'' was named ″Sunset Album of the Week″ by one of Sydney, Australia's leading independent radio stations

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. Also in September of that year, Rioux joined

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to open for them on a few of their fall tour dates in the US.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2011: ''Everything You Need Is Right Here'' * 2014: ''Here Comes Now'' (with Stephon Alexander)

EPs

* 2012: ''Come On All You Ghosts'' * 2013: ''Supersymmetry'' * 2014: '' System Preferences'' * 2015: ''Evolver''

Singles

* 2013: ''Spirit Calling / Miniatures'' * 2014: ''Trails'' * 2014: ''Maze1'' * 2014: ''Lucifer''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rioux (musician) Musicians from New York City Record producers from New York (state) Living people 1990 births