A graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire in England, Rik Roberts studied composition with renowned Anglo-Indian composer John Mayer and British composer Andrew Downes. He is comfortable across the board with different genres, but he has been particularly successful with World Music. Rik has a strong interest in Indian, African, Spanish, South American, and Celtic, as well as Roots Music in general.
Rik Roberts' music has been used in documentaries, radio, TV, and online commercials and has been included on many commercial compilation albums and playlists. He has also used his original compositions and arrangements on two albums in his own name. Rik regularly performs his music as a concert Classical/Spanish guitarist.
Pumping, hi-energy experimental dance track, consisting of heavy layered beats, chipmunk style vocal and sampled whispering. The words 'I can run faster than you' featured predominantly. Crying out to be used for sports, commercials, sneakers, trainers, athletics, olympics. A great quirky track. Male Vocals, Dance, Experimental
Soft chill-out, trancy track for voice-overs, weather reports, cultural listings etc. clear ambient synth bed with swing drum track and atmospheric effects. Very news channel sounding. Loopable and easy to cut up/fade in and out. Mixed to work as background music. Instrumental, Dance, Trance
Unique, bombastic, energetic indo-dance track. Guitar led - playing sitar style lines with some call and response. Strong and varied backbeat with a hard edge. In the style of Cornershop, Talvin Singh and Nitin Sawhney. Great for travel, cooking scenes and for creating a sense of movement and work. Instrumental, Dance, Experimental
Medium-tempo dance track for travel documentaries and films. Etherial female vocals, shuffle beat, middle-eastern oud style tune and electronics depicting train sounds. perfect for train journey scenes but also travel scenes with other forms of transport. Instrumental, Dance, Experimental
Contemporary sounding, feel-good dance-pop with strong 1990s references, specifically to Sunscream's 'Love U More' and Underworld's 'Born Slippy'. The overall sound is reminiscent of the recent, poppier sounding tracks by The Killers. For romantic comedy, commercials, teens, 20s something etc. Male Vocals, Gothic, Industrial Dance
The quirkiest dance-funk track ever! Guitar-led, driving beat, electronica and obscured vocal effects. Perfect for any action, or sped-up scene that is quirky; people working, decorating, cooking etc. The ethnic undertones would also suit travel scenes. Reminiscent of Prince, but even more playful! Instrumental, Dance, Experimental
Slow-groove track with smooth guitar melody, old-school hip-hop beat and vocal effect. Very 'Ceefax' in sound but with a hip edge. For teletext/ceefax or text based information listings. All designed and mixed to blend in the background. Great for powerPoint presentations, pushes text along nicely. Instrumental, Dance, Dance-Pop
Slow-groove track with smooth guitar melody, old-school hip-hop beat and vocal effect. Very 'Ceefax' in sound but with a hip edge. For teletext/ceefax or text based information listings. All designed and mixed to blend in the background. Great for powerPoint presentations, pushes text along nicely. Instrumental, Dance, Dance-Pop
Dynamic and contemporary ethnic house track with some 1990s throwbacks. Brimming with exotic hi-energy and a moody euphoria. Featurures female Arabic vocal samples against a big progressive house backdrop. Ideal for nightclub scenes, Middle Eastern turmoil and DJ mixing. A real gem and quite unique! Instrumental, Dance, World Dance
Manic and futuristic glitch-beat rave anthem to the global protests of 2011/12. Extreme, dirty and raw with chipmunk vocals, satirical lyrics and subtle changes in the harsh textures. Reminiscent of Crystal Castles with some Prodigy. For documentaries, websites, games, satire, youth reports, MTV. Male Vocals, Dramatic, Hectic Music
Dramatic, dark & energetic house track with strong trance elements & all the classic build-up, filter & breakdown features associated with the genre. A synth effect depicts racing car sounds making it ideal for racing themed video games, car & motorbike sports, chase, CSI & road trip scenes. Instrumental, Dance, House
Highly quirky, eccentric, bizarre and downright kooky electro/techno track with all the cheeky elements making it perfect for children's TV, tweenies, teens and any ads, commercials or scenes requiring quirkiness. Cheesy synth lines, heavily layered, beats, techno buzzes and squirts. All out fun! Instrumental, Dance, Techno
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