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Natty Rico
Q. Tell everyone who you are and what you do.
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A. My name is Natty Rico, French DJ Sax player and composer.
Q. Who or what inspired you to be a Saxiest DJ?
A. To be honest, what inspired me to create my concept of Saxiest DJ, was my desire to create something unique, and be able to create my own show for 2 Hours nonstop.
Back in the days I used to be only a saxophone player playing with DJs. At first, I was able to improvise on DJs set as an Jazz background, but I felt like I couldn’t really drive a whole set. I had an impact playing the sax 4 time per show for 10 minutes but step by step I just wanted to have the freedom to play my own tracks, my own remixes and create a unique vibe from A to Z. So, I decided to create my own concept, different from everyone, to give people an Experience, a bit of a DJ set or a little touch of sax here and there.
Q. Let’s talk about your album and the motivation behind the album?
A. My new album is a mix of all my biggest songs, from CALIFORNIA with Snoop Dogg and Monday Justice to Hold that sucker down (that hit 2 million streams on Spotify). This album represents me. I love MUSIC in general, I’m not focused on one style, but I compose with my mood. There is downtempo, up-tempo, club type, festival but also chill music.
Q. What are some of your goals you want to accomplish for 2022?
A. I want to be better than last year, 2021 was my best year in terms of gigs. Surprisingly, I never toured that Much, and of course my main goal is to be back on festivals as I only do clubs and some private events also, I miss the festival vibes!
Q. Tell us what has been your most memorable experience being a Sax player performer?
A. Playing with Snoop Dogg, it’s my most memorable experience. I’ve been a huge fan of Snoop for a long time, and first of all doing a track with him was absolutely amazing but being live with uncle Snoop is extremely crazy for me! My first show with him was on a yacht. He was blowing some smoke on my face and asked me to “blow this saxophone Nephew! ”.
Q. What has been one of your biggest challenges you’ve had in your career?
A. My biggest challenge was to finally concretize my first show with my new concept DJ SAX in 2013, when at that time no one did both at the same time. Musicians didn’t consider me as a musician anymore and DJs didn’t consider me as a DJ. I worked so hard and got the opportunity to open for David Guetta for the POUPET FESTIVAL close to my hometown back in France! It was my biggest challenge because I had to show everyone that I’m a musician and also a DJ and my show is legit.
Q. Out of all the places you have performed what has been one of your most memorable ones?
A. It’s hard to say because each place is different, and I’ve had so many memories everywhere I’ve been around the world. If I had to pick one place, it would be Bora Bora. I always wanted to go there, and it was the most beautiful place I had ever seen, and when I played there it was sold out and the crowd was totally AMAZING!!
Q. What is one fun fact about yourself?
A. I love jokes so much, younger I could either choose between comedy or music, and finally at 16 years old I decided to choose music, but I really love to make jokes and to laugh.
Q. Are you working on any new events or projects?
A. Yea it’s been 2 years since I didn’t go back to France, I’m organizing a tour there for 2 weeks this summer. Also, I’m signing a new residency with THE COSMOPOLITAN of Las Vegas every other Thursday from MAY to OCTOBER, except when I’ll be in France of course!
Q. Where can the readers follow you?
A. On Instagram @NattyRico And Facebook Natty Rico YouTube Natty Rico You can listen to my music on Spotify Natty Rico.
