Lawd Ito

Born (December 29th, 1990) Miguel Angel Rivera Jr, ITO is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter, producer, musician and artist raised in the projects of the boogie down Bronx, a product of his upbringing. While rooted in salsa, hip-hop and R&B, Rivera ventures into various genres of music: EDM, Latin Jazz, Funk, Trap/Hip-Hop and Contemporary Pop.

Upon receiving his Bachelors in Popular Music Studies/Music Business from one of the top Music Business schools in the country (Billboard, ’18) William Paterson University ’16; Miguel has ventured into the entertainment industry, collaborating with artists, songwriters and producers from the east coast to the west coast.

Some of his works include co-writing for “Trust” – Disco Killerz ft. The 9D’s (Armada Records), “Fool Me Twice” – Kastra ft, Zach Matari and DJ Dramos. (Xelon Entertainment) This Bronx native has also done extensive co-writing and co-production work on two singles, “Mirror” & “Dancando” – Zach Matari (312,035 accumulated Spotify Streams and counting).

“Dancando” has received significant notoriety by being placed on various Spotify playlists including, Global X, Arab X, and many more.

Between the years 2017-2018, he has participated in various producer and songwriting competitions including, winning 1st place for the MusicWorks NYC Producer Challenge (August ’17) and placed 2nd for the iStandard iWrite NYC Songwriter Competition (March ’18). ITO also made the top 12 in iStandards Power of the Pen 2 National songwriting competition in Atlanta, Georgia.

An upcoming debut album titled “Different Perspective” will feature artists BRBN, Jivinchi and Brooklyn MC Nitty Scott set to release in the Summer ’19.