Little Nation

Introduced by a fellow musician who thought the duo would make a good songwriting team, Azevedo and Joker soon developed a creative musical partnership that has been going strong since 2010. Rique Azevedo has had a long career in the music industry, having composed and produced songs for various artists, including all-time favorite Brazilian pop hits “Dig Dig Joy” and “Desperdiçou” recorded by duo Sandy & Júnior. Alongside composing and producing music, Azevedo also worked for Universal Music Brasil as A&R Coordinator in 2010 and was part of the rock band Código B, serving as guitarist for many years until their split in 2013. In partnership with mix engineer João Milliet, who mixed the EP “Just Stay” and the album "Hum", Azevedo runs the music production company Cada Instante Produções in Brazil and has produced every Little Nation’s song. 

Before landing on Little Nation’s folk sound, Joker worked with DJ/producer Fernando Deeplick on an indie electro-pop project called Ain’t No Joke. Working with Deeplick, Joker was one of the names behind “Samba”, from Puerto-Rican singer Ricky Martin’s album Música + Alma + Sexo, and “Fly”, recorded by Brazilian singer Wanessa and American rapper Ja Rule, which was the most played pop song on radio stations across Brazil in 2009, according to Crowley Broadcast Analysis Brasil.

   Taking its moniker from a never released song written by Azevedo and Joker, Little Nation was formed after many writing sessions which resulted in a number of songs the duo considered too personal to be given to other artists. As part of a songwriting team, Rique and Samille realized there was more to music than just melody and lyrics. “We want Little Nation to be a form of artistic expression that starts with each song and creates different outcomes depending on the listener. It could be a painting, a sculpture, a dance routine, as long as it comes from the feeling the song brings. It all starts with the music.” says Rique.

   After nearly one and a half year of composing, recording and shaping the project, Little Nation readied its first four tracks, including “You Can Have It All”, featured in a 2014 short film called Closure.

  Little Nation is eager to have its voice heard in the years to come.