Meet Rique

Rique Colón is a versatile singer-songwriter, guitarist, and award-winning composer whose career spans performance, production, and music education. A native of Puerto Rico, Rique first earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music before relocating to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, where he completed his second Bachelor’s degree in 2005.

His production debut, the 2006 album Sentido Tropical, quickly established him as a significant voice, earning the 7th spot among the Top 20 albums of the year by the National Foundation for Popular Culture. Following this success, Colón dedicated time to music-educational outreach, securing the Berklee Alumni Grant and subsequent funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (via the Puerto Rican Fund for Cultural Activities Financing) to launch and sustain four major educational tours across Puerto Rico.

In 2019, he released his Latin pop album, Amuleto. The project received international acclaim when the track “Amuleto de la suerte” was selected as a finalist in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2019 and a semi-finalist in the Unsigned Only Music Competition. Beyond songwriting, Rique is a busy composer for film and TV, with credits including scores for major brands, documentaries, and short films. He is currently composing the score for the upcoming feature film Braided (Trenzadas), directed by his wife, Raisa Bonnet.

Academically, Rique furthered his expertise, earning a Master’s in Music Education from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico in May 2025, where he researched and published his thesis on the intersection of AI and Music Education in Puerto Rico.