CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA
Carlos Rafael Rivera, a Grammy and two-time Emmy-winning composer and educator, has made a significant impact in both the music industry and the world of film and television scoring. His work includes the critically acclaimed score for Netflix's limited series THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, one of the most viewed Netflix Limited Series of all time, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and directed by Scott Frank. This achievement earned Rivera his second Primetime Emmy award, his first Grammy, and additional accolades including the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Award, the BMI Film TV & Visual Media Award, the Hollywood Music in Media (HMMA) Award, and two International Film Critics Association (IFMCA) Awards.
Upcoming projects feature LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY (Apple TV), starring Brie Larson, GRISELDA (Netflix), starring Sofia Vergara, and EZRA, starring Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert DeNiro. He will also continue his collaboration with director Scott Frank on MONSIEUR SPADE.
Rivera's film and TV scoring credits extend to Netflix's GODLESS, earning him a Primetime Emmy, Universal Pictures' A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES with Liam Neeson, HBO Max's hit TV show and 15-time Emmy nominee HACKS, starring Jean Smart, for which he received the World Soundtrack Award (WSA) and the BMI Film TV & Visual Media Award, as well as JUST BEYOND for Disney+, and the global hit LA REINA DEL SUR 3 for Telemundo.
A protégé of Randy Newman, Rivera earned a DMA in Composition at USC's Thornton School of Music, where he studied with Donald Crockett and Stephen Hartke.
As a guitarist, he has performed as an opening act for The Who at the Hollywood Bowl, recorded studio sessions for Island/Def Jam and Universal Records, and had songs featured on soundtracks such as CRASH and DRAGONFLY, as well as Netflix's FIREFLY LANE, ABC's SCRUBS, MTV, and VH-1.
His music, acclaimed by the Miami Herald, the San Francisco Examiner, and the LA Times, reflects his multi-cultural upbringing in Central America and the United States. His compositions for visual media and the performing arts have been performed by Arturo Sandoval, the Cincinnati Pops, Chanticleer, Cavatina Duo, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the American Composers Orchestra, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Pro Musica Mundi Choir, and the Beethoven Academy Orchestra; commissioned by the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony and the American Wind Symphony; recorded by Varêse-Sarabande, Lakeshore, BMG, Sony, Naxos, and Cedille labels; and awarded by the Herb Alpert Foundation, the Guitar Foundation of America, BMI, and twice by ASCAP.
Rivera's commitment to the profession extends to his role as a voting member of the Television Academy (Emmys) and the Recording Academy (Grammys), and as a board member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL). He is a sought-after guest composer and lecturer throughout the Americas and Europe, reflecting his commitment to artistic excellence and education.
Carlos has served as Composer-in-Residence with the Miami Symphony Orchestra and was a musical consultant for the Annenberg Foundation-funded educational series "Invitation to World Literature." Carlos is a sought-out guest composer and lecturer throughout the Americas and Europe. He also passionately shares his knowledge as an Associate Professor at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music in Media Scoring and Production.
Carlos resides in Miami, Florida, and is represented by Bradley Rainey at WME, as well as Thomas Mikusz for White Bear PR.
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