Mike Rivera

2017- Present     Broward County Public Schools System

                            Substitute Teacher

2010 – Present   CCAT- Professor and Department Head of the Sound Program

Duties include designing curriculum and teaching music theory, music production techniques, and sound engineering

2008 – Present   Independent Record Producer

Producing arranging, and directing various sessions for WEA Latina, Universal Latino, Sony, BMG and NU Life Records/Machete/Universal

2008 – Present   Freelance Musician- Greater South Florida

                            Freelance touring and recording bassist with a variety of artists

2006 – 2008        United Sounds- Studio Owner/Manager

Duties include budget management, human resources, preparing invoices & billing, ordering supplies & scheduling maintenance calls

2004 – 2006        SGZ Entertainment- A & R Administrator

Duties include A&R, arranging, producing tracks for artists/projects affiliated with SGZ Entertainment (see attached discography); booking studios, contracting musicians, preparing charts, budget analysis, and work demos

1997 – 2004        Sir George Entertainment – Staff Producer

Duties include A&R, arranging, producing tracks for artists/projects affiliated with Sir George Entertainment (see attached discography); booking studios, contracting musicians, preparing charts, budget analysis, and work demos

1996 – 1998    Center For Black Music Research/Columbia College- Musical Director for Ensemble Kalinda

                        Duties included researching and arranging repertoire, as well as writing narration text for a series of lectures, concerts and workshops presented at Universities and Community Centers throughout the Midwest

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Voting member of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences)

AWARDS-

2002 Grammy Award – Associate Producer Album “La Negra Tiene Tumbao” Artist: Celia Cruz

2005 Grammy Award – Associate Producer – “Valio La Pena” Artist: Marc Anthony

Selected Discography