Ariel Rivas
Ariel Rivas, born in the Dominican Republic,Latin Grammy Awards winner [1], is a music producer, artist manager, recording engineer, producer of shows, events, and international tours.
Biography
Before he committed to music, Rivas studied architecture at the Veritas University in Costa Rica as well as at the "Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)" in the Dominican Republic. He obtained a degree in Artist Management from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. As a master's degree student in Music Business, at Berklee College of Music in Boston, (EEUU), he received the Bill Cosby Scholarship for academic excellence [2]. Ariel has more than 19 years experience in the production of events, management and booking of artists.
Rivas has been in the music industry since age 15. He is the owner of Ariel Rivas Entertainment, a company dedicated to production, management and promotion of events. The company works with recognized artists such as Rubén Blades, Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Danny Rivera, Tego Calderón, Jerry Rivera, Victor Manuelle, Luis Fonsi, Luis Enrique among others.
Since 1999 he has managed the successful artistic career of Danny Rivera[3], well-known Puerto Rican singer, whose albums have won gold and platinum and has sold more than 20 million copies during his career. Rivas has emphasized his skills as music producer and recording engineer in some of Rivera’s albums such as “Enamorado de la Paz”, “Quiere Nacer”, “Amada Amante”, “Te Regalo una Rosa” [4] tribute to Juan Luis Guerra, as well as “Mi Tierra me Llama”.
Philanthropy
On June 19, 2004 Rivas organized the charity event "A Song of Hope" to benefit the flood victims of Jimaní in the Dominican Republic with the participation of Luis Fonsi, Chichi Peralta, Danny Rivera, Milly Quezada, Fernando Villalona, Pavel Núñez, Adalgisa Pantaleón, City of Angels, Frank Ceara, among others.[5] He has also put on several other fundraising events to provide scholarships to poor children in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Featured Events
On April 3, 2011, Ariel Rivas produced a magnificent show to celebrate the inauguration of Costa Rica’s new National Stadium with the participation of great Latin singers such as Gilberto Santa Rosa, Don Omar y Víctor Manuelle. [6]
In October of 2011 he was hired by the government of Panama, as general and executive producer of the Opening and Closing ceremonies for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, at the Rod Carew Stadium in Panama. He demonstrated his talents by creating an amazing light show as well as special effects, videos, choreographies and fireworks.[7]
In 2009 Ariel Rivas made a strategic alliance with Juan Toro and The Relentless Agency[8] and put together Ruben Blades and Seis del Solar’s world tour "Todos Vuelven". [9] During the same year he carried out the production of "Todos Vuelven Live", including two compact discs and two DVD documenting the tour through Latin America and the United States. With this project Rivas obtained two Latin Grammy nominations[10] for Best Producer and Video Director (long version) and best Salsa Album in the Tropical category. In 2011 he was awarded the Latin Grammy for the production of best Salsa Album.[11]
Accolades
2012 Latin Grammy Nomination[1] for Best Salsa Album "Eba Say Ajá", Ruben Blades and Cheo Feliciano (Ariel Rivas Music).
December 2011 Received “Bill Cosby” scholarship at Berklee College of Music[2] for academic excellence.
2011 Latin Grammy Award Winner[3] for Best Salsa Album “Todos Vuelven Live”, Ruben Blades y Seis del Solar (Ariel Rivas Music).
2011 Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Producer and Director for Long Form Music Video "Todos Vuelven," Ruben Blades y Seis del Solar (Ariel Rivas Music).
Medal of Recognition by the Fenton Foundation, for his contribution in the production of events to encourage education for the Dominican children/youth.
Production Credits
2012 World Tour Ruben Blades “Cantos y Cuentos Urbanos” (General and Executive Producer, Booking Agent)
Opening and Closing of Panama’s 2011 Baseball World Cup (General and Executive Producer)
World Tour Ruben Blades and Seis del Solar “Todos Vuelven” (General and Executive Producer)
"Una sola Salsa" Tour Ruben Blades and Gilberto Santa Rosa (General Producer)
2011 Ruben Blades Europe Tour (General Producer)
"La Historia Continua" Tour, Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle (General Producer and Creative Director)
"A Song of Hope", charity event to benefit the flood victims of Jimani in the Dominican Republic with the participation of Luis Fonsi, Chichi Peralta Danny Rivera, Milly Quezada, Fernando Villalona, Pavel Núñez, Adalgisa Pantaleon, City of Angels, Frank Ceara, among others. (General Producer)
References
- ^ http://www.grammy.com/nominees/latin/search?artist=&title=&year=2011&genre=All
- ^ http://welcome.berkleemusic.com/index.php/email/emailWebview?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuK%2FOZKXonjHpfsX97e0uWKOg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YIDRcJ0dvycMRAVFZl5nQ5dCOuZeYU%3D
- ^ http://dannyrivera.com/?p=80
- ^ http://www.prpop.org/noticias/dic06/musica_catalogo06_dic07.shtml
- ^ http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2004/vol8n24/Media1-en.html
- ^ http://www.ticotimes.net/Current-Edition/Top-Story/News/Costa-Rica-s-35-000-seat-National-Stadium-opens_Friday-March-25-2011
- ^ http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/10/02/panama-kicks-off-baseball-world-cup-with-win-over-/8d176161-406e-4541-962c-b102dcb0e257
- ^ http://www.therelentlessagency.com/index.php/our-team
- ^ http://www.rubenblades.com/creditostodosvuelven/
- ^ http://ciudadania-express.com/2011/10/06/ruben-blades-nominado-a-dos-grammys-latinos/
- ^ http://www.grammy.com/nominees/latin/search?artist=ruben+blades&title=&year=2011&genre=All