#125: Carlos Rafael Rivera | Scoring The Queen's Gambit

Carlos Rafael Rivera is a world-class award-winning film composer and guitarist, who just recently scored and was EMMY-nominated for the incredible Netflix Series, The Queen's Gambit! His music has been acclaimed by the Miami Herald, the San Francisco Examiner, and the LA Times, helping establish him as a composer with the unique ability of incorporating a large diversity of musical influences into his captivating compositions, which reflect his multi-cultural upbringing in Central America and the United States. He has recorded studio sessions for Island/Def Jam, and Universal Records; and had songs featured on NETFLIX’ FIREFLY LANE, ABC’s SCRUBS, MTV, and VH-1. His work for the performing arts has been featured by some of the most prominent ensembles and soloists, including Arturo Sandoval, Colin Currie, Chanticleer, Cavatina Duo, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the American Composers Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; commissioned by the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony and the American Wind Symphony; recorded by Varêse-Sarabande, BMG, Warner, Sony, Naxos, and Cedille labels; and awarded by the Herb Alpert Foundation, the Guitar Foundation of America, BMI, and twice by ASCAP. He has served as Composer-in-Residence with the Miami Symphony Orchestra, and was a musical consultant for “Invitation to World Literature,” an educational series funded by the Annenberg Foundation and produced by WGBH. He is a voting member of the Television Academy (EMMY’s), the Recording Academy (GRAMMY’s), the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), and is a sought out guest composer and lecturer throughout the globe. https://carlosrafaelrivera.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2292589/ https://www.instagram.com/composer313/?hl=en @thecareermusician @nomadsplace 🖥 THE CAREER MUSICIAN WEBSITE: https://proseries.thecareermusician.com/ 🎧 LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Podcast-MainPage https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Apple https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Spotify https://tinyurl.com/TCM-iHeart https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Stitcher-Pod https://tinyurl.com/TCM-GooglePodcasts 📱 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Instagram https://tinyurl.com/TCM-FBPage https://tinyurl.com/TCM-YouTube https://twitter.com/CareerMusician https://linktr.ee/thecareermusician #carlosrafaelrivera #composer #thequeensgambit #careermusician #careermusicianforlife #musiccareer #pantheonpodcasts #podcast #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #music #musician #musicians #musicianlife #musicproducer #producerlife #composer #sessionmusician #sessioncat #studio #studiomusician #recordingartist #touringmusician #roaddog #grind #hustle #education #musiceducation #musicschool #musicmajor #musicindustry #musicbusiness #musicbiz #industry #business #worldwide #megaphone #megaphonepodcasts #podcastapp #podcastsapp #apple #applepodcast #spotify #spotifypodcasts #iheartradio #iheart #sticher #googlepodcast #ratethispodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices