Mr. Rivera is from Long Branch, New Jersey and graduated from Long Branch High School in 2014. He went on to study at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. During his time there he played in many of the ensembles including the Wind Ensemble and the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra. He was also a part of numerous chamber groups that competed and performed for educational outreach opportunities. While at Rutgers he also performed for President Barrack Obama and on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. 

Mr. Rivera has taught numerous marching bands and is the brass Caption Head at the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps from Princeton, NJ.