Mr. Rivera is from Long Branch, New Jersey amd graduated fromLong Branch High School in 2014. He went on to study at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. During his time therehe 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 hperformed for President Barrack Obama and on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. 

Mr. Rivera has taught numerous marching bands and is a brass instructor at the Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps from Willmington, Delaware.