Stephen Gilbert-Rivera
Lead Composer, Sound Designer, Lyricist
Stephen started music at an early age, taking piano lessons from the age of ten, during his teens he played keyboards with various cover bands while he continued private piano lessons.
He then enrolled in the University of Central Florida (DBCC Extension) where he majored in Music Composition. During his stay there he played Keyboards in the Jazz and Symphonic bands earning a full music scholarship.
| Live Bands | Music Albums/CDs | Professional Affiliations |
Mr. Gilbert-Rivera also studied 6 years of classical piano under Alan Mason, noted Carnegie Hall performer and artist in residence (Daytona Beach, FL, Barry University professor). He continues to play and record with Jazz, Blues, and Progressive Rock bands such as Azureth, Cosmic Singularity, Stuey Blue and The Few.
Stephen now divides his time between album recordings, playing live and his duties here at MMCW, which include writing many scores for film, jingles, computer games, to songs for independent artists in every genre.
Professional Affiliations
- Voting Member of American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP)
- National Association of Composers
- Taxi – “The world’s leading Independent A&R Company.”
- American Composers Forum
- Contributor to Gamasutra – “The Art & Business of Making Games”
- Member of Film Music Network (FMN)
- Classical Archives
Music Projects/CDs
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AZURETH I – YESTERDAY’S FUTURE, TOMORROW’S PAST Studio Album, released in 2004 Location: Florida, Texas USA, Ringebu Norway CD Artwork: LogoGraphica Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Wake The Dragon (6:51) 2. Searching (4:26) 3. Man On The Moon (4:25) The Grand Design (36:13) 4. i) Overture [5:37] 5. ii) The Grand Design [6:53] 6. iii) Shadow Of A Man [7:39] 7. iv) Fanfare [5:25] 8. v) Humanity Revisited [4:38] 9. vi) The Sleeper Has Awakened [6:01] 10. Timeless Moments In Sherwood (4:21) 11. The Lathe Of Heavem (5:22) 12. Afterglow (5:13) Total Time: 66:55 Line-up / Musicians – Kenneth Aspeslåen / lead vocals, basses and drums – Mark Connors / electric and acoustic guitars and background vocals – Stephen Gilbert-Rivera / music, lyrics, acoustic and electric pianos, organ, synthesizers and background vocals With: – Gina Ballerina / sound efx on “Sleeper” – Casel Pabloh / cello on “Searching” – John Bogieheld / synthesizers and backwards stuff on “Shadow Of A Man” Releases information CD Independent Listen Here |
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AZURETH II – THE PROMETHEAN SYNDROME |
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COSMIC SINGULARITY I – FIRST STEPS Cosmic’s debut album released June 1, 2010 Location: Florida, Texas, Utah USA, Symi Greece CD Artwork: LogoGraphica Rod Chappell – Bass Mike Kosacek – Drums, Percussion Steve McAndrew – Vocals, Guitars, Bouzouki, music on tracks #1, #6 Stephen Rivera – music, lyrics, Keyboards Guests Todd Monroe – Bass Track Listings 1. Aegli 2. Time Travels 3. Symi II 4. Pandora’s Countdown 5. Indigo Sonata 6. St. Gorgios Buy/Listen Here |
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COSMIC SINGULARITY II – INVISIBLE ENEMY Cosmic’s second album released Feb 14, 2021 Location: Florida, Texas, Utah USA, Symi Greece CD Artwork: LogoGraphica Rod Chappell – Bass Mike Kosacek – Drums, Percussion Steve McAndrew – Vocals, Guitars, lyrics Stephen Rivera – music, lyrics, Keyboards Track Listings 1. Cosmic Energy 2. Destiny Begins Yesterday 3. Fate of Humanity 4. Invisible Enemy 5. The Great Reset/Reboot The Planet 6. Our Grand Finale 7. Raging Plague Buy/Listen Here |
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BINARY SPIRALS – BIG CITY WINDOWS released September 1, 2008 Location: Florida, Texas USA CD Artwork: LogoGraphica Stephen Rivera – music, Keyboards Dwayne King – Bass Guitar, music track #9 Stuey Blue – Saxophone Mike Kosacek – Drums, music track #7 Guests: Ray Strucker – Trumpet, Flugelhorn Beth Galiger – Flute Mixed and mastered by Mike Kosacek 1. Resonate 04:59 2. Metamorpheus 04:32 3. Moving Pivots 05:27 4. Block Party 04:17 5. Center of My Heart 04:56 6. Busy Bossa 03:39 7. Firelight 04:48 8. Warm Winters 04:55 9. Nuthin But Time 03:24 10. Dreg Existence 03:03 11. For Jane 04:28 about On their debut album, Binary Spirals plays jazz fusion that draws from Jeff Lorber, Steely Dan, and The Police, as well as a little bit of blues and funk. Songs like Moving Pivots is funky in a contemporary, smooth jazz way while For Jane evokes the sultry jazz singer in a smoky cafe, before slipping into a smooth Samba. Fans of fusion looking for a mellow groove will appreciate Binary Spirals, whether they are fans of rock, straight-ahead jazz, or R&B. Buy/Listen Here |
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STUEY BLUE – NEW WAY OF LIVING Released in 2006, 13 songs, 48 minutes Location: Florida, USA CD Artwork: LogoGraphica “New Way Of Living” is an original fusion jazz CD that mixes rock, funk, R&B, blues and pop rhythm. Strong melodies and a groovy rhythm section feature Stuey’s innovative and unique Sax playing. Lineup: Stuey Blue – Sax, Vocals Stephen Rivera – keyboards, music on tracks 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13 Unkljers – guitars Marc Gagne – bass Jerry Crepeau – drums Tracks; 1- Sweet Temptation 2- Save Me 3- Still Got the Funk 4- Aqua Lullabye 5- Radio Man 6- Gray Morning 7- I Wanna Be Like You 8- Live It Up 9- New Way of Living 10- Shaking off the Rust 11- El Final de Gran Amor 12- Bolt of Love 13- Blues for Stu Listen/Buy Here |
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CALADAN’S MOON – The Sleeper Has Awakened
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