Eduardo Rivera is a composer based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in scoring for media - including film, documentary, television, video games, and podcasts. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Eduardo has honed his craft as a composer. He had the honor of being the senior composer for Wait What, the company formed by the co-founders of TED Talks, for 2.5 years. Throughout his tenure with Wait What, Eduardo composed for multiple shows: Masters of Scale, Meditative Story, and Spark & Fire for which he won a Signal Award for Best Original Score. In 2023, Eduardo partnered with Director, Brad Allgood, to score his award-winning documentary, "Patrol". ​ As a BIPOC composer, Eduardo aims to elevate the voice of minorities and create opportunities for underrepresented composers and musicians. --- Employment and project experience **Senior Composer** Wait What November 2021 - March 2024 - Delivered award-winning original scores on a weekly basis for three shows: Meditative Story, Spark & Fire, and Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman. - Managed multiple stakeholders’ expectations and worked in tandem with different departments including Producers, C Suite Executives, Audio Production Teams, and Marketing to deliver assets on a fast timeline. - Budgeted and executed recording sessions with 3rd party talent to compliment sampled orchestral instruments. **Composer** Bibliotek Media January 2014 - Present - Compose, orchestrate, budget, conduct, and record original scores for narrative films, award-winning documentaries, and podcasts. - Develop, script, and record bespoke and detailed sample libraries. - Work in multiple DAWs and implement new plug-ins, signal flow software, and latest music libraries. - Actively collaborate with Directors, Producers, and Audio Departments to define musical style, tone, and alignment with project objectives.

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Eduardo Rivera is a composer based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in scoring for media - including film, documentary, television, video games, and podcasts. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Eduardo has honed his craft as a composer. He had the honor of being the senior composer for Wait What, the company formed by the co-founders of TED Talks, for 2.5 years. Throughout his tenure with Wait What, Eduardo composed for multiple shows: Masters of Scale, Meditative Story, and Spark & Fire for which he won a Signal Award for Best Original Score. In 2023, Eduardo partnered with Director, Brad Allgood, to score his award-winning documentary, "Patrol". ​ As a BIPOC composer, Eduardo aims to elevate the voice of minorities and create opportunities for underrepresented composers and musicians. --- Employment and project experience **Senior Composer** Wait What November 2021 - March 2024 - Delivered award-winning original scores on a weekly basis for three shows: Meditative Story, Spark & Fire, and Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman. - Managed multiple stakeholders’ expectations and worked in tandem with different departments including Producers, C Suite Executives, Audio Production Teams, and Marketing to deliver assets on a fast timeline. - Budgeted and executed recording sessions with 3rd party talent to compliment sampled orchestral instruments. **Composer** Bibliotek Media January 2014 - Present - Compose, orchestrate, budget, conduct, and record original scores for narrative films, award-winning documentaries, and podcasts. - Develop, script, and record bespoke and detailed sample libraries. - Work in multiple DAWs and implement new plug-ins, signal flow software, and latest music libraries. - Actively collaborate with Directors, Producers, and Audio Departments to define musical style, tone, and alignment with project objectives.

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Eduardo Rivera is a composer based in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in scoring for media - including film, documentary, television, video games, and podcasts.

With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Eduardo has honed his craft as a composer. He had the honor of being the senior composer for Wait What, the company formed by the co-founders of TED Talks, for 2.5 years. Throughout his tenure with Wait What, Eduardo composed for multiple shows: Masters of Scale, Meditative Story, and Spark & Fire for which he won a Signal Award for Best Original Score. In 2023, Eduardo partnered with Director, Brad Allgood, to score his award-winning documentary, “Patrol”.

As a BIPOC composer, Eduardo aims to elevate the voice of minorities and create opportunities for underrepresented composers and musicians.


Employment and project experience

Senior Composer Wait What
November 2021 - March 2024

  • Delivered award-winning original scores on a weekly basis for three shows: Meditative Story, Spark & Fire, and Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman.
  • Managed multiple stakeholders’ expectations and worked in tandem with different departments including Producers, C Suite Executives, Audio Production Teams, and Marketing to deliver assets on a fast timeline.
  • Budgeted and executed recording sessions with 3rd party talent to compliment sampled orchestral instruments.

Composer Bibliotek Media
January 2014 - Present

  • Compose, orchestrate, budget, conduct, and record original scores for narrative films, award-winning documentaries, and podcasts.
  • Develop, script, and record bespoke and detailed sample libraries.
  • Work in multiple DAWs and implement new plug-ins, signal flow software, and latest music libraries.
  • Actively collaborate with Directors, Producers, and Audio Departments to define musical style, tone, and alignment with project objectives.
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Skills

Logic Pro
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Short Film
So
Soundtrack
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Feature
In
Instrumental
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Experience Level

Logic Pro
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert
Feature
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Pro Tools
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
Sibelius
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Education

Bachelor of Arts at University of Maryland, College Park
May 31, 2009
Post Graduate Certificate at UCLA
May 31, 2017

Qualifications

Signal Award - Best Original Score for "Spark and Fire"
March 1, 2023
Podcast Award
Webby Award - Best Original Score for "Meditative Story"
April 1, 2024
Podcast Award

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Meditative Story - Podcast
    I was the composer for this podcast for the last 2.5 years. https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE613 Patrol - Feature Documentary
    I scored this documentary in 2023 the was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's non-profit, ReWild. Link: https://www.twine.net/signin Music Reference: https://www.twine.net/signin

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