Well let's see....Almost everything I have been involved with in the last 25 years or so has had something to do with music or entertainment. 2010 will bemy 17th season at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia Maryland. The last 13 of which have been as Head Production Runner and Backstage Production Assistant. In December of 2005, I moved to Las Vegas with my amazing and beautiful wife, Kerstin. Kerstin is currently working as the Hospitality Sales Manager at the world famous Palms Hotel. I still travel back to Maryland several times a year to work concerts at Merriweather however, here in Vegas, I am doing production for TV, movies, and live events as well as working to promote a few artists on both coasts Enough about me. On Sunday October 26th, Kerstin and I welcomed our first child into this crazy world. His name is LOGAN LEWIS RIVKIN. He is the most amazing person I have ever met and as far as I am concerned, life started when he was born. I only hope that I can make him as happy as he has made us so far. Whether we are in Vegas, Maryland, or somewhere else, any time spent with our family and friends is time to be treasured.
RESUME-
LIVE MUSIC / CONCERT PRODUCTION
Killers, Third Eye Blind, Velvet Revolver, Travis Tritt, Kiss, Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Jack Johnson, Britney Spears, Earth Wind and Fire, Jimmy Buffet, Jackson Browne, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Goo Goo Dolls, Phish, Tom Petty, Back Street Boys, Lisa Marie Presley, Carrot Top, No Doubt, Counting Crows, Green Day, Alice Cooper, Hall and Oates, Company of Wolves, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Kenny Chesney, Blink 182, The Ravyns, Rod Stewart, Seal, Willie Nelson, Keith Urban, Huey Lewis and the News, Nickelback, Rob Byer, Metallica, Tim McGraw, Nine Inch Nails, Staind, John Legend, Stone Temple Pilots, Lenny Kravitz, Simon and Garfunkel, Dave Matthews Band, Kyf Brewer Band, The Cure, R.E.M., B-52's, Oasis, The Eagles, Yes, 3 Doors Down, Lillith Faire, Gretchen Wilson, Janes's Addiction, Taylor Swift Damnocracy, Vans Warped Tour, Mike Ruocco, HFStival, Bare Naked Ladies, The Police,Virgin Festival('06,'07,'08),M3 Festival,etc., etc., etc.
TELEVISION / MOTION PICTURES / AWARDS SHOWS
Super Group (VH1) Strictly Dr. Drew (Discovery Health) World Poker Tour (WPT) Redline (RL Films) Throw Down with Bobby Flay (Food Network) Knocked Up (Universal Pictures) Jolene (Next Turn Productions - Personal Assistant for Chazz Palminteri) Comic Relief 2006 (HBO - Live Event) 2006 Billboard Music Awards (Fox - Live Event) America's Party New Year's Eve (CD USA - Live Event) Miss America Pageant 2007, 2008, 2009 (Live Event) Sin City Diaries (HBO/Cinemax) Gym Class Heroes (MTV - music video) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Sunset Tan (E!) VH1 Rock Honors (VH1) Academy of Country Music Awards/ red carpet (GAC) Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader (Fox) Yonkers Joe (YJ Productions) Monday Night Football intro (ESPN) 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV) Celine Dion (music video) 2008 Comedy Festival (HBO) 2008 Video game Awards (Spike TV) America's Got Talent The Hills (MTV) Private Sessions - Sheryl Crow (A&E) Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo) Ellen DeGeneres show (NBC) Sarah Darling (music video)