Adam Rivera (Producer of The LIFF 2017 Awards Gala)
Adam Rivera was born on the island of Puerto Rico in the early 1970’s. He and his family relocated to Chicago, Illinois and this is where Adam lived for almost three decades. He grew up in the area of Little Italy on the Southwest side of the city. In the mid eighties Adam was introduced to a new genre of music called House Music. Being exposed to this incredible sound of music, Adam was instantly inspiration to produce and coordinate private events that circulated around this fresh new sound. Adam’s events ranged from small House Parties, nightclub events, to major concert productions where people by the thousands would attend.
In the beginning of 1989 Adam was asked if he would be interested in helping out with a movie titled “Backdraft” that was being filmed in his neighborhood. Adam agreed to do so, and assisted Location Manager Michael Malone, and Academy award winning Set decorator Garrett Lewis.
“Being surrounded by high-profiled actors and celebrities like Ron Howard, Kurt Russell, Scott Glenn, Billy Baldwin, J.T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh plus many more, gave me such an inspiration to get involved at a much larger scale in the future”. – Adam Rivera
Being involved with such a major Hollywood project, Adam became more aware of what went on behind the scenes of films. The neighborhood in which Adam lived was no stranger to movies and television shows being filmed, and this occurred quite often. These types of experiences made his passion for film and television much more greater.
Since 2010, Adam has worked on over thirty-five (35) films and television programs. Adam also has wrote, produced and directed a film titled “Disappearance” which will be released in the Fall of 2017 and is in pre-production on another one of his films titled “Betrayal”. He is also currently working on three additional films and two television shows that are in development. Truly a lifestyle he has always dreamt of.
Adam currently manages a vast array of talented entertainment industry professionals. Adam created the branding of Ionz Media Group LLC, which also includes Ionz.FM and Ionz.TV. “Being versatile is what I enjoy the most” Adam mentions. From creating new music, new concepts for his artists’, new avenues to venture, coordinating exciting innovative, producing new film & television shows, and high-profiled events; Adam has no intentions of stopping just yet…. stay tuned.
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