About Rivky

She/They, Queer, Disabled, Non-binary

Creator and host of "Melody Left Behind", an inclusion and accessibility project celebrating underserved performers living with schizophrenia, autism, psychosis, brain injuries and those who process the stage and world just a little differently.

Cross genres: Folky-pop, bluesy, spoken-word, poetry, lyrical, classic rock, neo-soul, Euro-french, cabaret, vaudeville, Musical, off-beat interpretation, piano based singer-songwriter, vocalist.

Rivky is a NYC singer-songwriter distinct for quirky time signatures and imaginative, caba-rock theatrical story-telling, recipient of the NYFA grant, nominated by the IMEA Awards, selected for New York Musical Theater’s top finalists at Signature Theater, Feinstein's 54 Below. Rivky’s song “Hear Me Mr. Honey," was produced by Grammy-winning Amy Lee of Evanescence. Rivky’s music has appeared on PBS’s Mysteries Of Mental Illness. Her career jump-started composing for Off-Broadway, meeting her friend and Cellist Brian Sanders, releasing their first album, inviting them to The Kennedy Center, and stages featuring Suzanne Vega. Other projects include co-creating a musical in development with Playwright Jack Feldstein. Rivky also happens to live with a form of schizophrenia and non-visible disabilities. She created “Melody Left Behind”, often co-hosting with entertainers like legendary Susie Mosher of Birdland Jazz Club in NYC and theater critic and entertainer, Adam Feldman of “Time Out NY”, celebrating underserved performers living with schizophrenia, psychosis, autism and those who process the stage and the world just a little differently. Pushing the boundary to welcome more neurodiverse inclusion on mainstream music stages, which often doesn’t exist for every unique artist. Most recently “Melody Left Behind” was sponsored by Director Douglass Adams of Hawaii County, in which Mayor Roth’s office attended. Rivky also spends time writing, painting and creating weird food recipes in her kitchen.

Music styles:
Solo, raw, acoustic, vocal stand outs. Quirky, theatrical, experimental, ambiguous. Akin to Freddy Mercury, Nina Simone, David Bowie, K.D. Lang, Adele, Amanda Palmer, Annie Lennox, Sondheim, Regina Spektor, Tim Minchin, Leonard Cohen, Kurt Veil, Tori Amos, Jaques Brel.

Recognition and Awards