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 disabled music composer and creator of "Melody Left Behind", celebrating underserved performers living with schizophrenia, autism, chronic illness and those who process the stage and world just a little differently. Rivky’s song “Hear Me Mr. Honey," was produced by Grammy-winning Amy Lee of Evanescence, recently spotlighted, performing at The Grammy Museum, featuring Taye Diggs. Rivky’s music has appeared on PBS’s Mysteries Of Mental Illness. Currently Rivky has been hosting a radio show with The Berklee College Of Music, on The Able Voices Podcast, welcoming disabled guest artists to share their stories!

Based in NYC, her career jump-started Off-Broadway, releasing her first album, inviting her to The Kennedy Center, and stages featuring Suzanne Vega. Other projects include co-creating a musical in development with Playwright Jack Feldstein. She is noted for her distinct, 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 often co-hosts with entertainers like legendary Susie Mosher of Birdland Jazz Club in NYC and theater critic and entertainer, Adam Feldman of “Time Out NY”, pushing the boundary to welcome more 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

Recognition and Awards

Professional Memberships

• PRO: BMI