Rick Krive
Born and raised in Lansing Michigan, educated at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Rick's musical career has spanned 4 decades as an arranger, composer, producer, keyboardist, and vocalist. His music has been heard all around the world.
LIBRARY MUSIC CREDITS include:
TV & MOVIES such as,
"EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS", "30 ROCK", “BURN NOTICE”, "FRIENDS",
“GOOD MORNING AMERICA”, "THE TODAY SHOW",
”THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO”,
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE", “THE UGLY TRUTH”,
and the 2014 Rob Reiner film “AND SO IT GOES.”
As a TOURING MUSICIAN: he has worked with:
DEANA MARTIN, LULU, JOE PISCOPO, SAL VIVIANO, ETHYL MERMAN, BOBBY RIDELL, RICH LITTLE, and The GOLD-DIGGERS.
As a RECORDING SESSION VOCALIST AND KEYBOARDIST,
he has worked with:
GLORIA ESTEFAN, MICHAEL BOLTON, DIANE KEATON, ROB REINER,
ROBERTO CARLOS, DION DIMUCCI, FRANKI VALLE,
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK, DEANA MARTIN, LULU, BUCKY PIZZARELLI,
Record Producers RUDY PEREZ & CHARLES CALELLO.
As an ADVERTISING JINGLE WRITER, PRODUCER AND VOCALIST,
Rick has written and produced hundreds of jingle campaigns for SATURN SOUND STUDIOS in West Palm Beach and
SPECTRUM RECORDING in Pompano Beach. As a jingle vocalist,
he has over 1500 invoiced jobs for the #1 automotive advertiser in America, ZIMMERMAN AND PARTNERS in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Currently, Rick is a Freelance Teacher/Clinician of Contemporary Church Music in the US and abroad,
Musical Director/Pianist for vocalist DEANA MARTIN
(Daughter of Dean),
Musical Director/Pianist for British vocalist LULU,
Musical Director/Pianist for vocalist and wife, DAWN MARIE,
first call Vocalist for ZIMMERMAN & PARTNERS ADVERTISING,
and Freelance Composer/Producer/Arranger.