Shawn Rivera

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Shawn Rivera
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre(s)	R&B
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter, record producer
Associated acts	Az Yet

Shawn Rivera is a Grammy nominated American singer, songwriter, producer, percussionist and arranger best known for his work in the multi-platinum selling R&B vocal group, Az Yet.

A Philadelphia native of Puerto Rican ancestry, Shawn Kurt Rivera is also the inventor of the popular cajon-style drum called SlapBoxx.^[1]

[edit] Discography

(with Az Yet)

1996: Az Yet (LaFace Records)
1996: The Nutty Professor Soundtrack (Def Jam) featured artist
1997: Hav Plenty Soundtrack (Miramax) featured artist
1997: Steel (soundtrack) (Warner Bros.) featured artist
1998: Soul Train Christmas Starfest (Don Cornelius) featured artist
1999: You're the Inspiration: A Collection of Peter Cetera's Greatest Hits (Sony) featured artist
2000: Body and Soul: The Timeless Collection featured artist
2001: Kingdom Come (2001 film) Soundtrack featured artist
2006: Back Home 2007 LP (Az Yet Records Inc.)

(as Solo Artist)

2000: Soulsa Guardian/818 Music [1]
2001: Pleasures U Like - Jon B. Sony/550 Records writer, backing vocals
2001: Always High and Reaching Everett B. Walters [2] featured artist
2002: Sweet Oranges [3]Soundtrack featured artist
2004: Shawn Rivera Phillywood Music (iTunes)
2005: Love To This Phillywood Music (iTunes)
2006: Full Circle Phillywood Music (iTunes)
2007: Slaamd [4] Slaamd Records [5] (iTunes)
2008: Notes From The Whistler - Alessandro Alessandroni featured artist
2008: Give Me Your Hand : The Maya Angelou Songbook Vol. 1 producer, arranger, vocals, percussion, sequencing, editing

[edit] References

^ SlapBoxx Page

Tom Moon; Daniel Webster, Dan DeLuca. "SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA REELS IN 16 NOMINATIONS", The Philadelphia Enquirer, January 7, 1998, pp. D01. ^{[verification needed]}