who?
i am nick. i am a follower of christ. i love and am married to liza. i love music. i run a company. in that order.
if you can manage past the strange first impression i undeniably leave most people with, you’ll find a musician, an artist, a love-activist, a thinker, an optimist and a lot of laughter. i love the grand sweeping strokes that God uses while being infinitely amused at the little things in life.
professionally: designer. [graphic. website. print. photography.]
unprofessionally: geek. thinker. musician. artist.
religiously: follower of christ.
politically: love-activist. (and pro-Ron Paul ‘08)
musically: guitar. bass. singing. a little of the following: piano. keyboard. drums. programming.
technically: self-taught. [everything.]
romantically: happily married.
concerning music…
latercomesquickly is a name and an idea and one person. the name came from a sentence that was quickly followed by another: wow that would be a cool band name. the idea is to live now, as all the times we say we are going to truly live get here very swiftly…and usually just keep going unnoticed. the one person is nicholas rivera.
musically, i have been all over the place. as with many musicians, i started off ripping off way too many other musicians and have made some very embarrassing recordings along the way. in the last couple years i finally feel like i am moving towards a purer representation of myself through sound. in the end, the journey is greater than the destination.
guitars: Dean Hardtail Select, Epiphone Les Paul Baritone, Fender Acoustic
effects: Line 6 PodXT Live, CryBaby from Hell
bass: Cort 5 String
keys: M-Audio Axiom 61
recording: Sonar 6, Reason 3, Tascam FW-1082, KRK Rokit 5 Monitors, StudioProjects C1, Shure SM58
“This is a test against myself, a struggle to prove the point. That life is bright and shining if you take the time to participate. It looks so fun to be alive…”