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Open
Open we featured his musically inclined that he was from New Zealand and
father, Andre Rivette, last month.
had never jammed with a Canadian
musician. So, he asked me to join
Like his father, he has a passion for
Mic music, but it didn’t necessarily start him, and we ended up playing the
Mic
whole set together. Impromptu
that way.
musical moments like this are
“Most people think my musical
career started because of my last always memorable.”
name and the history of the Rivette With the magical moments come
with Sports Energy family in the region, which makes a few hard ones, too.

Featuring: me very proud to now be a part of,” “The hardest thing about being a
said Rivette. “My career started by professional musician is the sacrifice
Rodney Rivette accident while taking a personal day you make, as you are constantly
from class at Ottawa University and missing family events because you
heading to Montreal with my friend
By Molly Kett Photo Submitted are working when these events take
Eddie Lauzon. We went to our first
place,” said Rivette. “A lot of the
Karaoke show in 1990 and decided interesting to me, so we made it
ocal musician Rodney Rivette to buy some equipment and start a time your schedule is set a year at a
Lis the owner of Rockstar Party business. Singing in public was not happen, and the rest is history!” time, and you miss events.”
Promotions and has been working in Rivette’s musical career includes
a thing for me at first but a crazy Currently, Rivette and his friends
the music and entertainment business night at one of our shows would stints with the bands Heroes Fall, Marc and Eddie are putting a new
for over thirty years. When he’s not change things forever. Peter Nichol Tweeter and the Monkey Man, and group together to do festival shows
spreading his love for music, you Heroes of the Highland, releasing
heard me perform at a karaoke and a few local gigs, with Trevor
can find him spending time with his a compilation of Celtic covers on
show and mentioned that perhaps joining the group on April 6th at
daughter Alex. If his name sounds joining a band would be something most major musical streaming the Rendezvous Restaurant and
familiar to you, it’s likely because services worldwide in 2019. Bar for their Brothers Unplugged

“My musical style varies show. Plus, you can catch Rivette’s
depending on the gig these karaoke shows every Wednesday,
days. Country, rock, alternative, Friday, and Saturday at the
UNRIVALED CUTTING Celtic, and oldies are but a few Rendezvous as well. Early Friday
shows are also had at the RCAF
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said Rivette. “Most of these are still
being played with my old friends being announced regularly on their
Marc Muir, Eddie Lauzon, and Facebook Rockstar Party page.
Visit Us Trevor Walsh.” What’s next for Rivette musically,
For Expert Over his many years in music, he says, is easy. He plans to continue
Service Rivette says there have been playing gigs as long as his health

numerous magical moments. allows, and interest from others in
his music continues in a positive
“Playing with amazing musicians, way. Rockstar Party will be doing
opening for international artists,
more events now that everyone is
playing shows around Ontario, getting back to normal life, and
Quebec, and the United States, as Rivette is looking forward to many
well as my time in the studio with
more shows in front of amazing
the Heroes bands and Boundary
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