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Rissa Lavilla

Based in New York

she/her • Member Since 2024

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Rissa Lavilla is a New York based Producer and Writer for TV/Film and theatre. Some credits include NBC Universal, Lobsters International Theatricals, and First you Dream Entertainment. She is ecstatic to be part of the Recording Academy’s “Grammy U” Cohort and is currently a 2024/2025 Recording Academy Mentee for the Songwriting/Composing track, delving into being an instrumentalist. Other work include independent producing with her production company “Beyond Stage and Screen” focusing cabaret shows, new developments, and collaborating with production and marketing teams for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and developing new musicals. Rissa Lavilla is proud to represent her different cultures in the entertainment industry being Hawaiian, Filipina, and Spanish. She is passionate about being a voice for diversity, inclusion, and social change within the industry and is a member of NYCLU Artist Ambassadors, Ring Of Keys, Tempo, Rise, Maestra, Muse, and PEAK Pasifika

Sexual Orientation
iSexual orientation describes a person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person.

Bisexual

Gender Identity
iOne’s internal, deeply held sense of gender. Some people identify completely with the gender they were assigned at birth (usually male or female), while others may identify with only a part of that gender, or not at all. Some people identify with another gender entirely. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others.

Cisgender

Race/Ethnicity
iRacial identity is the qualitative meaning one ascribes to one’s racial group, whereas ethnic identity is a concept that refers to one’s sense of self as a member of an ethnic group. At their core, both constructs reflect an individual’s sense of self as a member of a group; however, racial identity integrates the impact of race and related factors, while ethnic identity is focused on ethnic and cultural factors. We celebrate our Keys’ intersectionality and understand that creating one’s racial/ethnic identity is a fluid and nonlinear process that varies for every person. Many folks will identify with more than one background while others will identify with a single group more broadly.

Filipina, Spanish, Hawaiian

Discipline

Producer, Writer, Musician

Vocal Range

Alto

Dance Experience

N/A

Unions & Affiliations

AFM

Website

http://rissalavilla.com