IVY STATES Ivy States New York Venezuelan-born, Miami-raised, and NYC-polished. Ivy States is a producer/songwriter who spent his formative years as a rapper touring the NYC scene with his band Team Scene (Brooklyn Bowl, Pianos, and The Bitter End, etc.). He has since focused on releasing music under a solo project stemming out of parenthood and the pandemic, with success in sync (Waves The Series on Amazon Prime, Soundstripe, etc).