Marivs
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Biografía
- Techno DJ & Producer. His productions have been released on labels such as Blast Records (GER), Resource Records (US), PITS (US), Architextures (CA), Fly High Records (UK) and Skills Records (RO).Marivs is one of the few true techno artists that represents the Toronto underground scene. Born and raised in a town called Baia Mare in the mystical land of Transylvania, part of today's Romania, he first became dazzled by electronic music in the early 90s. After a few years of his own musical exploration, he began DJing for a local radio show, which was dedicated to showcasing the best electronic music he could get his hands on. That's where he played with two decks and a mixer for the first time. Soon thereafter he was granted several placements in the clubs and festivals in his birth country, and he also began producing music, under the moniker Morris Newtone. It wouldn't be a stretch to credit Marivs - then Morris Newtone - with instituting the techno scene in his hometown in Romania. At that time Marivs, alongside his then DJ partner ALCA, held a residency at one of the largest dance clubs in Baia Mare, wherein he was given enough free rein on the music he selected that he was able to truly demonstrate to his town what he believed dance music should sound like. And under the club's requisite of maintaining an energetic dancefloor at all times, Marivs quickly became adept at selecting and mixing tracks under pressure in order to produce that perpetual groove that he's known so well for today. Marivs relocated to Toronto, Canada in 2013 and continued to pursue his lifetime passion - the art of techno in its purest form - for the first time as 'Marivs,' which is the original Latin form of his birth name. Behind the decks, Marivs's presence is commanding yet inviting, in a similar way that his selections are dark and driving, yet delicate. A perfectionist and a purist, Marivs has an innate ability to manipulate his music like few others can, whether the medium is analogue or digital. He tells a story with each set that is so captivating that guests on his dancefloor have actually been cited as saying, "I didn't even know I liked techno until now." Today, Marivs is still viewed as a techno authority, not just with his DJ performances and productions, but also with his side promotion project Kaleidoscope, which is yet another avenue for him to show people what techno looks like through his eyes. In his words: "Music shouldn't wake you up. It should make you dream."