Detailierte Künstler Informationen: Salva

A versatile solo producer, crowd riling DJ, owner of the revered Frite Nite label, and key figure in the Friends of Friends collective, Paul Salva knows how to control a room. Recently named to BBC1's In New DJs We Trust alongside Jackmaster, Brodinski and Monki, and after dropping one of 2012's biggest tracks, a collaborative remix of Kanye West's "Mercy" that not only reached #1 on Soundcloud, but received spins on Power 106 FM (LA), Power 105 FM (NYC), and Shade45XM, Salva's work promotes complexity through a synthesis of contrasting styles, showcasing dips into house motifs, grooves in smooth boogie funk, and massive roiling bass waves. Salva ended 2012 with an exclusive Jumpoff mix for Power 106 FM that aired live primetime on DJ Felli Fel's Friday show, a cap to a year of support that included Pitchfork, FADER, FACT, BBC's Benji B and Skream & Benga, A-Trak, Low End Theory, Snoop Dogg, Diplo, Dâm-Funk, Night Slugs, and many others.

A Chicago native who developed his craft in Miami and San Francisco and currently resides in Los Angeles, Salva has been invited to perform on the world's biggest stages. A 2011 alum of the Red Bull Music Academy, 2012 has seen Salva perform at Sonar, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Mutek Montreal, Detroit Electronic Music Festival, SXSW, The Do Over LA, Low End Theory, and many others, while touring alongside Nguzunguzu, Shlohmo, Pearson Sound, and B2Bs with Machinedrum.

Aside from his live performances, Salva hones his production talents as one of the cornerstones of the Friends of Friends label alongside Shlohmo, Tomas Barfod and Groundislava. His 2011 debut full-length, 'Complex Housing' and 'Yellobone' EP both received critical acclaim (Pitchfork, FADER, FACT, and others), leading him to exclusive mixes for Mary Anne Hobbs, Power 106, The FADER, XLR8R, and Boiler Room, while being asked to remix the likes of Nelly Furtado, Miguel Migs, Shlohmo, Glitch Mob, Rainbow Arabia, Om Unit and others.

As label owner, Salva has seen his Frite Nite imprint emerge as one of North America's premier sources of West Coast electronic bass music, exploring all corners of the electronic soundscape and harnessing diversity to produce compositions that transcend genre boundaries.

Salva closed out 2012 with a killer live performance alongside Pusha T at Red Bull Music Academy's Culture Clash in LA. With his upcoming ‘Odd Furniture’ EP releasing in February and a headlining US tour alongside Daedelus, Brenmar, Ryan Hemsworth and Samo Sound Boy, Salva will be taking his genre-bending, crowd-sweeping style to new heights in 2013.

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