Alvin Risk
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| Birth name | Marcio Alvarado |
| Also known as | Alvin Risk |
| Origin | Washington, DC[1] |
| Genres | Electronic, dubstep, moombahton, drumstep |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003-present |
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| Website | Alvin Risk Official Site |
Marcio Alvarado, better known by his stage name Alvin Risk, is an American electronic music producer, singer and DJ from Washington, D.C.[1] He has released music on OWSLA, Dim Mak, and Ministry of Sound.[2] He has also released under the label Memory LTD. Risk is the brother of Painted Face, singer and producer Allie Alvarado.[3] Alvin Risk was on the radio show DVDASA on January 15, 2014.
Career
Risk was a founding member of the band Corrupt Souls, a drum and bass group from Washington D.C, United States which was active from 2004 to 2007. The members were Telemetrik (Marcio Alvarado) and Impulse (Josh Clark).
Corrupt Souls have released material on Ohm Resistance (Submerged's record label), Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow, and Black Sun Empire's record label. They are also credited on the project by Bill Laswell and Robert Soares, Method of Defiance - Inamorata. The band is connected to Submerged (DJ).
Discography
Studio albums
- My Lightyear (as Telemetrik) (2008)
EPs
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| The Making Of[4] |
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| Two Strokes Raw (with Tittsworth) |
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| Infinity |
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| JunkFood |
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| Venture |
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Singles
| Year | Song | Label |
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| 2011 | "One" (with Bulletproof) | Black Sun Empire Records |
| 2013 | "Skyclad" | OWSLA |
| "Empty Hearted" (with Designer Drugs) | Ultra Records | |
| "Try It Out" (with Skrillex) | Big Beat / OWSLA | |
| 2015 | "Beastmode" (featuring Hodgy Beats) / "The Kingdom" | Fool's Gold Records |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
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| 2012 | "Cities" | OWSLA Presents Free Treats Vol. II | OWSLA |
| 2016 | "Dreamtime" (featuring Princesa) | OWSLA Worldwide Broadcast |
Production credits
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| Undreamt EP[5] | Painted Face |
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| Paper Heart EP |
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Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist |
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| 2010 | "Back Up in This" | Designer Drugs |
| "Etheric Device" | Glass Candy | |
| "Starlight" | Risqué | |
| "July Flame" | Laura Veirs | |
| 2011 | "Fly by Night" | Cerebral Vortex |
| "Through the Prism" | Designer Drugs | |
| "Jericho" | Jamaica | |
| "Cameras" | Matt & Kim | |
| "Back Flash" | Edan Everywhere | |
| "Diminishing Returns" | Ali Love | |
| "Stay Awake" | Example | |
| "Dance Without You" | Skylar Grey | |
| "Roman" | Housse De Racket | |
| "Dirty Dancer" | Oh My! | |
| "Kill The Noise" | Kill The Noise | |
| "Earthquakey People" | Steve Aoki featuring Rivers Cuomo | |
| "Eyes" | Kaskade featuring Mindy Gledhill | |
| 2012 | "We Are Young" | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe |
| "We Are Young" (Alvin Risk Remix Part II) | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe | |
| "Make It Bun Dem" | Skrillex & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | |
| "Nemesis" | Neil Davidge | |
| "Messiah" | I See MONSTAS | |
| "Firestarter" | The Prodigy | |
| 2014 | "Electro Remix" | Hans Zimmer & The Magnificent Six |
References
- 1 2 3 "Kaskade Freaks of Nature Tour Support Announced: Fareoh, Alvin Risk, Treasure Fingers, Le Castle Vania". The Beat Mill. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Artists". OWSLA.
- ↑ "Alvin Risk Blog". Blisspop. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ↑ "Download Alvin Risk's "Safe", a Song about Broken Hearts, Plus Chipmunk Voices". Washington City Paper. 2010-10-29.
- ↑ http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/listening-party-painted-face.htm
- ↑ http://paintedface.bandcamp.com/