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MARIVS. 
Playing with techno since late 90's. 
Started somewhere in Transylvania, relocated to Toronto.
Founder of Kaleidoscope.
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).

bookings: karima@kaleidoscopemusic.org

upcoming events:

past events:

June 01/23 @ Techno Salon with Shankar
June 02/23 @ Bodyshopstudio with Edit Select, Aerodrömme
May 29/23 @ Bang Tech 12, Detroit
May 06/23 @ The Bridge with Deepak Sharma
Apr 01/23 @ Format with Setaoc Mass, Rachel Noon, Ciel
Mar 11/23 @ Necto, Detroit with DJ Seoul, Permeator
Feb 11/23 @ The Bridge with DJ Roach
Jan 06/23 @ SubDivision with Emily Nicol, Ceremonies, Calum Magnum
Dec 03/22 @ German Sparkle Party
Nov 05/22 @ BSMT254 with Luke Hess
Oct 22/22@ SubDivision with Zadig
Sep 10/22 @ BSMT254 with Rirkin and Zen Zero
Jun 18/22 @ Adelaide Hall, Toronto with Rone
Jul 08/22 ReVinylution @ BSM254 with Craig Gonzalez
May 27/22 @ Bookies, Detroit, USA - Bang Tech 12s Anniversary Event
May 21/22 @ Sub-Division, Toronto with Antwon Faulkner
Apr 02/22 ReVinylution @ BSM254 with DJ Seoul 
Nov 26/21 ReVinylution @ BSMT254 with Antwon Faulkner, Ryan King
Aug 16/19 - Origins @ Club 120, Toronto with Asher Perkins, Permeator 
Jul 26/19 - Toronto goes Techno 100% vinyl edition with Antwon Faulkner, Karla Houser, Andreas Marouchos
Apr 13/19 - Origins @ Bunker with Rex Sepulveda, Jonathan Coe
Jan 26/19 - Origins @ Bunker with Measure Divide, Permeator, Anomaly
August 24/18 - Toronto Techno Mafia _ Strange Behaviour
August 17/18 - Summer Camp (CAN)
July 28/18 - Mây (Toronto)

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 - and his DJ buddies A.L.C.A., Delph Meer and Keed, with instituting the techno scene in his hometown in Romania.  At that time Marivs held a residency at one of the 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 dance floor 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.

In 2013 he relocated to Toronto, Canada, where he continued to pursue his lifetime passion - the art of techno in its purest form - as 'Marivs,' which is the original Latin form of his birth name.

Behind the decks, Marivs's presence is commanding yet inviting, in the same 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."

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XOXA is a boutique booking agency and events promoter based out of North American and the United Kingdom. Their mission is to support and highlight talented marginalized artists in the electronic dance music industry. 

XOXA BLEND is a long running mix series featuring a wide range of genres and sounds from queer people & womxn (& select allies). 

Agency Roster: @tammylakkis | @mxblaire | @honeybbzz  | @shannon1dj | @panooc_music

Email kira@xoxanyc.com for artist bookings & mix pitches.

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