DJ AI-VA BIOGRAPHY

WWW.DJAIVA.COM Overseas Director (Europe/Asia) of The Mix Syndicate Best hip hop/urban DJ in Latvia 2010/11 Played for crowds 25'000+ Red Bull Thre3style participant Video DJ

DJ since 1991. Started the first hip hop Has been on a warm-up / support act school for DJ’s, radio DJ’s, vocalists and parties in Latvia in 90’s together with for: Busta Rhymes, GZA, Onyx, Wu Tang producers: Rhythm Institute. emcees Ozols and Gustavo. AI-VA has Killa Beez, Guru, Maxi Jazz, Knife Party, been involved in rhythmic development Kill The Noise, Pendulum, Digitalism, Akil Did official/unofficial remixes for artists of the dance floors almost everywhere in The MC (Jurassic 5), etc. such as Jurassic 5, Kelis, Andre 3000, the Baltics. 383, Royalty, The Cataracs, Ozols, Drawing his influences from Soul, Funk, Gacho, Brainstorm, etc. Released AI-VA held residency at the biggest Rock, Reggae, HipHop, Breakbeat, numerous mixtapes. Official ones for nightclub in the Baltics – Club Essential House, DJ AI-VA extracts the essence of Converse, Red Bull, Cosmopolitan from 2004 til 2011 (the venue is closed all these styles, blending and arranging magazine etc now). With many dancefloors the club them in a way that’s entertaining to his attracted up to 5000 visitors per night. listeners. AI-VA is part of the dj crew: The Mix Also was a resident DJ at Pacha Vilnius, Syndicate. It includes only professional Living Room Oslo, Coyote Fly Riga, Mad AI-VA started as a hiphop jock in the DJ’s from the USA, Europe and Asia. And House Riga etc. nineties. Started to play house music is an overseas director for Europe. gigs in early 2000’s, did warm up sets AI-VA has played with: Lord Jazz, for Faithless, Digitalism, Barbara Tucker, DJ AI-VA was featured in MTV artist TOP Scratchator, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier, Robert Owens, Knife Party, etc. 10 with his top ten choice of all time. Also Cash Money, etc, and with many more on a couple of other MTV shows such as live acts. Has played numerous sets at Since 2004 DJ AI-VA become a video interview for Supermercado about the festivals, night clubs, bars and parties. DJ. First on Pioneer DVJ1000’s, now on djing and a music shool; and MTV News On a regular basis AI-VA has played Mix Emergency and turntables. Most about the Graffiti festival. He appeared in most of the European countries. of his sets nowadays is audio visual many times on other TV stations as well. Went on many tours in USA, Canada, experience. Sweden, Norway, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, AI-VA was on the grand jury of Latvian Estonia, Germany, Finland, France, Spain DJ AI-VA produced radio shows with music industry awards: Gada Balva for (also Ibiza), Dubai (UAE), etc. Played in guests varying from Ninja Tune artists to many years judging the best in many festivals: Ung 08(Sweden), MTV B-day, Fatman Scoop to Grandmaster Flash. On categories such as: best hip hop artist, Positivus, Moonlight Party, Tele 2 Baltic radios: KNZ, Radio NABA, QBS, Capital best album, best dance music single, and Beach Party,etc. FM. Since 2005 owns and runs a music many others. SUPPORTS/ FESTIVAL ENDORSEMENTS WARM-UPS APPEARANCE Official DJ for Converse Official DJ for Nokia BUSTA RHYMES Positivus Festival 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 Official DJ for Unilever Bruno Mars Summer Sound 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 Official DJ for Lindex Spliff Star ’ono Fest 2010 GZA (Wu Tang) Laba Daba Fest 2010, 2014 DJ for: MTV, Nike, Sportland, Red Bull, Guru (Gang Starr) R.I.P. Pestivals 2012 Sony, Toyota/Lexus, Cosmopolitan, FHM DJ PREMIER Piens Fest 2010 JAZZY JEFF Tele2 Baltic Beach Party 2007, 2008 Private parties for Converse, Red Bull, Rhymefest (62K att) Nike, Sportland, Nokia, Sony Ericcsson, Killah Priest Undercover Moonlight Party 2007, 2008, Unilever, Turība University, Toyota, Lexus, Slum Village 2009 Cosmopolitan mag, Surf’s Seminar, Onyx The City Festival 2009 Samsung Kite Party, etc. Vanilla Ice Baltic Graffiti Festival 2006, 2007, 2008 Young Buck (w/Mattafix) Sponsored by Converse, Rane, Skull & Lloyd Banks Hip Hop Awards Latvia 2006 Candy, Riga X, Mass DNM, etc. DJ Cash Money MTV B-day Festival Krastmala 2008 Wu Tang Clan House Muzikas Nakts Andrejsala 2007, Lord Jazz (Lords Of The Underground) 08 Maxi Jazz (Faithless) MTV Latvia Grand Opening 2006 Knife Party Dance Summit 2007, 2008 Kill The Noise Ung08 Festival, Stockholm 2006 Pendulum Re:Loud 2006 With Latvia’s most popular Digitalism artists Kid Loco Hip Hop Festivals 2002 – 2006 (local hip Barbara Tucker hop culture contest) Robert Owens Open Street sessions 2006 (hip hop and Spen extreme sports street sessions) Akil The MC (Jurassic 5) Louis Logic Adam Tensta Adam Ficek (Babyshambles) Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) Gary Powell (Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things) Ty DJ Pogo (UK) Shortee Blitz (UK)

PAST/ PRESENT CLUB RESIDENCIES

Club Essential (Riga, Latvia) Pacha (Vilnius, Lithuania) Living Room (Oslo,Norway) Pulkvedis (Riga, Latvia) Coyote Fly (Riga, Latvia) Mad House (Riga, Latvia) CLUBS/VENUES

Shoko (Barcelona, Spain) Cabaret (Pori, Finland) Coyote Fly (Riga, Latvia) Razzmatazz (Barcelona, Spain) The Tiger (Helsinki, Finland) Coco Loco (Riga, Latvia) Soul City (Ibiza, Spain) Silk Club (Helsinki, Finland) Omas Briljanta Istaba (Riga, Latvia) Bliss Lounge (Dubai, UEA) Club Encore (Kuovola, Finland) Club KV/Kalku Varti (Riga, Latvia) Matrix Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) Kuningassoundi (Helsinki, Finland) Fashion Club (Riga, Latvia) Hi-Fi Lounge (San Francisco, CA) Ned Kelly’s (Nuumela, Finland) 4L&$ (Riga, Latvia) Liquid Lounge (San Jose, CA) Kuuba (Tampere, Finland) Meta Kafe (Riga, Latvia) Parlare (Pleasanton, CA) Le Libertalia (Paris, France) Piens (Riga, Latvia) Ego Crushen (San Jose, CA) Sens Club (Paris, France) Ultra (Riga, Latvia) Gravity (San Francisco, CA) Grasas (Vilnius, Lithuania) Mojo Cafe (Riga, Latvia) Katie Blooms (Campbell, CA) Pacha (Vilnius, Lithuania) Amber Night (Riga, Latvia) Red Coats (Pleasanton, CA) Combo (Kaunas, Lithuania) Andrejsalas Pulkvedis (Riga, Latvia) Gaslight Lounge (New York, NYC) Open Air Disco (Vilnius, Lithuania) Radiobar (Riga, Latvia) Sutra Lounge (New York, NYC) Prive (Tallinn, Estonia) Art & Music Bakery (Riga, Latvia) Von (New York, NYC) Club Hollywood (Tallinn, Estonia) Club Kino (Riga, Latvia) The Volstead (New York, NYC) Illusion (Tartu, Estonia) Cuba Cafe (Riga, Latvia) Mercury East (New York, NYC) Riff (Tallinn, Estonia) Good Mood Club (Riga, Latvia) Club 7 (Philadelphia, PA) Studio (Tallinn, Estonia) K.I.D (Riga, Latvia) Shenanigans (Sea Isle, NJ) The Bridge (Oxford, UK) Traffic (Riga, Latvia) Beauty Bar (Los Angeles, CA) The Second Bridge (Bath, UK) Naughty (Riga, Latvia) Silver Fox (Everett, MA) Bennets (Portadown, N.Ireland, UK) Ar Mani Atkal Runa Kaijas (Riga, Latvia) Marriott Ballroom (Boston, MA) Cafe Ceol (Bangor, N.Ireland, UK) Space Garage (Riga, Latvia) Shadow Lounge (Pittsburgh, PA) Club Mirage (London, UK) Ofiss (Riga, Latvia) LCC (Los Ageles, CA) White House (Southampton, UK) Kefirs (Riga, Latvia) LCC (Chicago, IL) Aura (Southampton, UK) Nabaklab (Riga, Latvia) ALJA (Toronto, Canada) Thompsons Garage (Belfast, UK) Godvil (Riga, Latvia) Bikini (Barcelona, Spain) 411 (Cardiff, UK) La Rocca (Riga, Latvia) Living Room (Oslo, Norway) Club Essential (Riga, Latvia) Studentu Klubs (Riga, Latvia) Barongsai (Oslo, Norway) Zebra (Riga, Latvia) Baltais Kokos (Riga, Latvia) Opera (Bergen, Norway) Jim Beam (Riga, Latvia) Star Lounge (Riga, Latvia) Cosmo (Oslo, Norway) Palladium (Riga, Latvia) Scandal (Riga, Latvia) Lipp (Oslo, Norway) Nautilus (Riga, Latvia) D Style (Riga, Latvia) Spectrum (Stockholm, Sweden) Pulkvedim Neviens Neraksta (Riga, Cita Riga (Riga, Latvia) We Got Beef (Helsinki, Finland) Latvia) Bizarre Club (Riga, Latvia) Helsinki Club (Helsinki, Finland) Sunset Bar (Riga, Latvia) Puce, Klubs Nakti (Riga, Latvia) Club Dione (Kuusamo, Finland) Mad House (Riga, Latvia) G4 (Riga, Latvia) Club Dione (Oulu, Finland) Mai Tai (Riga, Latvia) Just (Riga, Latvia) WWW.DJAIVA.COM

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