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Marcio Alvarado, better known by his stage name Alvin Risk, is an American electronic music producer, singer and DJ from Washington, D.C., US.[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
Risk in 2022
Risk in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMarcio Alvarado
OriginWashington, D.C.[1]
GenresElectronic, moombahton, drumstep, trap
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003–present
Labels
WebsiteAlvin Risk Official Site

Career

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Risk was a founding member of the band Corrupt Souls, a drum and bass group from Washington, D.C., which was active from 2004 to 2007. The other 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.

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title EP details Tracks
The Making Of[4]
  1. "At Last"
  2. "Someone"
  3. "Safe"
  4. "Wave"
Two Strokes Raw (with Tittsworth)
  • Released: 20 May 2011
  • Label: Plant
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  1. "La Campana" (featuring Maluca)
  2. "Pendejas"
  3. "Porcacheese"
  4. "Carter Boost" (featuring Scottie B)
Infinity
  1. "Psychotic"
  2. "Survival" (featuring Sirah)
  3. "Infinity"
  4. "Pray" (featuring Jason Aalon Butler)
JunkFood
  • Released: 27 May 2013
  • Label: Memory LTD
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  1. "Zoom!"
  2. "Put 'Em Up" (featuring Jason Aalon Butler)
  3. "TR0NCE" (with HYX)
  4. "Wash Dat"
Venture
  • Released: 11 November 2014
  • Label: Memory LTD
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  1. "Alone"
  2. "Dark Heart"
  3. "Safe"
  4. "Monsters"
  5. "Wave"
Ever
  • Released: 10 March 2017
  • Label: Memory LTD
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
  1. "Ever"
  2. "The Gate"
  3. "The Spook"
  4. "The Craft"

Singles

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Year Song Label
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
2017 "Fade to You"
(featuring Angelika Vee)
Memory
2018 "O.P.E.N."[5]
(as HA with Hodgy)
Poortrait
"Precious"[6]
(as HA with Hodgy)

Other appearances

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Year Song Album Label
2012 "Cities" Owsla Presents Free Treats Vol. II Owsla
2016 "Dreamtime" (featuring Princesa) Owsla Worldwide Broadcast
2019 "Fuji Opener" (Skrillex featuring Alvin Risk) Show Tracks

Production credits

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Title Artist EP details Tracks
Undreamt EP[7] Painted Face
  1. "Undreamt"
  2. "Favorite One"
  3. "Sum of Me"
  4. "Girls in Love"
Paper Heart EP
  • Released: 6 January 2015
  • Label: Unsigned
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. "Tug of War" (Long Edit)
  2. "Ribbons of Gold"
  3. "Undertow"
  4. "Paper Heart"

Remixes

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Year Song Artist
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 and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
"Nemesis" Neil Davidge
"Messiah" I See MONSTAS
"Firestarter" The Prodigy
2014 "Electro Remix" Hans Zimmer & The Magnificent Six

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kaskade Freaks of Nature Tour Support Announced: Fareoh, Alvin Risk, Treasure Fingers, Le Castle Vania". The Beat Mill. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Artists". Owsla.
  3. ^ "Alvin Risk Blog". Blisspop. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Download Alvin Risk's "Safe", a Song about Broken Hearts, Plus Chipmunk Voices". Washington City Paper. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ Klemow, David (14 September 2018). "Alvin Risk and Hodgy launch new collaborative project HA, deliver first single 'O.P.E.N.'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ^ Sweeney, Farrell (4 November 2018). "Alvin Risk and Hodgy release second single, 'Precious;, under alias, HA". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Come Early For: Painted Face. ⋆ BYT // Brightest Young Things". Brightestyoungthings.com. February 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Undreamt EP, by Painted Face". Paintedface.bandcamp.com.
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