Javi

Growing up with a latin percussionist father who played Madison Square Garden with his Grammy Award-winning cousin Ricardo Marrero and opened for the Temptations at the legendary “Thrilla in Manilla,” music is in Javi’s DNA. Despite his father’s percussive passions, Javi fell for smooth songbirds. “Sade’s voice always had a dark seductive quality that I loved. Also Aaliyah had that same vibe over those amazing Timbaland beats.” Javi reminisces. The Queens-based artist quickly developed his own moody R&B-inflected style. Yet, it was the dance music world that first noticed his emotive vocals. Over the past several years Javi sharply honed his craft with an array of dance collaborators . He’s logged studio time with techno forefather Kevin Saunderson, Mark Palgy of VHS or Beta, & Beyoncé tour-mate Monsieur Adi. He was featured on The Juan MacClean's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix & charted on UK Spotify’s Top 50 Viral chart with dance duo PJU (collaborators of Chrome’s Dave 1). But now he is shifting back to his roots. Javi’s upcoming "Red Lights" EP was made to evoke a sensual, dangerous Red Light district vibe. His singles - the gritty Anxious and minimal Spaces- each chronicle destructive on-and-off again relationships, while others explore weaponized sexuality and ultimatums. “I want to set a mood with Red Lights, maybe THE MOOD!” he laughs. In a musical landscape of slick sounds and bravado, Javi is excited to release music that's subtle, intimate, and seductive.