DJ Trevi

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DJ Trevi

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Background information
Birth name| Treavor Alvarado
Also known as| DJ Trevi, Martin Treavor
Born|  (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990 (age 33)
Origin| Los Angeles, California, US
Genres| Electronica, trance, electro house[1][2]
Occupation(s)| Producer, musician
Years active| 2005–present
Labels| CS Recordings, Play This! Records, HOT-Q, LW Recordings, Re:vibe Music
Website| ilovetoraveepic.com
Military Service
Allegiance| United States
Service/branch| United States Army
Rank| Staff Sergeant
Unit| Headquarters Company 3-58 AVN BN, C/Co 3-58 AVN, B/Co 3-58th AVN, 12th Aviation Brigade, ][3]

Musical artist

Treavor Alvarado  (born June 27, 1990), better known by his stage name DJ Trevi and under other pseudonyms such as Martin Treavor, is an American electronic music, DJ, music producer, composer, reality show personality, and actor. He appeared in the independent film Left at the Rio Grande[4] and 12 Corazones, the second season of Telemundo's long-running reality television series.[5]

His first single, "Love", scored him his first top ten. It peaked at number 9 on MTV Jango Radio Airplay.[6]

In 2012 his debut album EP, Apocalypse 2012, was released on CS Recordings.[7][8]

In 2014"No Way Out" was released and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Single of the Year at the 23rd Annual L.A. Music Awards.[9]

Treavor Alvarado at 3-years-old

## Career[edit]

### Television and film[edit]

Treavor Alvarado

Before becoming an international DJ and producer, Alvarado was an intern at American Broadcasting Company, working on the Emmy-winning magazine show Vista LA.[10]

His TV appearances include 12 Corazones.

In 2005 Karla Shelton cast Alvarado in the independent film Left at the Rio Grande,[4] directed by Kevin Abrams (film director).[11]

In 2007 Alvarado worked on the TLC reality series Kids By The Dozen.[12]

### CS Recordings label and Apocalypse 2012[edit]

On October 10, 2011, his first hit single, "Love", went on rotation with artists like Deadmau5, Tiesto, Daft Punk, and Swedish House Mafia,[13][14] peaking at number 9 on MTV-owned Jango Radio Air Play.[15]

In 2012, Alvarado began his record label, CS Recordings, which, along with LW Recordings, released the 2012 album, Apocalypse 2012. It featured the songs "Apocalypse 2012", "Get Down," "Superhero," and the hard dance track Schizophrenia."[16]

"Love" and "Apocalypse 2012" were featured in the documentary Gay Latino Los Angeles: Coming Of Age.[17][18] "Schizophrenia" was featured on the mega-series Amsterdam Dance Essentials: Hard Dance and became one of the most downloaded songs on iTunes.[19]

On August 14, 2012, "No Way Out" was released and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Single of the Year at the 23rd Annual L.A. Music Awards.[9]

In 2013, Alvarado teamed up with Mike Avery and Tiffany Jackson and released the single "Movin'", his first single to reach the top 20 on Track It Down's Hard Dance Charts. The follow-up, a Billy Seal remix of "Apocalypse", also reached the top 10 on Track It Down's Electro House Charts.

### Spanish TV, film and Dancing Nowhere[edit]

In 2021 Alvarado played a DJ in the film Party Beast.[20] He made his Spanish prime-time TV debut on the third season of Cuatro's reality series First Dates.

With high ratings and a trending base on social media, Alvarado made headlines.[21]

He announced that he would release new techno music under the name Martin Treavor.

Alvarado produced the track "Tu Ca Nun Chiagne" for Tunisian singer Haythme Hadhiri, which received attention on Tunisian and Moroccan TV and radio[22]

## Television[edit]

* Jugar a Ganar, Telemundo, 2005 - Cake Boy
* 12 Corazones, Telemundo, 2005 - Cancer
* Kids By The Dozen, TLC, 2007 - production assistant
* First Dates, Cuatro, 2018 - Himself[23]

## Film[edit]

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* Left at the Rio Grande, AFI; 2005 - Manny
* Cobarde, Young Talents Film, 2017 - Cinematographer
* Chantaje, Young Talents Film, 2017 - Cinematographer
* Party Beasts, Maat mons Films, 2021 - DJ (short film) [24]

## Discography[edit]

* "Love" (single) (CS Recordings; 2011)
* "Apocalypse 2012" (EP) (CS Recordings; 2012)
* "No Way Out" (single) (CS Recordings; 2013)
* "Movin" with Mike Avery (single) (CS Recordings; 2013)
* "Apocalypse (The Second Coming)" (single) (CS Recordings; 2013)
* "Shallow" with Mike Avery (single) (CS Recordings; 2014)
* "Tu Ca Nun Chiagne" by Haythme Hadhiri, produced by DJ Trevi (single) (CS Recordings; 2017)
* "7 (God's Child)" (single) (CS Recordings; 2018)
* "Oh Father" (single) (CS Recordings; 2019)
* "Out Of Me" (single) by Dimitris Nezis Produced and written by Treavor Alvarado and Dimitris Nezis (2020)
* "Get Down" (single) (CS Recordings; 2021)

## Awards[edit]

### L.A. Music Awards[edit]

In November 2013, DJ Trevi was nominated for best dance single of the year.[25]

Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2013  | "No Way Out"  | Best Dance/Electronic Single of Year  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TREVI". Archived from the original on 2013-12-29.
2. ^ "TREVI: Biography". The DJ List.
3. ^ Official website
4. ^ a b Alwood (24 September 2005). "Left at the Rio Grande (2005)". IMDb.
5. ^ DJ Trevi at IMDb
6. ^ "Jango Airplay Top 10". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
7. ^ Apocalypse Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine at Beatport.com
8. ^ Repertoire[permanent dead link] at BMI
9. ^ a b Nominees, L.A.Music Awards
10. ^ "dj trevi - TuneCore".
11. ^ "Kevin Abrams". IMDb.
12. ^ Kids By The Dozen: Cast and Crew, IMDb
13. ^ A Look At DJ Trevi[permanent dead link], The Untz
14. ^ Dj Trevi, Jango Radio
15. ^ Jango Airplay Top 10 Archived 2012-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, Jango Airplay
16. ^ Repertoire[permanent dead link], at BMI
17. ^ New Documentary Highlights Growing up Gay In Los Angeles Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, NBC
18. ^ "Music: SoundTrack Listing to Gay Latino. LA". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
19. ^ Hard Dance Essentials, iTunes
20. ^ "Party Beasts (Short 2021) - IMDb". IMDb.
21. ^ [1], La surrealista fantasía sexual de un comensal de «First Dates»
22. ^ "Treavor Alvarado". IMDb.
23. ^ "Kevin Abrams". IMDb.
24. ^ "Kevin Abrams". IMDb.
25. ^ "L.A Music Awards 2013 results announced". LA Music Awards. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

## External links[edit]

* DJ Trevi at IMDb
* Profile at CS Recordings
* Official website

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