DJ Trevi

Treavor Alvarado (born June 27, 1990), better known by his stage name DJ Trevi, is an American electronic musician, DJ, music producer, reality show personality, and actor. He appeared in the independent film Left at the Rio Grande[3] and 12 Corazones, the second season of Telemundo's long-running reality television series.[4]

DJ Trevi
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Background information
Birth nameTreavor Alvarado
Also known asDJ Trevi, The Treavor Project, Abilez Yturriaga
Born (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990
OriginLos Angeles, California, US
GenresElectronica, trance, electro house[1][2]
Occupation(s)Producer, musician
Years active2005–present
LabelsCS Recordings
Associated actsAxwell, Buy Now, TV Rock, Swedish House Mafia, Supermode, Steve Angello, Mickey Santos, Mitomi Tokoto, Billy Seal, Mike Avery
Websitecsrecordings.net

His first single, "Love", scored him his first top ten. It peaked at number 9 on MTV Jango Radio Airplay.[5] In 2012 his debut album EP, Apocalypse 2012, was released on CS Recordings.[6][7]

Early life

Alvarado grew up in the United States. In his early years he played DJ with his weekly top show. In his tween years, his mother bought him his first mixer and turntables.[8]

Career

Television and film

Before becoming an international DJ and producer, Alvarado was an intern at American Broadcasting Company, working on the Emmy-winning magazine show Vista LA.[9]

His TV appearances include 12 Corazones.

In 2005 Karla Shelton cast Alvarado in the independent film Left at the Rio Grande,[3] directed by Kevin Abrams.[10]

In 2007 Alvarado worked on the TLC reality series Kids By The Dozen.[11]

CS Recordings label and Apocalypse 2012

On October 10, 2011 his first hit single, "Love", went on rotation with artists like Deadmau5, Tiesto, Daft Punk, and Swedish House Mafia,[12][13] peaking at number 9 on MTV-owned Jango Radio Air Play.[14]

In 2012, Alvarado began his own 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".[15]

"Love" and "Apocalypse 2012" were featured in the documentary Gay Latino Los Angeles: Coming Of Age.[16][17] "Schizophrenia" was featured on the mega-series Amsterdam Dance Essentials: Hard Dance, and became one of the most downloaded songs on iTunes.[18] 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.[19] 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 followup, 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

In 2018 Alvarado played a DJ in the film Party Beast. 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.[20]

He announced that he would release new techno music under the name Abilez Yturriaga, tribute to his mother's last name.

Alvarado produced the track "Tu Ca Nun Chiagne" for Tunisian singer Haythme Hadhiri, which received attention on Tunisian and Moroccan TV and radio.[21]

Personal life

Alvarado grew up in the United States, but moved to Barcelona, Spain in 2016 to continue his music and film career.

Television

Film

Discography
  • "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)

Awards

L.A. Music Awards

In November 2013, DJ Trevi was nominated for best dance single of the year.[22]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 "No Way Out" Best Dance/Electronic Single of Year Nominated

References
  1. "TREVI". Archived from the original on 2013-12-29.
  2. "TREVI: Biography". The DJ List.
  3. Alwood (24 September 2005). "Left at the Rio Grande (2005)". IMDb.
  4. DJ Trevi on IMDb
  5. "Jango Airplay Top 10". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  6. Apocalypse at Beatport.com
  7. Repertoire at BMI
  9. "dj trevi - TuneCore".
  10. "Kevin Abrams". IMDb.
  11. Kids By The Dozen: Cast and Crew, IMDb
  12. A Look At DJ Trevi, The Untz
  13. Dj Trevi, Jango Radio
  14. Jango Airplay Top 10 Archived 2012-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, Jango Airplay
  15. Repertoire, at BMI
  16. New Documentary Highlights Growing up Gay In Los Angeles, NBC
  17. Music: SoundTrack Listing to Gay Latino. LA
  18. Hard Dance Essentials, iTunes
  19. Nominees, L.A.Music Awards
  20. , La surrealista fantasía sexual de un comensal de «First Dates»
  21. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5335797/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  22. "L.A Music Awards 2013 results announced". LA Music Awards. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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