Marv Ellis & DJ Dv8 – $15 ADV/$20 DOS
NW Neurospicy Hip Hop
NW Hip hop Pioneer. Genre Crosser. Live Show Destroyer. 12 albums deep and counting. Spanish speaker, producer, rhyme writer. Self-taught & Self Produced. Not in it for the money. Self Sustaining INDEPENDENT musician. Positive and Extremely Creative. Brain Storm Box Master. Compassionate and Aware. Community Builder. School Teacher. Graphic Designer. International Recording ARTIST. The traditional beliefs, customs, & stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth, over Thump with Soul. Featuring Touring Artist DV8 who has been performing now for over two decades with Marv Ellis.
For 25 years, DJ Dv8 has been rocking shows, crushing DJ battles and packing dance floors. A Eugene native, the turntablist sharpened his skills in the thriving underground Hiphop scene of the early 2000’s. Marv Ellis invited him to be a part of the legendary Imaginary Friends in 2006, Dv8 skillfully provided his musical skratch style to the 9-piece ensemble.Thus began a 20 year musical odyssey of collaboration and touring between Marv & Dv8. Together they have played their music internationally, created albums of material together, pushed live-band Hiphop to new frontiers, and always shined their light for the NW community and places that shaped them.