Paul Salva Jr., better known by his stage name Salva, is an American record producer based in

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. Known for his signature blend of Rap and Electronic music, Salva's remixes and bootlegs are some of the highest rotated amongst club and radio DJs worldwide. His remix of

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's "Mercy" with RL Grime held the #1 most popular track on SoundCloud in June 2012, continuing to enjoy worldwide success and helping propel his artist career. Salva has since produced and collaborated with artists such as

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, has songwriting credit on the Grammy-nominated album ''Oxymoron'' by Schoolboy Q (TDE/Interscope) and music appearing in films such as the 2014 box office record-breaker ''Transformers: Age of Extinction.''

Career

February 2011 saw the release of Salva's first studio album, ''Complex Housing'' on LA-based indie label Friends of Friends, receiving first reviews from

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, and

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. ''Complex Housing'' led to his acceptance into the 2011

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in Madrid, Spain where he studied and collaborated with icons including Nile Rodgers, Manny Fresh, Tony Visconti, RZA and others, and where he met his future collaborator and mentor Robin Hannibal. In 2012, Salva released his collaborative remix of Kanye West's "Mercy" with

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. which almost immediately went into rotation on Power 106 (105.9 FM Los Angeles) as well as Salva's first

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"Jump Off" mix. His affinity for Radio led him to be a resident DJ on

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's "In New DJs We Trust" broadcasting from London, and to do guest mixes for other stations such as Power 106, Sirius XM/Shade 45, Rinse FM, Dash Radio and more. Salva has officially remixed songs for artists such as Rihanna,

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, Problem,

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. He is the founder of the now-defunct Frite Nite record label. Salva performed live shows with Pusha T at both

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and

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. In February 2013, Salva released an EP titled ''Odd Furniture'' on Friends of Friends. In October 2014, Salva released the ''Peacemaker'' mixtape. Recorded in Red Bull studios in Los Angeles, it featured guest appearances from the likes of

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, and Problem.

Style and influences

Salva is primarily known for his work in hip-hop and dance music, drawing from a variety of influences including

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, freestyle, boogie funk, and

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Discography

Studio albums

*''Complex Housing'' (2011) *''Clips'' (2017) *''Clips 2'' (2018)

Mixtapes

*''Peacemaker'' (2014) *''Peacemaker 2'' (2018)

EPs

*''Yellobone'' (2011) *''Odd Furniture'' (2013)

Singles

*"Wake the Dead" b/w "Forest Floor" (2011) (with Grenier) *"Motivated" (2014) (with Problem) *"A.D.D." (2015) (with Mr. Carmack) *"Saw The Light" (2016) (feat. Winston Howard) *"All My Life" (2017) (feat. YG & RJ)

Remixes

*Norrit – "Nobody Baby (Salva Remix)" (2010) *

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– "Dough featuring Addiquit (Salva Remix)" (2010) *

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– "Close Your Eyes featuring

Meshell Ndegeocello Michelle Lynn Johnson, better known as Meshell Ndegeocello (; born August 29, 1968), is a German-born American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on so ...

(Salva Remix)" (2011) *

Om Unit Jim Coles (born c. 1980), professionally known as Om Unit, is an English, Bristol-based electronic producer and DJ, known for his work in electronic music and drum and bass. Career Originally producing jungle as a teenager in the 1990s, he then ...

– "Prawn Cocktail (Salva Remix)" (2011) *Hydraulix – "From the Bottom (Salva Remix)" (2012) *

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– "Lean on Me featuring

Teki Latex Julien Pradeyrol better known as Teki Latex (born 1978 in Paris, France) is a Paris-based electronica, dance and hip-hop artist, working both independently and as part of various formations, notably French hip-hop act TTC and in duo Sound Pelle ...

(Salva Remix)" (2012) *

– "Parking Lot (Salva + Kuru Remix)" (2012) *

– "What a Shame (

& Salva Remix)" (2013) *

– "It's Alright (Salva's Synth Pop Remix)" (2013) *

– "Sexy Socialite (Salva Remix)" (2014) *Banks - "Begging For Thread (Salva Remix)" (2015) *

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– "Needed Me (Salva Remix)" (2016) *

- "Sex With Me (Salva Remix)" (2017) *

- "Pose (Salva Remix)" (2017) *Banks - "Gemini Feed (Salva Remix)" (2017) *

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- "Rx Queen (Salva Remix)" (2020)

References

External links

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