Marv Radio Music

London raised Marv Radio is a vocal force of nature and one of a kind performer. The 3X Team UK Beatbox Champion combines beatboxing, rapping, singing, high energy freestyling and live looping to make a healing musical experience. Whether Radio is on stage, teaching a workshop, performing a sound therapy session or in the studio, his voice is dedicated to raising the vibration and making people feel good. He is an experienced host can turn any event into an interactive performance and engage audiences of all kinds.

He is currently writing and rehearsing new material for his one-man show “Mantra”, a theatre piece and music release, which will be featured at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and will also be adapted into a graphic novel and short film. Mantra speaks on the healing potential of music, mental health and the connections between hip hop and shamanism

In Spring 2017 Marv was beatboxing on the tube and responding to an aggressive passenger in freestyle rap. The video went viral on LadBible before being taken down upon request of the video owner. The video was seen by millions of people, being featured in BBC newsbeat, The Evening Standard, TimeOut London and BBC Radio 4.

He has been performing at live events for over 14 years and in that time has performed at many top live venues, events and festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Lovebox, Excel Centre, Sadler’s Wells, The O2 Arena and various top level venues around the country. He has been a featured performer on Channel 4, Sky One, Sky Sports and CBeebies He is the beatboxer behind First Direct’s “Unexpected Tweet” TV advert.

As well as being a diverse vocalist and writer, Marv uses the voice as a therapeutic tool. In March and April 2017, he facilitated a project with laryngectomy patients in partnership with the charity Shout At Cancer. The patients, who had their voiceboxes surgically removed were trained to beatbox, leading to a live performance and resulting in newfound confidence and pride as well as a feature on BBC Three’s “Amazing Humans”.

Marv sees music as an agent of change and uses his voice to speak on many important social issues. He hopes to make conscious music as marketable as any other musical style and show that you can be cool and conscious.

He released his new EP “The Airwaves” on 3rd November 2017. It can be streamed and downloaded from all good platforms.