Riva

Riva's multi-faceted roles in dance music inform all aspects of her artistry. Whether collaborating with a collective or exploring ways to elevate marginalised artists, Riva channels her core values through storied DJ sets, sprawling music production, festival curation, panel moderation, and holding residencies at FOLD, Manni Dee's party Silk + Steel, and Refuge Worldwide.

The interdisciplinary artist is at home in many musical realms: bouncy to psychedelic techno, angelic trance, progressive house, and traditional sounds from her youth in the Middle East. Mixes for BBC Radio 6 Music, Origins, Tehran Night, and many more spotlight her versatility and deft mixing techniques, while bookings for Body Movements, Maiden Voyage, fabric, CLUB RAUM, and Boiler Room Festival are just some pivotal points in the London-based artist's vibrant journey so far.

Having released on labels like MARICAS Records, Radiant Records, MUSA, Amniote Editions, Osàre! Editions and Borne Fruits, Riva continues to make music layered with subtle messaging and thought-provoking motifs. It's part of her genreless approach to sound and view of music as a tool to educate and inspire both herself and others.

With a natural flair for engaging diverse communities both on and off the dancefloor, a fearless approach to addressing socio-political causes she believes in, and an exceptional talent for mixing and making a myriad of sounds and nuanced textures, Riva is an essential and integral figure in the London music scene and beyond.