# Alvin Risk

Marcio Alvarado, better known by his stage name Alvin Risk, is an American electronic music producer, singer and DJ from Washington, D.C., US. He has released music on Owsla, Dim Mak, and Ministry of Sound. He has also released under the label Memory LTD. Risk is the brother of Painted Face, singer and producer Allie Alvarado.

## Career

Risk was a founding member of the band Corrupt Souls, a drum and bass group from Washington, D.C., which was active from 2004 to 2007. The other members were Telemetrik (Marcio Alvarado) and Impulse (Josh Clark).
Corrupt Souls have released material on Ohm Resistance (Submerged's record label), Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow, and Black Sun Empire's record label. They are also credited on the project by Bill Laswell and Robert Soares, Method of Defiance - Inamorata. The band is connected to Submerged.

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Tracks |
| The Making Of | Released: 8 August 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, CD | "At Last" "Someone" "Safe" "Wave" |
| Two Strokes Raw (with Tittsworth) | Released: 20 May 2011 Label: Plant Formats: Digital download, CD | "La Campana" (featuring Maluca) "Pendejas" "Porcacheese" "Carter Boost" (featuring Scottie B) |
| Infinity | Released: 24 April 2012 Label: Dim Mak, Ministry of Sound Formats: Digital download, CD | "Psychotic" "Survival" (featuring Sirah) "Infinity" "Pray" (featuring Jason Aalon Butler) |
| JunkFood | Released: 27 May 2013 Label: Memory LTD Formats: Digital download, CD | "Zoom!" "Put 'Em Up" (featuring Jason Aalon Butler) "TR0NCE" (with HYX) "Wash Dat" |
| Venture | Released: 11 November 2014 Label: Memory LTD Formats: Digital download, CD | "Alone" "Dark Heart" "Safe" "Monsters" "Wave" |
| Ever | Released: 10 March 2017 Label: Memory LTD Formats: Digital download, CD | "Ever" "The Gate" "The Spook" "The Craft" |

### Singles

| Year | Song | Label |
| 2011 | "One" (with Bulletproof) | Black Sun Empire Records |
| 2013 | "Skyclad" | Owsla |
| 2013 | "Empty Hearted" (with Designer Drugs) | Ultra Records |
| 2013 | "Try It Out" (with Skrillex) | Big Beat / Owsla |
| 2015 | "Beastmode" (featuring Hodgy Beats) / "The Kingdom" | Fool's Gold Records |
| 2017 | "Fade to You" (featuring Angelika Vee) | Memory |
| 2018 | "O.P.E.N." (as HA with Hodgy) | Poortrait |
| 2018 | "Precious" (as HA with Hodgy) | Poortrait |

### Other appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Label |
| 2012 | "Cities" | Owsla Presents Free Treats Vol. II | Owsla |
| 2016 | "Dreamtime" (featuring Princesa) | Owsla Worldwide Broadcast | Owsla |
| 2019 | "Fuji Opener" (Skrillex featuring Alvin Risk) | Show Tracks | Owsla |

### Production credits

| Title | Artist | EP details | Tracks |
| Undreamt EP | Painted Face | Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Unsigned Formats: Digital download | "Undreamt" "Favorite One" "Sum of Me" "Girls in Love" |
| Paper Heart EP | Painted Face | Released: 6 January 2015 Label: Unsigned Formats: Digital download | "Tug of War" (Long Edit) "Ribbons of Gold" "Undertow" "Paper Heart" |

### Remixes

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2010 | "Back Up in This" | Designer Drugs |
| 2010 | "Etheric Device" | Glass Candy |
| 2010 | "Starlight" | Risqué |
| 2010 | "July Flame" | Laura Veirs |
| 2011 | "Fly by Night" | Cerebral Vortex |
| 2011 | "Through the Prism" | Designer Drugs |
| 2011 | "Jericho" | Jamaica |
| 2011 | "Cameras" | Matt & Kim |
| 2011 | "Back Flash" | Edan Everywhere |
| 2011 | "Diminishing Returns" | Ali Love |
| 2011 | "Stay Awake" | Example |
| 2011 | "Dance Without You" | Skylar Grey |
| 2011 | "Roman" | Housse de Racket |
| 2011 | "Dirty Dancer" | Oh My! |
| 2011 | "Kill the Noise" | Kill the Noise |
| 2011 | "Earthquakey People" | Steve Aoki featuring Rivers Cuomo |
| 2011 | "Eyes" | Kaskade featuring Mindy Gledhill |
| 2012 | "We Are Young" | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe |
| 2012 | "We Are Young" (Alvin Risk Remix Part II) | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe |
| 2012 | "Make It Bun Dem" | Skrillex and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley |
| 2012 | "Nemesis" | Neil Davidge |
| 2012 | "Messiah" | I See MONSTAS |
| 2012 | "Firestarter" | The Prodigy |
| 2014 | "Electro Remix" | Hans Zimmer & The Magnificent Six |