| Description | Price |
| BRONZE 1-HR (Wedding Prelude & Ceremony OR Cocktail Hour) (NO Add-Ons) | $750 (USD) |
| SILVER 1-HR (Wedding Prelude & Ceremony OR Cocktail Hour) (Add-Ons Included) | $1300 (USD) |
| GOLD 1-HR (Corporate & Business) (Premium Add-Ons Included) | $1850 (USD) |
| BRONZE 2-HRS (Wedding Prelude, Ceremony, Cocktail Hour) (NO Add-Ons) | $1350 (USD) |
| SILVER 2-HRS (Wedding Prelude & Ceremony OR Cocktail Hour) (Add-Ons Included) | $2000 (USD) |
Marvill Martin: Electric Elegance
Marvill Martin, the electric violinist, music producer, and genre alchemist, delivers performances that fuse Hip-Hop, Soul, R&B, and Pop with elegance and energy. This is an experience. Here’s what to expect:
Solo or DJ Duo: Whether solo or with a DJ, the vibe remains electric - an intimate soirée or a high-energy event.
State-of-the-Art Sound: The Bose S1 Pro Plus is compact but powerful and seamlessly connects to other systems to ensure flawless sound.
Classical Roots, Modern Grooves: Expect a fresh twist on timeless melodies.
Wanderlust-Friendly: If clients cover travel essentials, Marvill brings the vibes worldwide.
What You’ll Experience: A Symphony of Elegance
When you step into the world of Marvill Martin (a.k.a. Marvillous Beats), prepare for an enchanting journey. Here’s what awaits you:
Sonic Mastery: As the spotlight finds its mark, Marvill’s white electric violin becomes a vessel of emotion. His fingers glide across the strings, weaving intricate melodies that resonate deep within your soul. Whether it’s a hip-hop beat or a timeless classic, Marvill’s virtuosity knows no bounds.
Elegance Unleashed: Marvill’s presence exudes grace. Dressed in tailored attire, he stands at the intersection of luxury and culture. His white electric violin becomes an extension of his being—a conduit for stories, memories, and dreams. Each note is a brushstroke on the canvas of your heart.
Genre Fusion: Marvill’s performances transcend genres. Expect a fusion of classical finesse, hip-hop swagger, and soulful introspection. They reimagine familiar tunes, infusing them with newfound magic. The instrumental tracks provide a lush backdrop, enhancing the experience.
State-of-the-Art Sound: Marvill arrives equipped with a portable PA monitor speaker—the Bose S1 Pro Plus. This compact powerhouse ensures crystal-clear sound projection. It connects seamlessly to other audio systems via a standard XLR audio cable, enveloping the venue in sonic brilliance.
Engagement: When you hire Marvill, you’re not just getting a wireless live musician—you’re inviting an experience. His professionalism, punctuality, and passion ensure that your event is unforgettable. From the first chord to the final encore, Marvill leaves an indelible mark.
Connection: Marvill’s music bridges gaps. It unites hearts, transcending language and borders. Whether you’re celebrating love, success, or simply being alive, Marvill’s violin speaks to the universal human experience.
In summary, Marvill Martin delivers elegance, culture, and sonic brilliance. Prepare to be moved, uplifted, and utterly captivated.
Marvill Martin: Embracing & Unveiling Elegance
Marvill Martin, a virtuoso hip-hop violinist, weaves a symphony of elegance and culture. Born and raised in a vibrant Jamaican family in New Rochelle, NY, Marvill’s musical journey began with classical training. But destiny had other plans—a serendipitous encounter with the fusion of violin and hip-hop sparked a lifelong passion.
After completing an architecture degree at the University of DC, Marvill chose to follow the strings of destiny. Seven years ago, he embraced music full-time, leaving behind blueprints for melodies. Marvill's violin has graced over 400 events, from opulent weddings to intimate studio sessions. Marvill’s bow dances across genres, from hip-hop beats to soulful ballads, creating an enchanting fusion.
But Marvill’s brand transcends mere notes. It’s a harmonious blend of luxury, heritage, and culture —an ode to his New York/Jamaican roots and the architectural precision that once fueled his designs. Marvill's performances resonate with elegance, leaving audiences spellbound. Whether on stage or in the studio, Marvill’s violin speaks a universal language - one that celebrates life, love, and the beauty of sound.
Key Highlights
Jamaican Rhapsody: Marvill’s upbringing infuses his music with warmth and rhythm. The echoes of New York streets and family gatherings resonate in every note.
Architect of Melodies: From blueprints to staves, Marvill’s transition from architecture to music was seamless. His compositions are structured, yet fluid—a testament to his dual passions.
Events Extraordinaire: Marvill’s violin has graced grand openings, galas, and celebrity soirées. Each performance is a canvas where luxury meets soul.
Family Strings: Maryland is home - a place where Marvill’s wife and daughters inspire his artistry. His love story, like a delicate arpeggio, weaves through his music.
Marvill Martin (a.k.a. Marvillous Beats): Where elegance meets the symphony of life.
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Afro B - Drogba (Joanna)
Alicia Keys - Unthinkable, You Don't Know My Name, Diary, If I Ain't Got You
Andrea Bocelli - The Lord's Prayer
Anderson Paak - Make It Better, Leave The Door Open,
Smoking Out The Window
Anita Baker - Sweet Love
A$AP Ferg - New Level
ATC - Around The World
Ave Maria - (Classical Piece)
BeBe Winans - I Found Love
Beyonce - Ave Maria, Cater To You, Love On Top, 1+1,
Party
Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us
Big Pun - Still Not a Player
Biggie - One More Chance
Billie Eilish - Lovely, Everything I Wanted
Bob Marley - Is This Love, Two Little Birds
Brian McKnight - Love Of My Life
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like, Finesse, Marry You,
Please Me, Leave The Door Open, Smoking Out The Window
Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You
Burna Boy - On The Low
Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want
Capella Grey - Gyalis
Canon In D Major (Classical Piece)
Cassidy - Get No Better
CeCe Winans - Goodness of God
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Chris Brown - It Depends, No Guidance, Go Crazy, Heat
Chrisette Michelle - Golden, A Couple Of Forevers
Christina Perri - Thousand Years
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star
DaBaby - Bop, Suge
Daft Punk - Around The World
Daniel Caesar - Get You, Best Part, Blessed
Dan + Shay - Speechless
Davido - If, Fall, Skelewu, Unavailable
De La Soul - Stakes Are High
Diana Ross - Endless Love
Drake - Life Is Good, NonStop, In My Feelings, Look Alive,
God's Plan, Blem, Dreams Money Can Buy, Mob Ties
Hold On We're Going Home, Pound Cake, No Guidance, Like A Light
Dr. Dre - Still DRE
Designer - Panda
Don Toliver - Lemonade
Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy, Let's Groove, September, Reasons
Ed Sheeran - Perfect, Thinking Out Loud, Shape Of You
Ella Mai - Trip, Boo'd Up, 24/7
Elvis - Can't Help Falling In Love
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady, Didn't Cha Know, On And On
Etta James - At Last
Evelyn Champagne King - Love Come Down
Fantasia - When I See U
F.L.Y. - Swag Surfin
Floetry - Closer
Frankie Beverly - Before I Let Go, Happy Feelings
French Montana - Unforgettable
Fugees - Killing Me Softly, I Got You
Future - March Madness, Life Is Good, Commas, Stick Talk, Trap
Ginuwine - Differences
Goldlink - Crew
Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic
Happy Birthday (Conventional)
H.E.R. - Best Part
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Jagged Edge - Where The Party At
Jamie Foxx - Heaven, Blame It
James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Ja Rule - Livin It Up
Jay Z - Feelin' It, Pound Cake,
I Just Wanna Love You, Girls Girls Girls, Encore, Song Cry
J. Cole - Can't Get Enough, A Lot
Jhene Aiko - It's A Vibe, From Time
Jill Scott - So In Love, A Long Walk
John Legend - All of Me, You & I, Heaven, Let's Get Lifted, So High,
Original People
Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Justin Bieber - Intentions
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors, My Love, What Goes Around
Junior Mafia - Get Money
Juvenile - Back Dat Azz Up
JVKE - Golden Hour
Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Selfish, Real Friends, Addiction
Kem - Share My Life
Kendrick Lamar - Luther, Love
Kenny Lattimore - For You
Keyshia Cole - Love
Khalid - Location, Talk
Kid Cudi - Day & Night
Kirk Franklin - Love Theory
Koffee - Toast, Pull Up
Lauryn Hill - Sweetest Thing, Doo Wop, Pretty Baby
LL Cool J - Love You Better
Lil Kim - Crush On You
Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Life
Lil Wayne - Lollipop
Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Lucy Pearl - Dance Tonight
Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push, Paris Tokyo
Luther Vandross - Here And Now
Mali Music - Beautiful
Marc Anthony - Vivir La Vida
Mario - Let Me Love You
Mary J. Blige - I Can Love You, Mary Jane
Masego - Tadow
Master KG - Jerusalema
Major - This Is Why I Love You
Mase - Feel So Good
Maxwell - Wherever, Whenever, Whatever... Woman's Work,
Sumthin' Sumthin'
Maze - Before I Let Go
Menahan Street Band - Make The Road by Walking
Miguel - Adorn
Michael Jackson - P.Y.T., Rock With You, Human Nature,
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Earth Song
Monica - So Gone, For You
MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia
Musiq Soulchild - Love, Half Crazy
Mya - Best Of Me (Remix Part II)
Nas - Still Dreaming, You're The Man, The World Is Yours,
Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
NBA Youngboy - Make No Sense, Right Foot Creep
Nelly - So Hot In Here
Next - Wifey
Nipsey Hussle - Double Up, Stucc In The Grind
Omah Lay - Holy Ghost, Moving, SoSo
OT Genesis - Cut It
Outkast - Spottieottiedopaliscious
Pharrell - Happy, Beautiful
Pop Smoke - Christoper Walking, For The Night
Post Malone - Sunflower
Rascal Flats - Broken Road
Richard Smallwood - Total Praise
Rihanna - Diamonds, Better Have My Money, Pour It Up,
We Found Love, Work, Wild Thoughts, What's My Name
Rich The Kid - Plug Walk
Robin Thicke - Lost Without You
Roddy Ricch - Ballin'
Ruelle - I Get To Love You
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
Sade - Kiss Of Life
Sam Smith - Latch (Acoustic)
Scarface - Guess Who's Back
Sean Paul - Still In Love, Temperature, We Be Burnin', Like Glue
Shania Twain - Forever And For Always
Snoop Dogg - Let's Get Blown, Beautiful
Soul For Real - Candy Rain
Stevie Wonder - Ribbon In The Sky, Happy Birthday
SZA - Snooze
Tamia - So Into You
Taylor Swift - Invisible Strings
Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
Teyana Taylor - Gonna Love Me
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Tory Lanez - LUV,
Travis Scott - Yosemite, Butterfly Effect, Stargazing, Goosebumps
Tupac - I Ain't Mad At You, Keep Your Head Up
Tyla - Water
Tyga - Taste
Tyler Childers - In Your Love
UGK - International Player Anthem
Usher - Matrimony, My Boo, U Don't Have To Call,
Yeah, You Got It Bad, New Flame, Throwback
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Waka Flocka Flame - Round Of Applause
Wale - In My Bed, Matrimony, Diced Pineapples
The Weeknd - Earned It, Blinding Lights
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody, I Will Always Love You
Wiz Kid - Essence
2 Chainz - It's A Vibe
50 Cent - In Da Club, Candy Shop
I need power, a standard chair (no arms preferred), and water (bottled or self-serve).
I require parking information, and if a certificate of insurance is required for violinists (not common).
Yes, I provide a Bose S1 Pro Plus speaker that can also run on battery for up to two (2) hours.
Yes, I have an intermission playlist of jazz and soul music that runs during breaks.
The best gig I've ever done was performing live on NPR Tiny Desk. I've performed at dozens of gorgeous venues in my career, but the most memorable at this moment is the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach, CA.
My favorite type of event is a well-organized, glamorous one.
Please read my story on the "ABOUT" page of my website. I began with private lessons while growing up in New York, and then busked on the streets of DC while studying architecture in college, where I was discovered.
I'm influenced mostly by the legends and greats, producers like Quincy Jones and Pharrell.
I typically arrive 30 minutes before the start time to park and set up. Packages range from 30-minutes to 3 hours.
I'm happy to play outside, but we ask for shade, a flat, level surface, and a power supply close to the performance area.
Yes! Please select from the official song list on my website "BOOKING" tab. One off-list song selection is included in our SILVER and GOLD packages. Additional off-list song selections are a fee.
Please read the reviews on the "BOOKING" tab on my website.
Yes! I am a violinist that plays R&B, Hip-Hop, Pop, and Soul music from classic eras like Motown and contemporary genres like Trap Hip-Hop.
Amazon
BET Network
NPR Tiny Desk
National Geographic
The MLB
Verizon
JP Morgan Chase
FOX 5 DC News
MGM
Columbia Association
Residence of the Colombian Ambassador, DC
Grand Hotel Amalfi, Italy
The Hudson Yards (Grand Opening), NY
Crystal Plaza, Livingston, NJ
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
White House Historical Association, DC
US Department of Agriculture, DC
Federal Bureau of Investigation, DC
The Cotton Room, Durham, NC
The Waterfall, Claymont, DE
Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, DC
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, DC
Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, DC
Thomas Jefferson International Building, DC
Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons, Cockeysville, MD
Gaylord Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Larz Anderson House Museum, DC
Meridian International Center, DC
Handsome Hollow, Long Eddy, NY
Belvedere & Co. Events, Baltimore, MD
The University of DC
Water's Edge Event Center, Belcamp, MD
Carlyle House Historic Park, Alexandria, VA
Patterson Mansion, DC
Ceresville Mansion, Frederick, MD
Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion, Rockville, MD
Newton White Mansion, Mitchelville, MD
Gramercy Mansion, Stevenson, MD
Great Rock Mansion, Pikesville, MD
Liriodendron Mansion, Bel Air, MD
Martin's Valley Mansion, Cockeysville, MD
Moonstone Manor, Elizabethtown, PA
Harbour View, Woodbridge, VA
Omni Shoreham Hotel, DC
Kimpton Hotel Monaco, DC
The Fairmont, DC
The Four Seasons Resort, DC & MD
The Pendry, DC & MD
Gari Melchers Home & Studio Museum, Falmouth, VA
Union Station, DC
DC World War Memorial
The Watergate Hotel, DC
Morais Vineyards & Winery, Bealeton, VA
Bureaux Vineyard, Purcellville, VA
Greenville Vineyards, Middleburg, VA
Potomac Point Vineyard & Winery, Stafford, VA
Springfield Manor Winery & Brewery, Thurmont, MD
Historic Oakland Manor, Columbia, MD,
Tacaro Estate, Tracy's Landing, MD
Fauquier Springs Country Club, Warrenton, VA
Belmont Country Club, Ashburn, VA
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, Stevensville, MD
Salamander Resort & Spa, Middleburg, VA
Landsdowne Resort & Spa, Leesburg, VA
Chesapeake Bay Gold Resort & Spa, Cambridge, MD
Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, MD
Merriweather Lakehouse, Columbia, MD
Rooftop at Riggs, DC
Herrington on the Bay, North Beach, MD
Main Street Ballroom, Ellicott City, MD
The Grand, Baltimore, MD
The Villa, Beltsville, MD
Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Hotel Washington, DC
Cosmos Club, DC
Hotel Zena, DC
AC Hotel, National Harbor, MD
The Riverview at Occoquan, Lorton, VA
Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD
Celebrations at the Bay, Pasadena, MD
The Lincoln Theater, DC
The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
Frederick Ballroom, Frederick, MD
Commonwealth Tower, Arlington, VA
The Boathouse, Midlothian, VA
Martin's Chapel Baptist Church, Mebane, NC
La Vie at The Wharf, DC
District Pier at The Wharf, DC
Del Mar at The Wharf, DC
Pearl Street Warehouse, DC
Oficina Lounge & Restaurant, DC
Osteria Costa, MGM National Harbor, MD
District Winery, DC
The Green Turtle, Windsor Mills, MD
Gala Center, Windsor Mills, MD
RPM Italian, DC
BlackSwn (Grand Opening), Baltimore, MD
VisArts, Rockville, MD
ListenVision, DC
The Hotel UMD, College Park, MD
Hilton The Main Hotel, Norfolk, VA
Citron Restaurant & Bar, Baltimore, MD
Port Discovery Children's Museum, Baltimore, MD
Maryland Live Casino, Arundel Mills
Sunrise Senior Living, DC
Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Virtual Event
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
1960s Music
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Folk
Bluegrass
Jazz
Christmas
Church Music
House
Gospel
Easy Listening
Background Music
Originals
Country
Pop
Covers
Disco
Funk
Hip Hop
Motown
R&B
Soul
Indie
African Music
Caribbean
Latin
Reggae
Spanish Music
PA / sound system included
Public liability insurance
Instrumental
Uses backing tracks
Will travel internationally
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