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There is a method to the magic in the way Qool DJ Marv presents and plays music. He tunes into the design and atmosphere of the venue & the energy of the people, then blends what he sees with what he hears. Intertwining many styles for many faces from many places, Marv gets your attention with buttery blends & a fluid, continuously ascending momentum that feels inviting, relatable, and captivating. It’s as if he knew you were coming.Born & raised in Philadelphia, Marv’s path began with bedroom practice in the late ’80s, early gigs at Emory University & Columbia University, and formative years around radio—interning at WDAS, observing & learning at WKCR while sitting in on Stretch & Bobbito’s late night Hip Hop sessions, and appearing on WBAI’s Underground Railroad with DJ Spinna & J-Smooth. In the mid-’90s, residencies at Bar Six, Ludlow Bar, APT & other downtown NYC rooms sharpened his ability to read a room and guide it.That same era also gave rise to buttamilk—a brief but influential cultural concept rooted in Philly, where DJ-curated Jazz-flavored instrumentals, live voices, and spoken word coexisted. Buttamilk was about enriching flavor & nourishment, cultural presentation, and community. That philosophy still runs subtly through everything Marv plays.From 1998 through August 2024, Marv worked extensively with HBO’s events department, providing DJ sets & pre-show music for premieres & screenings at venues including MoMA, Lincoln Center, The Museum of Natural History, the Apollo Theater in NYC and even the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Since 2012, he has been a resident DJ within the Soho House ecosystem and continues to play regularly at Soho House & Dumbo House in New York City.Marv’s international journey began in 1999, when a cassette mixtape in circulation led to invitations from Manchester’s Rae & Christian and their creative network, including Grand Central Records, Counter Culture, Fat City Records, and the legendary Friends & Family parties. This opened doors to performances across the UK and Europe, as well as Ireland, Spain, Scotland, Norway, Russia, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. A key figure in this chapter was Mr. Scruff, whose influence on UK club and festival culture helped situate Marv within a global community of DJs committed to eclecticism, warmth, and long-form musical storytelling.Since 1994, Marv has produced mixtapes, CDs, and digital compilations that illuminate soulful global underground music. His mixes are loved for their seamless continuity & thoughtful sequencing —guiding listeners from the familiar into discoveries with a fluid flow. Marv maintains & shares online an archive of over 700 recorded DJ mixes.During the COVID era, Marv developed his skill set & expanded into producing score-like atmospheric compositions, releasing multiple EPs & albums focused on mood, texture, and narrative support designed for podcasts, film, hospitality, listening-focused environments and your headphones & earbuds.By welcoming connection & bridging genres & eras, you’ll discern an exuberant idealism in a Qool DJ Marv set. He thinks & hopes, “With a universal vibe, everybody gets down.”https://www.youtube.com/@qooldjmarvhttps://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894https://tidal.com/artist/23883666

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Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 14 – February 12 2026

Feb 12th, 2026 8:24 PM

Qool DJ Marv presents Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 14 – February 12 2026Video of this previously live streamed set:https://www.youtube.com/live/ON7hoJE9rtMThe Calling - Makaya McCravenCristo Redentor - Harvey MandelAn Unending Repentance - Christian ScottSatie: Gnossienne No.1 (Starkey Remix) - Pascal RogéSunfield Dystonia - HautefortSun Rise Swell - Santino SurfersDe Ranglin - Dean Fraser/Ernie RanglinSlow Brew - Tranquil ElephantizerDon't Disturb This Groove - Meshelle NdegeocelloI'll Always Be Inside Your Soul - Lenny KravitzWatching Me - Jill ScottLiving In America - SAULTTHE LINE FOR NIKES (DUB) - JD. REIDRemember - P-SolStrollin - The Sunburst BandUnchained - Session VictimA Comfort Zone (Original Mix) - Art Of TonesFlight of the Eagle (Original Mix) - Vincent SebastianGrow - Headnodz feat Zaki IbrahimNo Government - NicoletteSwahililand - VisioneersJazzy Mood - Adjust & SoulmetricSystemConscious - JennoraJoy feat. Ommas Keith (Original Mix) - Restless Soul Fun BandSade x Jaszy Shavers x Tall Black Guy - Keep Looking (To The Sky) - Tall Black Guy ProductionsPanoramic - Mumu FreshYou Know How It Goes - Crazy P--- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vg https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894 https://bsky.app/profile/qooldjmarv.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/ https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666 https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yg https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv https://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarv https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

Qool DJ Marv Live at Soho House - February 7 2026 - Warming Motions

Feb 9th, 2026 1:23 PM

Qool DJ Marv Live at Soho House - February 7 2026 - Warming MotionsThis was a below zero temperature day in New York City, I did my best to warm up the friends and family that braved the windy cold. —— https://sohohouseny.com/ —— + Artwork: Lamont Joseph White https://ljwstudio.com/ --- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vg https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894 https://bsky.app/profile/qooldjmarv.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/ https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666 https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yg https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv https://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarv https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 13 – February 5 2026

Feb 5th, 2026 10:40 PM

Qool DJ Marv presents Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 13 – February 5 2026Video of this previously live streamed set:https://www.youtube.com/live/2hfLwZeoM5cA Fairy Tale (Piano Version) - Michaela PandizMichaela Pandiz - ThrupenceMagic - Piero PiccioniHanin - Ziad RahbaniFix It - Lady BlackbirdIn The Ballad Of My Soul - David FlorioLove Beat - The Art Of NoiseCome Dubbing - SweetbackMy Stride - The DynamicsCold - PhlocalystEnrico - Giorgino De TravereCoolamon Waltz - Khari CabralAir - SaultHey - KingChange in Weather - Butcher BrownTie Break - Sly5thAve & Roberto VerásteguiWhy (Life) - Tour-MaubourgMarch 1968 - Marc MacQedar (feat Soul Clan) - Jazz LiberatorzThe Third Eye - Ray-DSafe & Sound - DopedemandIn Mind - Kid DramaAura - Microfunk Crew, Bop, OakRhime ( 6Blocc Remix) - A Tribe Called QuestJust - P SolJazzalytic - Marcus DChange - DJ Mitsu the BeatsThink About It - Deadbeats--- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vg https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894 https://bsky.app/profile/qooldjmarv.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/ https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666 https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yg https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv https://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarv https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

Qool DJ Marv Live at The Good Good Harlem NYC - January 29 2026

Jan 30th, 2026 2:13 PM

Qool DJ Marv Live at The Good Good Harlem NYC - January 29 2026Freezing cold in NYC but a warm and groovy good night at The Good Good.Thank you Justine, Juliet, Zuhri and Lesly! https://www.thegoodgoodnyc.com/ --- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vg https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894 https://bsky.app/profile/qooldjmarv.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/ https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666 https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yg https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv https://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarv https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 12 – January 29 2026

Jan 29th, 2026 8:20 PM

Qool DJ Marv presents Buttamilk-FM | The Departure Lounge Episode 12 – January 29 2026Video of this previously live streamed set:https://www.youtube.com/live/zLWPqhFz4qwFor the World - Tan DunHope - Fat Freddy's DropReady fe Dem - Pig&DanFor Love I Come - ThundercatOf Dreams To Come - Robert GlasperEl Gran Camino - GitkinBlind Man - NomineDeep Cover - Vitamin DubPersonal Space Frontier - Qool DJ MarvCorners Of My Mind - Nikka CostaMaking Music - Chung King (4 Hero Remix) Fragil - ImadaLove - DJ Moar feat. Raashan Ahmad & Aïma The DreamerIn The Garden Of Mindfulness - MuddSafe (Part I) (feat. Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Al MacSween & James Copus) - Daniel CasimirEverybody Wants to Rule the World - The Bad PlusThe Dreamer - Jose JamesLove Train - Bunny Sigler--- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gQLsodBsCys1_3Zbm83vg https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/qool-dj-marv-aural-memoirs-and-buttamilk-archives/id269880758 https://music.apple.com/us/artist/qool-dj-marv/1558418894 https://bsky.app/profile/qooldjmarv.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/qooldjmarv/ https://qooldjmarv.bandcamp.com/album/sound-paths-v-1 https://tidal.com/browse/artist/23883666 https://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48vhJ2d1hVaFHf6gqXeTm0?si=fWO0N456QeWRMWLUtqe4Yg https://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv https://www.twitch.tv/qooldjmarv https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/QoolDJMarvMusic

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