Javier Omar Alvarado, known professionally as marado, is an emerging singer songwriter based in Los Angeles. Growing up in Poughkeepsie, NY, he found a love for rock and pop music before later moving to Brooklyn and falling in love with rhythm and blues. He defines his own music as a kind of alternative soul. marado describes his purpose in life as leaving things better than he found them. This philosophy extends to his music as he continues striving to make his mark on the industry and help those going through similar things feel seen through his music. As the importance of music evolves in his life, marado looks back on a moment where as a teen, he listened to Frank Ocean & Rex Orange County, he thought to himself, “I wish I could do that. Put myself out there like that”. With the influence of artists like Childish Gambino, Kid Cudi, Roy Blair , Tyler, The Creator, and Weezer, now marado can too. Instagram: iammarado