We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Marko Cervantes. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Marko below.

Marko, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

The biggest risk I’ve ever taken was my first trip to Miami. Back in 2020, I was a senior in high school working at a movie theater during the COVID shutdown. Around that time, I was sending beats to an artist from Florida named Hotboii. I started sending spamming him constantly, and he recorded on them and began releasing the songs. When it came time to figure out payments and the business side, I had no idea how anything worked, so I reached out to an A&R from his label named Saint Paul.

After one phone call, we instantly clicked. He understood my vision, believed in me, and ended up asking to manage me. I was 17, completely new to the industry, but I trusted the connection, so I signed with him in April 2020.

Throughout the year we kept working, and later that summer he told me, “If you can get to Miami, I can put you in the studio.” I thought about that for months. It became this decision point — if I stay in San Diego, nothing changes… but if I take the jump, maybe I get a shot at my dreams.

By October, I made up my mind. I quit my movie theater job, bought a flight to Miami, and took the leap. My mom made me bring a friend since I was still a kid, so we traveled together. The moment we landed, I called Paul and told him, “I’m here.” He couldn’t believe I really came. He said, “I’m on my way to the airport right now.”

It was the biggest risk because I was flying to a city I had never been to, for an industry I barely understood, to meet a manager I had only known online. But the second we met, everything clicked. He picked us up straight from the airport and drove me straight to the studio. That day was the start of our business partnership — and honestly, the start of the whole journey that changed my life.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a EDM DJ Artist rom San Diego but started my career as a hip hop producer, producing on youtube dropping type beats before I started working with industry artists. My journey has taken me through a lot of different sounds and cultures before landing in the lane I’m in today. I started out as a multi-platinum hip-hop producer — I got my first big break producing “Computer Murderers” for Lil Durk, and from there I moved into reggaeton, which took me all the way to Puerto Rico. That’s where I landed “Una Noti” with Omar Courtz, a record that really opened doors for me internationally. After that, I got deeper into the Mexican music world and in 2025 produced “GTO” for Chino Pacas.

But in June of 2025 everything shifted. I realized I wasn’t just a producer — I was meant to be an artist. So I transitioned fully into becoming an EDM DJ and artist, and started performing locally at bars and hip-hop events. On October 24th, I dropped my debut single “Solamente Tú,” and two weeks later released “Más y Más.” That song has now passed over 100k streams across platforms and has gone viral on TikTok, with people calling it the birth of a whole new sound: Underground Mexican EDM.

What I create is a fusion of Mexican roots, electronic energy, and my own emotional, experimental approach. My sound connects with Mexican-American listeners who grew up between cultures — people who understand both English and Spanish, both hip-hop and electronic, both nostalgia and futurism.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

For me, the most rewarding part of being an artist is seeing my vision come to life exactly the way I imagined it. When I was producing for other artists, I was always creating with someone else in mind — their sound, their brand, their direction. But stepping into the role of an artist gave me a whole different kind of freedom.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

Absolutely. My entire creative journey is driven by the mission to bridge the two cultures that shaped me. Growing up in San Diego, with constant trips and stays in Tijuana, I always felt caught between worlds — American and Mexican, English and Spanish, here but not fully there. That identity confusion pushed me to find my own lane.

With my music, I want to create a space where people like me — Mexican-Americans, border kids, first-gen kids — can feel proud of both sides of who they are. I want to build a sound that represents that in-between world, where you don’t have to choose. You can be both. You can be yourself fully.

Underground Mexican EDM for me isn’t just a genre — it’s a home for anyone who’s ever felt split between cultures. That’s what drives me every day to push the boundaries of the genres and stereotypes we fall in.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trillbans_
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@trillbans
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trillbans
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@trillbans