From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence Vavra
Lawrence Vavra
Lawrence Vavra Vavra and DECKSTAR
Also known LV Vavra is Co-Founder and President of Music Management
as
company DECKSTAR, a company he started with Paul
Born November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15) Rosenberg and DJ AM in 2006 that manages the career
of over 30 Musicians. - Vavra, along with Paul Rosenberg
Occupations Music manager
and former XXL Magazine editor Elliott Wilson, founded
Associated DJ AM, Blink-182, Travis Barker, The Rap Radar in 2009. - Vavra has also produced MTV’s
acts Transplants, Infected Mushroom, Steve Aoki “Gone Too Far” and currently produces Fuse’s “Hoppus
On Music.”
Lawrence Vavra (also known as LV) was born November
15, 1977 in Los Angeles and is an American music man-
ager known for his association with DJ AM, Blink-182,
Travis Barker, The Transplants, and Dance Artists, In- References
fected Mushroom and Steve Aoki. Vavra graduated from [1] "THE 411 ON THE 415 / ’Culture marketers’ wanted
UCLA undergrad in 1999 and Hastings Law School in 2002 to enliven the party scene; now they’re turning up
where he received his Juris Doctorate. After graduation, the volume on S.F. nightlife, from clubs to cuisine".
Vavra created the San Francisco based company Vin- SFGate.com. April 8, 2007.
tage415 [1] with various business partners and currently http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-04-08/living/
owns several Bay Area Restaurants and Bars including 17238215_1_party-crowd-charles-schwab-
Mamacita, Umami, The Ambassador, Double Dutch, The nightlife-scene. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
Aventine. [2] "’I’m Thankful I’m Still Here’". People. October 27,
2008. http://www.people.com/people/archive/
Vavra and DJ AM article/0,,20238197,00.html. Retrieved April 8,
2011.
In early 2002 upon his return to Los Angeles, Vavra began [3] "DJ AM: Scenes from a Life". Nightclub.com.
working with DJ AM. The two had know each other September 17, 2009. http://www.nightclub.com/
through mutual friends and reacquainted through nightclub-confidential/dj-am-scenes-a-life.
Vavra’s brother. The two quickly built up DJ AM’s[2] ca- Retrieved April 8, 2011.
reer giving validity to the DJ art form and paving the
way for many of today’s DJ acts. Together they opened up
the popular night clubs LAX in both Los Angeles, as well External links
as Las Vegas. Vavra also established DJ AM as the first • Lawrence Vavra on Twitter
Las Vegas resident DJ at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casi-
Persondata
no (Las Vegas), before re-negotiating AMs biggest career
move to The Palms Casino Resort where he became the Name Vavra, Lawrence
highest paid DJ. The two remained close friends and busi- Alternative names
ness partners until DJ AM’s tragic death on August 28th Short description
of 2009 when Vavra found him dead in his NYC apart-
Date of birth November 15, 1977
ment.[3]
Place of birth
Date of death
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