Rivo was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, May 1983. He grew up there and spent a lot of time busy on sports. As his musical interests were growing, he listened to house music during the mid 90s. After a while he decides to get seriously involved in making music and his success starts growing. His sound combines classic dub-techno elements with current trends. This way he gives a creative output which is much valued nowadays. At an the initial stage he spread his music through the internet.