{{short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Mr. V | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Victor Font | alias = Mr. V | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1974}} |birth_place =Manhattan, New York, United States | death_date = | origin = New York City | instrument = | genre = House, club | occupation = DJ, Producer, Vocalist | years_active = Since 2000 | label = Sole Channel Music <br />Muzik 4 Tomorrow | associated_acts = Louie Vega, Fedde le Grand | website = [http://www.solechannelmusic.com www.solechannelmusic.com] }} '''Victor Font''' (born 1974), known professionally as '''Mr. V''', is an American disc jockey, record producer, and vocalist. Of Nuyorican origin, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Mr. V came to the attention of Louie Vega in the 1990s, working with him for some time, which had a significant influence on his music style which crosses hip hop and house.<ref name="LE">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Emma |title=Pumping up the V-olume; Clubs |id={{Gale|A159707065}} |work=Liverpool Echo |date=23 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Toro J |first1=Guillermo |title=Mr. V Interview |url=https://djmag.com/content/mr-v-interview |website=DJ Mag |access-date=16 July 2025 |date=29 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="hx"/>
Mr. V released his debut album, ''Welcome Home'', in 2006 on Defected Records. It achieved a 3* review in ''The Skinny'', and was called a "study in the melting pot of Manhattan sounds" by ''HX Magazine''.<ref name="skin">{{cite web |last1=Burden |first1=Alex |title=Mr V - 'Welcome Home' |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/reviews/mr-v-welcome-home |website=The Skinny |date=13 October 2006}}</ref><ref name="hx">{{cite news |author1=TB |title=Mr. V Welcome Home |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=qth&AN=23438141&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |work=HX Magazine |date=15 December 2006}}</ref> Album track "Da Bump" peaked at number 2 on the UK Dance Chart in May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=MR V songs and albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16739/mr--v/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref>
His 2013 release with Steve Bug, "The Long Run", received an 8/10 review in ''Mixmag'', and in 2016 Mr. V collaborated with Roger Sanchez to release the "6 AM" extended player, which was called "big club ammo of the highest order", also by ''Mixmag''.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Digby |title=STEVE BUG & MR V. |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=89440724&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |work=Mixmag |date=February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=S-Man featuring Mr V |url=https://mixmag.net/read/s-man-ft-mr-v-music |website=Mixmag |date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.solechannelmusic.com/ Sole Channel Music] * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mr.+V+(4) Mr. V on Discogs] * [http://www.myspace.com/djmrv Mr. V on Myspace]
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