Manuel Riva began his musical career as George Călin with the band Demmo, that also included Anamaria Ferentz and Vik.
Charting hits with Deecentral included notably "Russian Girl", "In Love", "Music Makes Me Free" and "Speed of Sound" in the period 2009 to 2011.
[4] One of his collaborations, "Close the Deal" (with Optick and Eneli), a deep house with progressive influences, drew the attention of Dutch DJ Tiësto who played it on his Club Life radio show.
He solidified his success in 2017 with "Resolution", "Saturday Night, Man", in collaboration with Hyptonix, "Treehouse" (featuring Waleed) and "Kiyomi".
His songs were mixed or included in the podcasts of renowned DJs such as Sam Feldt, Oliver Heldens, Ummet Ozcan and Cosmic Gate.