John Acquaviva (CA)

John is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Plus Eight Equity Partners, which partners with innovative music technology companies to support growth expansion and provide strategic and operational guidance. He is a world-renowned DJ with over 40 years of experience and one of the largest networks in the electronic music community. He co-founded Beatport LLC where he was an active board member until its acquisition by NASDAQ-listed SFX Entertainment, Inc. He was also instrumental in bringing to market Final Scratch, a revolutionary technology for DJs, which was better know in the market place as Traktor Scratch, the first digital controller product ever made by Native Instruments . He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics and statistics from the University of Western Ontario