 "Complex Housing" led to his acceptance into the 2011 Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid, Spain where he studied and collaborated with icons including Nile Rodgers, Manny Fresh, Tony Visconti, RZA and others, and where he met his future collaborator and mentor Robin Hannibal.In 2012, Salva released his collaborative remix of Kanye West's "Mercy" with RL Grime.which almost immediately went into rotation on Power 106 (105.9 FM Los Angeles) as well as Salva's first Power 106 "Jump Off" mix.