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Albums by GRiZ
ALBUMOuroborosGRiZ
ALBUMChasing the Golden Hour, Pt. 4GRiZ
ALBUMRainbow BrainGRiZ
ALBUMChasing the Golden Hour, Pt. 3GRiZ
ALBUMRide WavesGRiZ
ALBUMGood Will Continue (Remixes)GRiZ
ALBUMGood Will PrevailGRiZ
ALBUMSay It LoudGRiZ
ALBUMMad LiberationGRiZ
ALBUMEnd of the World PartyGRiZ
GRiZ's Popular Music Videos
A New Day (feat. Matisyahu)
GRiZ
Artist Biography
Self-described “future funk” DJ and producer GRiZ blends dubstep, house, soul, and other sounds into a danceable hybrid that he tops off with live saxophone.
• Born Grant Richard Kwiecinski, GRiZ grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and began playing saxophone after first taking up the oboe. He was good enough to play first-chair sax in his school’s band.
• After honing his skills at—and eventually dropping out of—Michigan State University, GRiZ released his debut album, End of the World Party, in 2011.
• He broke through with his 2016 album Good Will Prevail, which debuted atop the iTunes Electronic chart. It also cracked the Billboard 200.
• His 2019 bass single ”Griztronics,” a collaboration with new-age dubstep maestro Subtronics, was a festival favorite the year it came out.
• GRiZ has been a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ representation in music, and in June 2020, he teamed up with freeform bass DJ and producer Wreckno for the Pride anthem “Medusa.”
• Since 2013, GRiZ has periodically performed alongside the electro-funk outfits Big Gigantic and Gramatik in the supergroup Big Grizmatik.
Hometown
Southfield, MI, United States
Genre
Electronic