Deniz Reno Explained

Deniz Rakhmanova
Birth Name:Deniz Rakhmanova
Origin:Almaty, Kazakhstan
Genre:soul, pop, electropop, deep house
Occupation:Singer-Songwriter, Composer, DJ, Visual Artist
Instruments:Vocals, Flute, Piano, Guitar
Years Active:2010–present
Associated Acts:Keys N Krates, Matt Lange, Conjure One, Moonbeam, York, Anton Ishutin

Deniz Rakhmanova, known professionally as Deniz Reno, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, visual artist and a member of the American Recording Academy (GRAMMYs).[1]

Reno is best known for her viral cover of Chris Isaak’s "Wicked Game" with Russian Deep House producer Anton Ishutin which went on to earn more than 19.5 million streams on YouTube,[2] [3] Reno’s songs has been supported by the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, Marcus Schossow, Myon & Shane 54, Tiesto and others. In 2013 the track 'Higher', Reno's collaboration with Matvey Emerson was signed to Planet Love / Armada Music and became a House-Trance crossover summer hit, subsequently released on Armada Music's numerous compilations. It was also aired on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Paraguay and in national TV ads for Canada Philippine Fashion Week.

Reno's 2014 collaboration with Moonbeam "Memories" off their new album Atom[4] [5] via Black Hole Recordings has been included in the global electronic bestseller "In Search of Sunrise 13.5 Amsterdam" curated by Richard Durand and BT[6]

In 2015 Reno took the stage at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto and Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco with Rhys Fulber's project Conjure One.[7] She contributed her vocals to ‘Holoscenic’ and ‘Kill The Fear', from Conjure One's Billboard Charting 4th studio album Holoscenic,[8] [9] released in 2015 on Armada Records.

Her solo debut "Sometimes" with Lucky Sun has been included in the Armada Sunset Vol. 4 compilation.[10]

Reno's deep house collaboration "Fool for You" has been included in the Pacha Various Artists 2018 compilation, issued by Warner Music.[11]

In late 2017 Reno co-wrote and featured on a new Keys N Krates single "Something Wonderful",[12] included on the CURA EP, released in February 2018 via Dim Mak Records. In 2019 the CURA EP was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year at the annual Canadian Juno Awards.[13]

In the spring of 2018 Reno collaborated with Grammy award nominated producer Matt Lange on a techno track titled "Are You Am I",[14] released in Los Angeles on Lange's IsoRhythm Records. On February 19, 2019 Lange and Reno released a collaborative track titled "Space Between" on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap Records.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Reno was featured in the September 2018 issue of Bali's premier luxury lifestyle print publication, Yak Magazine.[20] where she shared details about her life, career and new projects, shot by celebrity photographer Oskar Munar.[21] In October 2018 Reno was interviewed by Exclusive News Kazakhstan in anticipation of her upcoming EP release Narcissus.[22] While vacationing in Bali in August 2018 Reno worked with well known Russian ballerina Valeriya Savvina on her new music video "Over" off the new EP Narcissus.[23] The video premiered in November 2018.

The Narcissus EP was released on November 8, 2018.[24] That same month Esquire Magazine Kazakhstan featured Deniz Reno in a six page profile titled "The Woman We Love", naming her as the first artist born in Kazakhstan to have achieved numerous releases on major international labels.[25]

From 2015 to 2017 Deniz Reno was the front woman of Noise Revolution,[26] a Barcelona-based Alternative Electro Rock band. Noise Revolution released its first EP titled Revelation Part 1[27] in April 2017. The band's remix of 'Feel Invincible' by American rockers Skillet (band) have been released on Atlantic Records / Warner Music US.

On August 4, 2020 Deniz Reno released a new album EP titled LOVERS via Taksu Records, produced by Juno Award nominee Mike Schlosser.[28]

In the arts

Deniz Rakhmanova has worked as a scenic painter on over 37 feature film and TV productions.[29] Early in life she has had a successful career as a young visual artist in Central Asia, participating in over 24 group and solo shows internationally.[30] She has been the recipient of several young artist achievement awards and diplomas, the most notable being presented to her at the age of 8 in the Palace of the Republic in Almaty by Kazakhstan's First Lady Sara Nazarbayeva.

Her sculpture and prop work on Suicide Squad (2016) has been included in 'Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever'[31] Volume by Signe Bergstrom published through Harper Collins.

In 2023 Reno appeared as a contributor in Tatler Indonesia's prestigious print magazine arts issue, writing and illustrating an article called 'Art of the Greatest Romances'.

Other projects

In 2020, Reno founded a conscious adventure, travel and lifestyle website The Fearless Nomad, where she writes about travel, wellness, adventure, curates playlists and interviews influential personalities in the fields of entertainment, sports, art and business.[32] [33] The Fearless Nomad has featured interviews with well known personalities like Hollywood Director Chris Fisher, Canadian Olympian Nikkita Holder, American Chess Grandmaster Irina Krush, Actor and UNHCR Ambassador Ger Duany, and Australian BASE Wingsuit Champion Rex Pemberton .[34] Through the Fearless Nomad initiative, Reno acts as a patron for arts and culture, having curated events for artists in Indonesia, Canada and Kazakhstan.

Personal life

Reno is the daughter of sculptor Vagif Rakhmanov and Canadian film industry scenic artist and sculptor Marina Reshetnikova, whose work has been featured in Academy Award and BAFTA winning and nominated films like Nightmare Alley and The Shape of Water.[35] Reno is the youngest niece of Azerbaijani painter Maral Rahmanzadeh. [36] [37]

In 2016 Reno was engaged to Canadian BASE wingsuit proximity flyer and skydiver Graham Dickinson. Dickinson tragically died in a failed wingsuit BASE flight attempt in the Tianmen Mountains, China on January 25, 2017.[38]

Charity work

During the August 2018 earthquakes in Lombok, Indonesia, Reno helped organize community efforts in delivering relief supplies for the victims of the natural disaster.[39] [40]

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Deniz Reno volunteered for Scholars Of Sustenance Indonesia (SOS Indonesia) - A Global Food Rescue Foundation.[41] [42] [43] Reno has been a longtime patron of the arts and has curated exhibits and fundraisers showcasing young local Indonesian and international talent.[44]

The Diana Award, a UK organization established in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales which honours young people for their social action and humanitarian work, named Reno one of the judges on their 2022 and 2023 season panel.[45]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Albums

Notes and References

  1. https://esquire.kz/deniz-reno/ Дениз Рено: Все ответы – внутри самого человека
  2. http://www.exclusive.kz/expertiza/kulturnaya_sreda/115084/ Дениз Рено не предлагали стать токал
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jas0IFTaGTw 120BPM presents Anton Ishutin feat. Deniz Reno - Wicked Game
  4. https://www.blackholerecordings.com/music/albums/moonbeam-atom/ Black Hole Recordings: Moonbeam - Atom
  5. http://trancerepublic.org/moonbeam-releases-4th-artist-album-atom/ Moonbeam releases 4th Artist album Atom
  6. https://www.blackholerecordings.com/music/albums/richard-durand-with-bt-in-search-of-sunrise-135-amsterdam-bonus-track-version/ Richard Durand with BT - In Search of Sunrise 13.5 Amsterdam
  7. https://nowtoronto.com/events/aftermath-music-festival-leaether-strip-haujobb-conjure/ Aftermath Music Festival: Headliners - NOW Magazine Toronto
  8. http://blog.armadamusic.com/interviews/conjure-one-holoscenic-11-ways-to-thrill-music-tech-junkies/ Conjure One – Holoscenic: 11 Ways To Thrill Music Tech Junkies
  9. https://www.billboard.com/artist/conjure-one/chart-history/elp/ Conjure One – Holoscenic Billboard Chart History
  10. https://www.armadamusic.com/news/armada-sunset-vol-4 ARMADA SUNSET, VOL. 4
  11. https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/pacha-compilation-vol-1/1114202986 Pacha Compilation, Vol. 1
  12. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8097630/keys-n-krates-break-down-debut-album-cura-exclusive Keys N Krates Break Down Their Debut Album 'Cura': Exclusive
  13. https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2019-dance-recording-of-the-year-keys-n-krates/ 2019 Dance Recording of the Year
  14. https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/07/matt-lange-fashions-gritty-techno-ft-deniz-reno/ "Matt Lange fashions gritty techno in 'Are You Am I,' ft. Deniz Reno"
  15. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8499118/matt-lange-space-between-deniz-reno Matt Lange's 'Space Between' With Deniz Reno Is a Perfect Pop of Progressive House: Listen
  16. http://www.iwantedm.com/2019/02/matt-lange-debuts-new-single-space-between-feat-deniz-reno-out-today-via-deadmau5s-record-label-mau5trap/ MATT LANGE DEBUTS NEW SINGLE, “SPACE BETWEEN” (FEAT. DENIZ RENO) – OUT TODAY via deadmau5’s record label mau5trap
  17. https://www.musicfestivalcentral.com/articles/matt-lange-and-deniz-reno-unite-for-ethereal-the-space-between Matt Lange and Deniz Reno unite for ethereal, 'The Space Between'
  18. https://earmilk.com/2019/02/22/matt-lange-returns-to-mau5trap-for-space-between/ Matt Lange Returns to Mau5trap for 'Space Between'
  19. https://www.freshmusicfreaks.com/fresh-music-matt-lange-buttery-smooth-new-single-space-between/ Fresh Music | Matt Lange | Buttery Smooth New Single “Space Between” Features Deniz Reno
  20. https://www.theyakmag.com/deniz-deniz/ Something About Deniz
  21. https://issuu.com/balinigel/docs/theyakvol60_2018 Deniz/Deniz
  22. http://www.exclusive.kz/expertiza/kulturnaya_sreda/115084/ Дениз Рено не предлагали стать токал
  23. http://образжизни.москва/moda/pokaz-doma-mody-svetlana-evstigneeva-sezon-s-s-2019/ ПОКАЗ ДОМА МОДЫ «SVETLANA EVSTIGNEEVA» СЕЗОН S/S 2019
  24. http://artmoskovia.ru/pokaz-kollekcii-doma-mody-svetlana-evstigneeva-sezona-s-s-2019-zavershilsya-polnym-anshlagom.html Показ коллекции Дома Моды Svetlana Evstigneeva сезона S/S 2019 завершился полным аншлагом
  25. https://www.threadofficial.com/stories/2018/11/8/deniz-reno ThreadOfficial.com Interview - Deniz Reno
  26. https://exposedvocals.com/features/noise-revolution-run-official-music-video/ Noise Revolution – Run
  27. https://www.blackholerecordings.com/music/albums/noise-revolution-revelation-part-1/ Noise Revolution – Revelation
  28. https://www.threadofficial.com/stories/2020/8/6/lovers-deniz-reno 'Lovers' An Open Letter by Deniz Reno
  29. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8366399/?ref_=nv_sr_1 IMDB - Deniz Rakhmanova
  30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrC2AnfdNt4 - Дениз Рено: Я выросла в мастерской скульптора | Таңғы STUDIO
  31. http://www.harpercollins.ca/9780062471666/suicide-squad - Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever - Harper Collins
  32. https://instantkarmamag.com/article/deniz-reno-the-fearless-nomad/ - DENIZ RENO - The Fearless Nomad
  33. http://www.thefearlessnomad.com - The Fearless Nomad
  34. https://thefearlessnomad.com/tfn-talks TFN Talks
  35. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3908018/ Marina Reshetnikova
  36. https://wopi.es/2024/01/05/valery-urdaneta-otra-venezolana-sexy-que-nos-baila-en-tiktok/ Valery Reshetnikova
  37. https://labarandilla.es/ Valery in barandilla
  38. https://esquire.kz/deniz-reno/ Дениз Рено: Все ответы – внутри самого человека
  39. https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/lombok-earthquake-death-toll-continues-to-rise-as-rescue-efforts-ramp-up/news-story/93ddf62e9a0d9d7d86e6cc2e15c01912 - Lombok earthquake death toll continues to rise as aftershock rocks the island
  40. https://vaaju.com/taiwaneng/shadow-indonesia-passes-6-2-strong-earthquake-female-singers-fly-from-the-supermarket-and-darrar-everything-shakes-ettoday-international-ettoday-news-cloud/ - Indonesia passes 6.2 strong earthquake! Female singer flees from the supermarket
  41. https://www.scholarsofsustenance.org/feeding2020indonesia - SOS Feeding 2020 Indonesia
  42. https://thefearlessnomad.com/blog/sos-indonesia - The Fearless Nomad - Cooking & Delivering Meals with SOS Indonesia
  43. https://www.pinterest.es/pedroajax/ - SOS Feeding 2024 Spain
  44. https://goodshot.id/eksibisi-lukisan-anak-anak-baturulangun-laku-keras/ - Baturulangun Children's Painting Exhibition Sold Out
  45. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcILvJ2IS5T/ - The Diana Awards - Judges

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