Rezz Explained

Rezz
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Birth Name:Isabelle Rezazadeh
Birth Date:28 March 1995
Birth Place:Kharkiv, Ukraine
Origin:Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Instrument:Digital audio workstation
Years Active:2015–present
Current Member Of:REZZMAU5
Associated Acts:1788-L, laura brehm
Partner:Sydney Fisher (engaged)

Isabelle Rezazadeh (born 28 March 1995), who is known by her stage name Rezz (stylized in all caps), is a Ukrainian–Canadian DJ and record producer from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Rezz released her debut extended play (EP) Insurrection in 2015 through Owsla's sub-label Nest HQ. In 2016, she signed with record label mau5trap and released her follow-up EPs The Silence is Deafening and Something Wrong Here. Rezz released her debut studio album Mass Manipulation in 2017 and her follow-up album Certain Kind of Magic in 2018. She released her third album Spiral in 2021 through RCA Records. She then founded her own label HypnoVizion Records, through which she released her fourth album Can You See Me? (2024), which focuses on a bass music sound.

Early life

Isabelle Rezazadeh was born on 28 March 1995[1] in Ukraine to a Ukrainian mother and an Iranian father, before moving to Canada at a young age.[2] [3] The family settled in Niagara Falls. While attending high school there, Rezz worked at a branch of Hard Rock Cafe.[4]

Rezz began DJing at the age of 16,[5] playing music by other artists until she became inspired by a deadmau5 concert to create her own. According to Rezz, she knew she wanted to work in the music industry when she was 18.[5] [6] [7]

Career

2013–2016: Early career

In 2013, Rezz started producing music on her laptop at her home in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and uploaded it to the music-sharing website SoundCloud.[8] [9] She released Insurrection on Owsla subsidiary NEST on 20 July 2015. Later that year, she released music on deadmau5's record label Mau5trap and her track "Serenity" was included on the compilation album We Are Friends, Vol. 4 (2015).[10] [11] [12] During her early career, the American disc jockey (DJ) Skrillex noticed Rezz via a blog; he followed her and sent her a message via Twitter.[13]

In 2016, Rezz announced her first extended play (EP) The Silence is Deafening, which was released on the music label Mau5trap on 22 January 2016. Her second EP Something Wrong Here was released on Mau5trap on 7 October 2016; it charted in the United States, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Dance Charts.[14]

2017–2018: Mass Manipulation and Certain Kind of Magic

See main article: Mass Manipulation and Certain Kind of Magic.

In 2017, Mau5trap announced Rezz's debut studio album Mass Manipulation. On 7 July 2017, a music video for "Relax" was released on Mau5trap's YouTube channel to promote the album's release. Mass Manipulation was released on digital download stores on 4 August 2017,[15] and as a vinyl LP on 6 October 2017.[16] In 2018, Mass Manipulation was named the best Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.[17]

On 1 June 2018, Rezz announced her second studio album Certain Kind of Magic.[18] [19] "Witching Hour", its lead single, was released on 4 June,[20] and the second single "Hex", which was made in collaboration with 1788-L, was released later that month.[21] The album was released on 3 August through Mau5trap.[22]

2019–2021: Beyond the Senses and Spiral

See main article: Spiral (Rezz album). On 14 May 2019, Rezz announced on Twitter her EP Beyond the Senses was set for release on 24 July.[23] [24] She released the single "Dark Age" the following day.[25] [26] On 12 June, she released a collaboration titled "Falling" with the American band Underoath.[27] [28] It was accompanied by a music video that was released the same day,[29] [30] and an online VR listening party through WaveVR with VR Arcades across North America and also Otherworld in London taking part in physical events supporting the listening party.[31]

Rezz is profiled in the 2020 documentary film Underplayed,[32] and performed a DJ set following the film's Canadian premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[33]

In 2021, Rezz collaborated with deadmau5 to release a single named "Hypnocurrency" through Mau5trap.[34] On 24 April, she performed a set at Porter Robinson's virtual music festival Secret Sky.[35] On 21 May, Rezz released "Taste of You", a collaboration with Dove Cameron.[36] Rezz released Spiral, her third album, on 19 November.[37]

2022–present: HypnoVizion Records, It's Not a Phase, and Can You See Me?

See main article: Can You See Me? (album).

In 2022, Rezz launched a label called HypnoVizion Records.[38] The label's first release was a Halloween-themed mix and album entitled Nightmare on Rezz Street 2.[39] On 21 April 2023, an EP entitled It's Not a Phase (styled in all caps) and described by the artist as "goth-punk" was announced[40] and was released on 20 July.[41]

On 13 October, Rezz and deadmau5 released "Infraliminal", a rework of deadmau5's 2012 song "Superliminal", as their debut single as REZZMAU5.[42] An alternate version titled "Infraliminal (Isabelle's Version)" was released alongside the original. Speaking about the track and collaboration with deadmau5, Rezz cited "Superliminal" as her favourite deadmau5 track, stating: "That's one of the key songs that stunned me and I immediately had to learn to produce music. I put my own lil [''[[sic]]] spin on it, while Joel also did his own lil [''sic''] spin".[43] In January 2024, Rezz with Subtronics and Holly released collaborative singles titled "Black Ice" and "Dysphoria", respectively.[44] [45] She also announced her fourth album Can You See Me?, which was released on 14 March.[46]

Musical style and influences

Rezz is an electronic music producer and DJ; her sound has been described as "midtempo bass" and a modern styling of "new beat". In 2015, MTV called her the "new queen of the dark techno scene", writing she had been "making electronic and techy beats for two years" at that point. EDM.com's Niko Sani wrote Rezz's "deliciously ominous, often alien-sounding bass music" helped gain her popularity within the electronic music scene in around 2016.[47] Other music writers have referred to Rezz's music as sounding "dark",[48] as well as "menacing", "mechanical", "haunting and industrial".[49] Spotify's outlet For the Record profiled Rezz, calling her "one of the most highly regarded producers of downtempo soundscapes", and saying she "strikes a firm balance between minimal original tech compositions and the all-heavy bass".[48]

Rezz has described her music as "eerie, grungy, dungeon sounds".[50] She has stated while growing up, she listened exclusively to bands, particularly punk and rock bands.[48] My Chemical Romance, Bring Me the Horizon, and Underoath have been cited as such bands she listened to in her youth.[51] She cited Silverstein as one band that she frequently listened to that had an influence on her EP It's Not A Phase.[52] Deadmau5 is an early inspiration for Rezz.[48] She has also mentioned Zeds Dead and Metric as fellow Canadian artists who have influenced her.[48] Rezz is known for the signature LED spiraling "hypno glasses" she wears during live performances.[53]

Personal life

On 15 August 2023, Rezz announced her engagement to fellow musician and frequent collaborator Sydney Fisher, who is known by her stage name fknsyd.[54]

Discography

See main article: Rezz discography.

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

YearAssociationCategoryNominee / WorkResult
2018Juno AwardsElectronic Album of the YearMass Manipulation
2019Juno AwardsElectronic Album of the YearCertain Kind of Magic[55]
2020Juno AwardsElectronic Album of the YearBeyond the Senses[56]
2021Juno AwardsDance Recording of the Year"Someone Else"[57]
2022Juno AwardsDance Recording of the Year"Hypnocurrency"[58]
2023Juno AwardsDance Recording of the YearSpiral[59]
Juno AwardsElectronic Album of the YearNightmare on Rezz Street 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Powell. Karlie. Celebrate Rezz's Birthday with The 10 Best Rezz Memes. Your EDM. 28 March 2019. 5 February 2024.
  2. News: Tantum. Bruce. Dark Star: REZZ Is Moving On Up. 4 January 2017. DJ Times. 8 August 2017. en-US.
  3. I was literally born in Ukraine that's so fucked up lmfao my passport says Kharkov, Ukraine. shout out to my parents that came from nothing and brought us to Canada.. 1417632287475343363. sunglasssister. Rezz. 2. 20 July 2021. 6 February 2024. en.
  4. News: Leonard. Alex. Rezz explains her Canadian influences in electronic music [Interview + Show Review]]. 13 February 2017. Earmilk. 16 September 2017. en-US.
  5. Web site: Exclusive Interview with Rezz. Sheban. Molly. 30 March 2017. EDM Chicago. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021103323/http://edmchicago.com/2017/03/30/exclusive-interview-with-rezz/. 21 October 2018.
  6. News: Things We Learned from Rezz's First AMA on RedditEDMTunes. Chakravorty. Sanj. 16 March 2017. EDMTunes. 8 August 2017. en-US.
  7. News: Marro. Ashley. Key To Happiness: Discover Your Passion and Don't Let Anyone Rain On Your Parade [Rezz Exclusive Interview]]. Stoney Roads. 27 February 2016. 8 August 2017. en.
  8. Bain. Katie. Inside the Cult of REZZ: How the DJ-Producer Built a Frenzied Following Without Radio Hits. Billboard. 28 March 2019. 22 January 2023.
  9. Rezz. Gremlin (Original Mix). SoundCloud. 5 December 2022. en-us.
  10. News: Interview: REZZ - NEST HQ. 21 July 2015. NEST HQ. 8 August 2017. en-US. 24 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724135041/http://nesthq.com/interview-rezz-insurrection. dead.
  11. News: Watch Young EDM Prodigy Rezz Bring the Real Talk in New AMA [VIDEO]]. 13 May 2016. EDM.com. 8 August 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523142643/https://edm.com/articles/2016/5/13/rezz-fan-interview-prodigy. 23 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Aspire to Inspire 119: Rezz. Hancock. Luc. 3 March 2016. Your EDM. 8 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Deadmau5 inspired Rezz, a rising EDM star. registration. Law. John. Niagara Falls Review. en-CA. 11 June 2020. 25 August 2015. 22 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Why Rezz Traded Partying for Producing Dark, Deadmau5-Influenced Dancefloor Beats Village Voice. 4 February 2016 . 8 August 2017.
  15. News: REZZ: Interview with EDM's rising star. 27 January 2016. Monsters and Critics. 8 August 2017. en-US. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107014857/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/rezz-interview-with-edms-rising-star/. dead.
  16. 916090694409715712. mau5trap. Twitter. surprise: we did. "@OfficialRezz - Mass Manipulation" on vinyl & CD pre-sale tomorrow 10am PST!!. 5 October 2017. 6 October 2017.
  17. News: Junos 2018: the complete list of winners CBC Music. CBC. 9 August 2018. en-US.
  18. Web site: REZZ announces her second album 'Certain Kind of Magic'. Mixmag. 8 June 2018.
  19. Web site: REZZ Announces New Album 'Certain Kind Of Magic'. Magnetic Mag. June 2018 . 8 June 2018.
  20. Web site: REZZ unveils the sinister 'Witching Hour'. Dancing Astronaut. 4 June 2018 . 8 June 2018.
  21. Rezz & 1788-L Get Real Weird on 'Hex': Listen . Bein . Kat . 29 June 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630142756/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8463479/rezz-1788-L-hex . 30 June 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  22. Web site: REZZ shares details, release date for sophomore album, 'Certain Kind Of Magic'. Dancing Astronaut. June 2018 .
  23. Web site: Rezz Shares Tracklist of Upcoming EP, Beyond the Senses . Cameron . John . EDM.com . 14 May 2019 . en . 21 June 2019.
  24. Web site: Rezz's six-track 'Beyond The Senses' EP release date and tracklist revealed . 14 May 2019 . . 21 June 2019.
  25. Rezz Expands Her Sonic Formula With New Song 'Dark Age': Exclusive . Billboard . 21 June 2019.
  26. Web site: REZZ signals new EP with smoldering new single, 'Dark Age' . 14 May 2019 . . en-US . 21 June 2019.
  27. REZZ Drops 'Falling,' a Throttling Collaboration With Hardcore Act Underoath . Billboard . 21 June 2019.
  28. Web site: Rezz Teams With Underoath's Aaron Gillespie on 'Falling' Video . 12 June 2019 . . 21 June 2019.
  29. Web site: Underoath's Aaron Gillespie Joins Rezz for 'Falling' Video . Childers . Chad . . 12 June 2019 . en . 21 June 2019.
  30. Web site: Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie enters alternate reality in EDM collab . Campbell . Rachel . 12 June 2019 . . en-US . 21 June 2019.
  31. Web site: REZZ Reveals Global VR Listening Party for Her New EP . Meadow . Matthew . 17 July 2019 . Your EDM . 9 August 2019.
  32. Web site: Mughal . Alisha . 'Underplayed' Highlights EDM's Diversity Problem — and Shows Why It's So Important to Fix It . . 16 September 2020 . 4 February 2024.
  33. Web site: Middleton . Ryan . Underplayed: New Film Examining Sexism In Dance Music Screening At TIFF Next Month . Magnetic Magazine . 26 August 2020 . 4 February 2024.
  34. Web site: REZZ and deadmau5 unveil hotly anticipated midtempo banger, "Hypnocurrency" . Rachel . Kupfer . 23 April 2021 . 23 April 2021 . EDM.com .
  35. Web site: 15 April 2021 . Porter Robinson unveils 2021 Secret Sky lineup: REZZ, Baauer, Boys Noize, and more . 25 April 2021 . . en-US.
  36. Web site: Gomez . Nancy . 25 May 2021 . REZZ Collabs With Dove Cameron on 'Taste of You' . 26 May 2021 . EDMTunes . en-US.
  37. Web site: Eede . Christian . 22 November 2021 . Rezz releases new album, Spiral: Listen . 10 January 2022 . DJ Mag.
  38. Web site: Sunkel. Cameron. REZZ Commits to Unearthing the Unexplainable With New Record Label, HypnoVizion Records. EDM.com. 4 October 2022. 22 January 2023.
  39. Web site: Goldenberg. Ross. REZZ launches HypnoVizion with audio-visual sequel mix, 'Nightmare on Rezz Street 2' . dancingastronaut.com. 25 October 2022. 6 October 2023.
  40. Web site: Yopko. Nick. Rezz Reveals Upcoming Goth-Punk EP, It's Not a Phase. EDM.com. 18 April 2023. 6 October 2023.
  41. Web site: Freeman. Rachel. Rezz Embraces Inner Angst in Goth-Inspired EP, IT'S NOT A PHASE. EDM.com. 20 July 2023. 6 October 2023.
  42. Web site: Yopko. Nick. REZZMAU5 Reimagine 2012 deadmau5 Classic in Monstrous Collaboration, "Infraliminal". EDM.com. 13 October 2023. 13 October 2023.
  43. Web site: 12 October 2023 . Rezz and deadmau5 Share Stunning Debut Track as REZZMAU5, "Infraliminal" . 13 October 2023 . This Song Is Sick . en-US.
  44. Web site: Sunkel. Cameron. Rezz and Subtronics Once Again Showcase Chilling Innovation With New Track, "Black Ice". EDM.com. 9 January 2024. 31 January 2024.
  45. Bain. Katie. Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week's Best New Tracks From REZZ & Holly, Shygirl & Boys Noize & More. Billboard. 19 January 2024. 31 January 2024.
  46. Web site: Heffler. Jason. Rezz Says Her New Album Will Feature the "Heaviest Tracks" of Her Career. EDM.com. 16 January 2024. 6 February 2024.
  47. Web site: Sani . Niko . REZZ's Production Mastery Shines On Mesmerizing Third Album, "Spiral" . EDM.com . 19 November 2021 . 6 February 2024.
  48. Web site: Famed DJ Rezz Brings Her Dark, Doomy Bass Sounds to 'Can You Hear Me' . For the Record . . 20 July 2023 . 9 February 2024.
  49. Bain . Katie . Rezz Expands Her Sonic Formula With New Song 'Dark Age': Exclusive . . 14 May 2019 . 9 February 2024.
  50. Web site: Adams . Katie . Meet Rezz: the Canadian producer making 'eery and grungy' EDM hits . . 23 January 2024 . 22 January 2024 . 9 February 2024.
  51. Web site: Chapstick . Kelsey . EDM star REZZ on new goth EP, DEFTONES love, POLYPHIA and SILVERSTEIN collab . . 20 July 2023 . 6 February 2024.
  52. Web site: Tregoning . Jack . 8 Times Dance Stars Channeled Their Inner Punk Kid, From Deadmau5 & Gerard Way To Rezz & Silverstein . . 27 July 2023 . 9 February 2024.
  53. Web site: Heffler . Jason . Rezz Is Finally Selling a Line of Her Signature LED Glasses . EDM.com . 16 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
  54. Web site: 16 August 2023 . Rezz and fknsyd are Engaged to be Married . 9 October 2023 . EDM Identity . en-US.
  55. Web site: 2019 ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR REZZ The JUNO Awards. Juno Awards. 4 February 2024.
  56. Web site: Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations. CBC Music. 28 January 2020. 12 March 2020. 4 February 2024.
  57. Web site: Law. John. REZZ, Deadmau5, Murda Beatz lead Niagara Juno brigade. Niagara Falls Review. 10 March 2021. 6 February 2024.
  58. Web site: Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners. CBC Music. 15 May 2022. 14 May 2022. 6 February 2024.
  59. Web site: McClure. Leah. Rezz, Loud Luxury, Bensley, BLOND:ISH and More Nominated for 2022 JUNO Awards: See the Full List. EDM.com. 1 February 2023. 6 February 2024.

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