Rezz

Isabelle Rezazadeh,[3] (born 28 March 1995)[5] known by her stage name Rezz (stylized as REZZ), is a Canadian DJ and record producer from Niagara Falls, Ontario.[4][6][7] She released her debut EP, Insurrection in 2015 through OWSLA's sub-label Nest HQ. In 2016, she signed with record label mau5trap, and released follow-ups The Silence is Deafening and Something Wrong Here. On August 4, 2017, Rezazadeh released her debut studio album, Mass Manipulation, with its follow up, Certain Kind of Magic, released in 2018.

For similar terms, see Rez (disambiguation).
Rezz
Rezz in 2017
Background information
Birth nameIsabelle Rezazadeh
Born (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995
Kharkiv, Ukraine
OriginNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Digital audio workstation
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member ofREZZMAU5
Partner(s)Sydney Fisher (engaged)
Websiteofficialrezz.com

Early life

Rezazadeh was born in Ukraine to a Ukrainian mother and an Iranian father, before moving to Canada at a young age.[8] While attending high school, she worked at a Hard Rock Cafe at Niagara Falls.[9]

Rezazadeh began DJing at the age of 16, playing music by other artists until she became inspired by a deadmau5 concert to create her own. She was noticed on a blog by Skrillex, who then followed and sent her a message on Twitter.[10][11][12]

Career

2013–2016: early career

In 2013, Rezazadeh started producing music on her laptop in her home in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and uploaded them to SoundCloud.[13][14] She released Insurrection on Owsla subsidiary, NEST on July 20, 2015. Later that year, she released music on deadmau5's record label, Mau5trap and her track "Serenity" was featured on the 2015 compilation album We Are Friends, Vol. 4.[15][16][17]

In 2016, Rezazadeh announced her first EP on the music label Mau5trap, The Silence is Deafening, which released on January 22, 2016. This was followed by a second EP release on Mau5trap later that year, Something Wrong Here, on October 7, 2016. The EP charted in the United States, peaking at #19 on the Billboard Dance Charts.[18]

2017–2018: Mass Manipulation and Certain Kind of Magic

In 2017, Mau5trap announced Rezazadeh's debut full length studio album, Mass Manipulation. On July 7, 2017, A music video for "Relax" was released on Mau5trap's YouTube channel to promote the album's release. A month later, Mass Manipulation was released on digital download stores on August 4, 2017,[19] and on vinyl on October 6, 2017.[20]

In 2018, Mass Manipulation was named the best Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.[21]

On June 1, 2018, Rezazadeh announced her second studio album, Certain Kind of Magic.[22][23] The album was released on August 3, 2018, through Mau5trap.[24] Its lead single, "Witching Hour", was released on June 4, 2018.[25] The album's second single, "Hex", was made in collaboration with 1788-L and released on June 29, 2018.[26]

2019–present: Beyond the Senses, Spiral, HypnoVizion Records, and It's Not A Phase

On May 14, 2019, Rezz announced on Twitter that her EP Beyond the Senses was set for release on July 24.[27][28] She released the single "Dark Age" the following day.[29][30] On June 12, she released a collaboration with the American band Underoath titled "Falling".[31][32] It was accompanied by a music video released the same day,[33][34] as well as 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.[35]

She is profiled in the 2020 documentary film Underplayed,[36] and performed a DJ set following the film's Canadian premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[37]

In 2021, Rezz and deadmau5 collaborated to release a single named "Hypnocurrency" on mau5trap.[38] On April 24, she performed a set at Porter Robinson's virtual music festival, Secret Sky.[39] On May 21, Rezz collaborated with Dove Cameron to make "Taste of You".[40] Rezz released Spiral, her third album, on November 19.[41]

In 2022, she launched a new label, HypnoVizion Records.[42] The first release on the new label was a Halloween-themed mix and album entitled "Nightmare on Rezz Street 2". [43]

On April 21, 2023, an EP entitled "It's Not A Phase" (styled in all capital letters) and described by the artist as "goth-punk" was announced [44] and subsequently released on July 20, 2023.[45]

On October 13, 2023, Rezz and deadmau5 released their debut single as REZZMAU5, "Infraliminal", a rework of deadmau5's 2012 song, "Superliminal".[46] An alternate version, titled "Infraliminal (Isabelle's Version)", was released alongside the original. On "Infraliminal", Rezz said, "’Superliminal’ is my favorite deadmau5 track. That’s one of the key songs that stunned me and I immediately had to learn to produce music. I put my own lil spin on it, while Joel also did his own lil spin, and we combined it together for now called ‘Infraliminal.’"[47]

Personal life

On August 15, 2023, Rezazadeh announced her engagement to fellow musician and frequent collaborator Sydney Fisher (aka fknsyd).[48]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Information Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[49]		 US
Heat.
[49]		 US
Ind.
[49]
Mass Manipulation 161430
Certain Kind of Magic
  • Released: August 3, 2018
  • Label: Mau5trap
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
 12819
Spiral[50]
  • Released: November 19, 2021
  • Label: Self Released
  • Formats: Digital download
 613—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays
Title Information Charts
US
Dance
[49]
Insurrection
  • Released: July 20, 2015
  • Label: Owsla / NEST HQ
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
The Silence Is Deafening
  • Released: January 22, 2016[51]
  • Label: Mau5trap
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
Something Wrong Here
  • Released: October 7, 2016[52]
  • Label: Mau5trap
  • Formats: Digital download
 18
Beyond the Senses
  • Released: July 24, 2019[53]
  • Label: Rezz Music / RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[54]		 US
Dance
[55]
"Alien"
(with Raito)		 2016 —— Non-album singles
"Fourth Impact"
(with K?d)		 2017 ——
"Psycho"
(with Isqa)		 ——
"I" ——
"Silent Hill" ——
"Relax"[56] —— Mass Manipulation
"Diluted Brains" ——
"Premonition"
(with Knodis)		 ——
"Drugs!"
(with 13)		 ——
"Witching Hour" 2018 —— Certain Kind of Magic
"Hex"
(with 1788-L)[26]		 ——
"Flying Octopus" ——
"Mixed Signals"[57]
(with Blanke)		 —— Non-album single
"Dark Age"[58] 2019 —— Beyond the Senses
"Falling"
(featuring Underoath)[59]		 ——
"Kiss of Death"[60]
(with Deathpact)		 ——
"Criminals"[61]
(with Malaa)		 —— Non-album singles
"Hell on Earth"[62]
(with Yultron)		 ——
"Into the Abyss"[63]
(with Zeds Dead)		 2020 ——
"Someone Else"[64]
(with Grabbitz)		 —16
"Orbit"[65] ——
"Sacrificial"[66][67]
(featuring Pvris)		 2021 —— Spiral
"Hypnocurrency"[68]
(with Deadmau5)		 3514 Non-album single
"Taste of You"[69]
(featuring Dove Cameron)		 —26 Spiral
"Chemical Bond"[70]
(with Deathpact)		 —29
"Let Me In"[71]
(with Fknsyd)		 —43
"Menace"[72] 2022 —50 Non-album singles
"Puzzle Box"[73]
(with Subtronics)		 —22
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"[74]
(with Fknsyd)		 —42
"Gyrate"[75]
(with Wreckno)		 2023 —33
"Suffer in Silence"[76] —27
"Blue In The Face" ——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes
Title Year Original artist(s) Album
"This Is the New Shit" 2015 Marilyn Manson Non-album remixes
"Conquistador" Jean-Michel Jarre and Gesaffelstein
"Without a Trace" 2016 Kill the Noise
"Slip" Deadmau5
"Clear"[77] 2017 No Mana and Zashanell
"I Could Be Anything"[78] 2018 The Glitch Mob (featuring Elohim)
"Divinity"[79] Porter Robinson
"Violence"[80] 2020 Grimes and I_o

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Album
"Paranoid" 2016 Alison Honey Something Wrong Here
"Relax" 2017 Tyler Hynes Mass Manipulation
"Premonition"
(with knodis)		 Luis Colindres
"Flying Octopus" 2018 Aoífe Doyle and Stefan Grambart Certain Kind of Magic
"Falling"
(Featuring Underøath)		 2019 Colin G. Cooper Beyond the Senses
"Taste of You"
(Featuring Dove Cameron)		 2021 Felicity Jayn Heath Spiral
"Let Me In"
(with Fknsyd)		 2021 Biagio Musacchia Spiral
"Out Of My Head"
(with Shadow Cliq)		 2022 Ruben Frosali Spiral

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards
Year Association Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
2018 Juno Awards Electronic Album of the Year Mass Manipulation Won [21]
2019 Juno Awards Electronic Album of the Year Certain Kind of Magic Nominated [81]
2020 Juno Awards Electronic Album of the Year Beyond the Senses Won [82]

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