Experts Only

No matter how many Skrillex records they might claim to like, never trust a rock fan who thinks that EDM artists are intrinsically less musically talented than any other kind of artist. The easy joke to make seems to be that all an electronica artist has to do to make music is push a space bar and sample other records. However, what they don’t know is that the best EDM producers are nearly always the ones who can play every instrument under the sun and have an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of music theory. These folks are far more common than one might think, with Grant Kwiecinski, A.K.A GRiZ being one of the best in a very long line of them.

Like many of these producers, Kwiecinski was classically trained from a young age. Unlike many others, he was classically trained as a saxophonist, an alto one to be precise. However, his aspirations changed dramatically when he was around 14, with the combination of discovering the likes of Squarepusher and Aphex Twin, and getting his first copy of the music software Fruity Loops. His calling shifted from the concert hall to the club, and he set about combining every influence he had, from the jazz and funk he’d play on his sax to his newfound love of EDM.

By 2011 he’d put out his first album, “End Of The World Party” and with his energetic live show that combines live sax, guitar and vocals with laptop backing tracks, he became a riotous festival mainstay. Coachella, Electric Forest and Lollapalooza have all seen him play to packed out tents full of revellers and the party is just getting bigger. His subsequent albums “Mad Liberation” and “Rebel Era” were both released for free on the internet, and because of that he’s playing to a bigger audience than anyone else at his level has ever been able to play to.

He’s an artist carving out his own path and making his own history with every release and every live show, and he’s only 24 years old. GRiZ in his prime is going to be an absolutely astounding sight and sound, and we should all be around to see it. Highly recommended.

Strongly regarded as a tastemaker and one of the world’..

“klose one doesn’t see a list of songs to be played in a linear fashion, he instead sees a whole new dimension of audio creation by using two or three songs together to formulate entirely new sounds”

His in depth knowledge of music and acclaimed genre bending DJ skills sees him comfortable in any situation from underground clubs to eclectic party sets often spanning 5-6 hours.

As a member of the critically acclaimed Swamp 81 label, you can hear his groundbreaking selections mixed in style on his own monthly Rinse FM show (last Thursday of the month 7-9PM), a key show on the stations timetable, highly regarded for the best in new music and one of the most Shazam’ed shows on Rinse.

As a Producer his debut release on School Records ‘Trigga’s Tale’ & ‘Slippery’ received regular plays on Rinse FM, Radio 1 and from club DJ’s all over, with heavy backing from the likes of Loefah, Zed Bias, Skream, Dusky, Paleman and Boddika to name a few

Klose One is a DJ you have to go to see! He’s already played super clubs like Warehouse Project and Fabric and is a regular favourite at festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, Snowbombing and Outlook.

With shows across Europe, the US and even Trinidad Carnival over the past few years and his calendar already filling up with bookings going well into 2015 Klose One is one of the busiest, credible and in-demand DJ’s around.