Rezzmau5

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rezzmau5

| image = Rezzmau5.png

| image_size = 270px

| caption = Rezz (left) and deadmau5 (right), the two members of Rezzmau5

| origin = Niagara Falls, Ontario

| genre = {{hlist|Electronic}}

| years_active = {{flatlist|

2021–present

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| website =

| current_members = {{ubl|Rezz|Deadmau5}}

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Rezzmau5 (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian electronic music supergroup composed of musicians Rezz and deadmau5.

In the mid-2010s, Rezz began making her own music, inspired to do so in part by deadmau5. She later released music through his mau5trap label and in 2021, the two released their first formal collaboration.

History

=Background=

Deadmau5 and Rezz are both electronic music producers from Niagara Falls, Ontario, having worked on music since the 1990s and the 2010s, respectively.{{cite web|last=Law|first=John|url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/entertainment/music/niagaras-deadmau5-joins-canadian-music-industry-hall-of-fame/article_a08f9bc4-519b-5c4d-b157-e0d382438878.html|title= Niagara's Deadmau5 joins Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame |work=Niagara Falls Review|language=en-CA|date=26 May 2024|orig-date=22 May 2024|access-date=19 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Champagne|first=Jesse|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-20-year-old-producer-from-niagara-falls-dubbed-the-female-gesaffelstein/|title=Meet the 20-Year-Old Producer from Niagara Falls Dubbed the "Female Gesaffelstein"|work=Vice|date=5 June 2015|accessdate=19 August 2024}} The latter began DJing in her adolescence, before her experience at a deadmau5 concert inspired her to create her own music.{{Cite news|url=http://nesthq.com/interview-rezz-insurrection|title=Interview: REZZ - NEST HQ|date=21 July 2015|work=Nest HQ|archive-date=24 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724135041/http://nesthq.com/interview-rezz-insurrection|url-status=dead}} In an interview with Vice, she stated that a main moment in her early production work was when she "immediately jumped onto Ableton" after viewing a Deadmau5 livestream.

Attlas, a fellow Canadian DJ and electronic music producer, found Rezz's music and sent it to the label manager of Mau5trap, which was founded by Deadmau5. Rezz's track "Serenity" then appeared on We Are Friends, Vol. 4, a 2015 compilation album released by Mau5trap.{{Cite web|url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/entertainment/music/2015/08/25/deadmau5-inspired-rezz-a-rising-edm-star.html|url-access=registration|title=Deadmau5 inspired Rezz, a rising EDM star|last=Law|first=John|work=Niagara Falls Review|language=en-CA|date=11 June 2020|orig-date=25 August 2015|access-date=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Chapstick|first=Kelsey|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/edm-star-rezz-new-goth-ep-deftones-love-polyphia-and-silverstein-collab/|title=EDM star REZZ on new goth EP, DEFTONES love, POLYPHIA and SILVERSTEIN collab|work=Revolver|date=20 July 2023|accessdate=19 August 2024}} She joined Mau5trap in 2016, and would release two extended plays (The Silence Is Deafening and Something Wrong Here) through the label that year.{{cite web|last=Cameron|first=John|url=https://edmidentity.com/2023/10/16/deadmau5-rezz-rezzmau5-infraliminal/|title=deadmau5 and Rezz Stun in Second REZZMAU5 Collab, "Infraliminal"|work=EDM Identity|date=16 October 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Will|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2016/10/rezz-melds-techno-bass-music-something-right-something-wrong-ep/|title= REZZ melds techno and bass music into something new with 'Something Wrong Here' [EP Review] |publisher=Dancing Astronaut|date=10 October 2016|accessdate=19 August 2024}} Her first two studio albums (2017's Mass Manipulation and 2018's Certain Kind of Magic) were also released through Mau5trap.{{cite web|last=Iadarola|first=Alexander|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rezz-mau5trap-mass-manipulation-album/|title=REZZ Announces Debut Album on mau5trap, 'Mass Manipulation'|work=Vice|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=19 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Stack|first=Chris|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/08/rezz-casts-certain-kind-magic-second-studio-album-solidifying-dominance-within-electronic-music-space/|title= REZZ casts a 'Certain Kind of Magic' on her second studio album, solidifying her dominance within the electronic music space |publisher=Dancing Astronaut|date=2 August 2018|accessdate=19 August 2024}} Deadmau5 and Rezz performed together, alongside other Mau5trap labelmates for the label's tenth anniversary showcase, held at Toronto's Rebel venue in 2017.

In May 2018, a collaboration between the two was first teased when Deadmau5 shared an audio snippet on Instagram, mentioning Rezz in the post's caption.{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/content/deadmau5-shares-teaser-hectic-rezz-collaboration-listen|title= Rezz teases Deadmau5 collaboration: WATCH|work=DJ Mag|date=23 May 2018|accessdate=18 August 2024}} Later that September, Rezz shared that she was working on music at deadmau5's studio and shared a post of her own with the caption "rezzmau5".{{cite web|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/09/27/rezz-shares-first-teaser-of-rezzmau5-collaboration/index.html|title=Rezz Shares First Teaser Of Rezzmau5 Collaboration|work=Your EDM|date=27 September 2018|accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Guttridge-Hewitt|first=Martin|url=https://djmag.com/news/rezz-teases-deadmau5-collaboration-watch|title=Rezz teases Deadmau5 collaboration: WATCH|work=DJ Mag|date=28 September 2018|accessdate=18 August 2024}}

=As Rezzmau5=

Shortly following a related NFT release, the two released their first collaborative single in April 2021, titled "Hypnocurrency".{{cite web|author=Jaesyun|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2023/10/rezzmau5-infraliminal/|title=New REZZMAU5 Collab 'Infraliminal' Out Now|website=EDMTunes|date=13 October 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Karlie|url=https://www.youredm.com/2021/04/22/rezz-deadmau5-hypnocurrency/|title=Rezzmau5 Debut Collab "Hypnocurrency" Is Here & It's Absolute Perfection [LISTEN]|work=Your EDM|date=22 April 2021|accessdate=18 August 2024}} In January 2023, a couple months after hinting at a joint performance, the duo officially announced their first back-to-back performance under the Rezzmau5 name would be held later that August at the VELD Music Festival in Canada.{{cite web|last=Levy|first=Danielle|url=https://edmmaniac.com/rezz-deadmau5-rezzmau5-2023/|title=REZZ & deadmau5 To Debut B2B Act "REZZMAU5" At VELD In Canada |work=EDM Maniac|date=27 January 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/veld_gets_ti_sto_rezzmau5_zedd_illenium_for_2023_edition|title=VELD Gets Tiësto, RezzMau5, Zedd, Illenium for 2023 Edition|work=Exclaim!|date=26 January 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024}}

On 13 October, the duo released "Infraliminal". In the works since 2018, the single was a rework of Deadmau5's previous "Superliminal" from 2012.{{cite web|url=https://djmagla.com/deadmau5-y-rezz-se-unen-en-rezzmau5-para-presentar-infraliminal|title=deadmau5 y REZZ se unen en REZZMAU5 para presentar "Infraliminal"|work=DJ Mag Latinoamérica|date=17 October 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024|language=es}} Rezz has cited the original "Superliminal" as the specific inspiration for beginning her music career.{{cite tweet|number=1767629416840970342|author=Rezz|user=OfficialRezz|via=Twitter|title=It was a last minute addition and I feel happy about it because Joel's original superliminal was the reason I started making music, so including it on this album was def the move.|date=12 March 2024|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialRezz/status/1767629416840970342|access-date=18 August 2024}} "Infraliminal - Isabelle's Version", an alternate version of the 2023 rework, was included on Rezz's 2024 album Can You See Me?.

They performed together again at the HiJinx event in Philadelphia, in December 2023,{{cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2023/09/07/hijinx-music-festival-2023-lineup/|title=Skrillex, RL Grime, Subtronics, Liquid Stranger, Porter Robinson, Rezzmau5, and more are set to take the stage at HiJinx this year.|work=EDM Identity|date=7 September 2023|accessdate=18 August 2024}} and later in July 2024, when the duo closed out the Freedom Stage at Tomorrowland.{{cite web|last=Bain|first=Katie|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tomorrowland-2024-lineup-swedish-house-mafia-rezzmau5-tale-of-us-1235589426/|title=Tomorrowland Drops 2024 Lineup With More Than 400 Artists, Including Swedish House Mafia & REZZMAU5|work=Billboard|date=25 January 2024|accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web|last=Freeman|first=Rachel|url=https://edm.com/news/rezz-reflects-rezzmau5-closing-tomorrowland-set-deadmau5|title=Rezz Reflects After Closing Tomorrowland With deadmau5: "Makes Me Believe Anything I Want Is Within Reach"|website=EDM.com|date=25 July 2024|accessdate=18 August 2024}}

Artistry

Both Deadmau5 and Rezz are electronic music producers, with the former known for "progressive synth work and overall immersive soundscapes". DJ Mag Latinoamérica noted that Deadmau5's original "Superliminal" included "signature rhythmic beats, pulsing synths, and atmospheric chords" that were indeed revisited on "Infraliminal". Meanwhile, Rezz has been cited as a midtempo, and later, downtempo artist, as well as for incorporating heavy bass into her music.{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-07-20/famed-dj-rezz-brings-her-dark-doomy-bass-sounds-to-can-you-hear-me/ |title=Famed DJ Rezz Brings Her Dark, Doomy Bass Sounds to 'Can You Hear Me' |work=For the Record |publisher=Spotify |date=20 July 2023 |accessdate=9 February 2024}} Karlie Powell of Your EDM wrote that the duo's "Hypnocurrency" balanced both artists' signature styles and featured "eerie, hypnotic tones, and textures." The duo's live performances are accompanied by hypnotic-styled visual production.

Discography

=Appearances together=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" \|+ List of singles as lead artists, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"\| Peak chart positionsPeak chart positions for Deadmau5 and Rezz on Billboard charts: {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/deadmau5/chart-history\|title=deadmau5 – Chart history\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=19 August 2024}} {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rezz/chart-history/elp/\|title=Rezz – Chart history\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=19 August 2024}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Dance ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Dig
scope="row" \| "Hypnocurrency" \| 2021 \| 14 \|\| 10 \| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "Infraliminal" \| 2023 \| — \|\| —
scope="row" \| "Infraliminal - Isabelle's Version" \| 2024 \| — \|\| — \| Can You See Me?

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|+ List of singles as lead artists, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positionsPeak chart positions for Deadmau5 and Rezz on Billboard charts:

{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/deadmau5/chart-history|title=deadmau5 – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 August 2024}}
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rezz/chart-history/elp/|title=Rezz – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 August 2024}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Dance

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Dig

scope="row" | "Hypnocurrency"

| 2021

| 14 || 10

| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Infraliminal"

| 2023

| — || —

scope="row" | "Infraliminal - Isabelle's Version"

| 2024