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the gRizZ

so, you're like a dj or something?

About Me

The gRizZ is a twisted dj/producer hailing from the Windy City, by way of Pittsburgh and Buffalo. The self-taught turntablist and ever-evolving producer forges his musical creations from sounds found in the past, and a few from the future. Dusty records, dirty synths, and horror movie soundtracks create inspiration for his dark, intricate beats, peppered with scratch education. Influenced by artists like DJ Shadow, Jel, D-Styles, the Flaming Lips and Kid 606, the grizz has developed a haunting style all his own. Sample tracks from the latest release, "Agoraphobia", at www.thegrizz.net.

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Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: thegrizz.net
Band Members: the gRizZ is Matt Hepfinger.
Influences: alias, DJ Shadow, Boards of Canada, Jel, Ladytron, Kid 606, DJ Spooky, The Crystal Method, Boom Bip, The Faint, DJ Krush.
Sounds Like: Dusty sample ridden synthed out downtempo hip hop boom bap crunchy beat instrumental scratchy electro goodness.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Day jobs are the devil.

If there's something that I would not recommend for anyone to do on a Tuesday, it would be sitting through an 8 hour class on statistics in a crappy little room in Minneapolis with crazy looking peopl...
Posted by the gRizZ on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:23:00 PST

New track...crazy lame DePaul show.

Kids, welcome back. If anyone actually reads these, that is. New track, called "Protostar", which is actually a gigantic nerd term for a hypothetical, flat, circular gaseous dust cloud in space that...
Posted by the gRizZ on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:36:00 PST

Hiatus...

Here you go, kids. A brand spanking new track from your friends at the Bear Cave. Wait. It's just me. But, the new track is here nonetheless. Classic gRizZ styles, with loads of synths, samples an...
Posted by the gRizZ on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:48:00 PST

New track, ladies and gents.

Yes. It's here. Check it out..."kenosis". The title actually refers to Christ reverting to human form to feel man's suffering...not that I'm suffering or that I'm crazy religious...it's just interest...
Posted by the gRizZ on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:20:00 PST