Muzzy (musician)
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Birth name | Mustafa Alobaidi |
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Hampshire, United Kingdom | November 10, 1994
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Instruments | Digital audio workstation |
Years active | 2008–present |
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Mustafa Alobaidi (born November 10, 1994) better known by his stage name Muzzy, is an English Drum and Bass electronic musician. He first gained attention with his release on UKF, X No Way Out in 2010 and continues to release original music.[1][2][3]
History
Early Years
At the age of 11, Alobaidi spent his time on computers, learning coding, graphic art and music. Alobaidi was inspired and influenced mostly by rock and metal music. A lot of his friends were in rock/metal bands, yet Alobaidi never learnt how to play an instrument. Instead, he was much better suited to computers, leading to his discovery of electronic music, which inspired him to become an electronic music producer himself.[4]
Alobaidi was influenced by rock/metal, early dubstep, ambient, electro and some pop artists. He took heavy influences from video game music, film scores and orchestral music,[4] This is quite prominent in some of Alobaidi's songs that feature orchestral suites, such as Endgame and Spectrum.[5][2]
Alobaidi had never had any previous training or music lessons, cannot make sheet music and knows little about music theory, Instead, he simply writes melodies and compositions in his head that he would create mostly visually with the aid of analysers, metres and scopes.[4]
UKF
At age 14, Alobaibi focused on making Drum and Bass songs, eventually submitting them to UKF for promotion. Luke Hood, the only person running UKF at the time, declined every song he had sent in. Alobaibi later made a dubstep song X No Way Out which he sent to Luke as a joke, but the song ironically got accepted. Alobaibi received attention from the song and other artists such as Borgore, ecouraged his sound.[6]
Monstercat
Ever since the age of 16, Alobaidi has been making Drum and Bass and Drumstep, later venturing out into other genres. In 2011, his song The Destroyer (remixed by TwoThirds) debuted on the music label, Monstercat Media. Alodaibi later released his first single on Monstercat, Riding The Storm. Since then, Muzzy has released several songs and albums through Monstercat, notably Warhead (a collaberation with Droptek),[7] Insignia[8] and Endgame.[2] He has also released various EPs such as Get Crazy,[3] Spectrum[9] and F Minor Factory.[10]
Discography
Albums & EPs
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Letz Rock EP |
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The Takeover EP |
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Get Crazy EP |
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Get Crazy / Feeling Stronger (The Remixes) |
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F Minor Factory EP |
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Spectrum EP |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album | Label |
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X No Way Out | 2010 | Non-album single | Self Released |
The Destroyer | 2011 | Non-album single | Self Released |
Riding the Storm | Monstercat 004 - Identity | Monstercat | |
Dust Devil | Monstercat 005 - Evolution | Monstercat | |
Kill the Silence | 2012 | Monstercat 006 - Embrace | Monstercat |
Black Magic (with Day One) | Monstercat 008 - Anniversary | Monstercat | |
Paperchase | Monstercat 009 - Reunion | Monstercat | |
Letz Rock | Monstercat 010 - Conquest, Letz Rock EP | Monstercat | |
Shank | Monstercat Trick or Treat EP | Monstercat | |
Snowman Swag | Monstercat Christmas Album 2012 | Monstercat | |
Concert Crush | 2013 | Monstercat 012 - Aftermath | Monstercat |
The Phantom (feat. High Maintenance) | Monstercat 014 - Discovery, The Takeover EP | Monstercat | |
Timberwolf | Monstercat 015 - Outlook, The Takeover EP | Monstercat | |
Endgame | 2014 | Monstercat 016 - Expedition | Monstercat |
Insignia | Monstercat 019 - Endeavour | Monstercat | |
Lost Metropolis | Monstercat 020 - Altitude | Monstercat | |
Get Crazy | 2015 | Monstercat 021 - Perspective, Get Crazy EP | Monstercat |
Get Crazier | Get Crazy / Feeling Stronger (The Remixes) | Monstercat | |
Warhead | Monstercat 023 - Voyage | Monstercat | |
Back To You (with Voicians) | Non-album single | Liquicity Records | |
Calling Out (feat. kg & Skyelle) | Monstercat 025 - Threshold | Monstercat | |
Junction Seven | 2016 | F Minor Factory | Monstercat |
Children of Hell | Monstercat 027 - Catalyst, F Minor Factory | Monstercat | |
Crescendo | Monstercat 5 Year Anniversary | Monstercat | |
Break Away (feat. Priority One) | 2017 | Spectrum EP | Monstercat |
Spectrum | Monstercat Uncaged, Vol. 1, Spectrum EP | Monstercat |
References
- ↑ Landon Fleury (2016-07-14). "Muzzy - Crescendo feat. MYLK [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- 1 2 3 Staff, Your EDM (2014-01-06). "Muzzy - Endgame [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 Meadow, Matthew (2015-06-30). "Muzzy Receives Wild Remixes for ‘Get Crazy / Feeling Stronger’ [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 3 "Muzzy on his new 'F Minor Factory' concept EP [Interview]". www.dancingastronaut.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Marino, Layla (2017-04-18). "Your EDM Interview: Muzzy on His New EP, "Spectrum" [Video]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ "3 Things You Didn't Know About: Muzzy". UKF. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ Meadow, Matthew (2015-08-02). "Muzzy & Droptek - Warhead [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ McGiverin, Jon (2014-09-19). "Muzzy - Insignia (Original Mix) [Monstercat]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "Muzzy drops anticipated 'Spectrum' EP". www.dancingastronaut.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ "Muzzy on his new 'F Minor Factory' concept EP [Interview]". www.dancingastronaut.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.