Griz Biography

Grant Kwiecinski also known by his stage name GRiZ is an American DJ and electronic producer from Michigan. He is known for playing the saxophone along with producing funk electro-soul and self-described future-funk.
Kwiecinski was born and raised in Southfield Michigan a suburb of Detroit. In elementary school Kwiecinski was first introduced to the alto sax as well as the piano. After growing up on big horn sounds of funk groups like The Meters Kwiecinski found himself gravitating towards that influence when he first began making his own music in college. He attended Birmingham Groves High School and then Michigan State University for several years before he dropped out to focus on a music career. While at Michigan State he would frequently DJ parties at his friends' fraternity houses and play shows in the East Lansing area. GRiZ first became popular with the release of his free debut album End of the World Party in 2011. With the release he ended up supporting bigger artists such as Bassnectar Pretty Lights Gramatik and Big Gigantic on their respective tours eventually leading to his own headlining tour. Following such success GRiZ released five more albums Mad Liberation in 2012 Rebel Era in 2013 Say It Loud in 2015 Good Will Prevail in 2016 and Ride Waves in 2019.

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