Grant Richard Kwiecinski, also known by his stage name GRiZ, is an American DJ, songwriter, and electronic producer from Southfield Michigan.[1] He is known for playing the saxophone along with producing funk, electro-soul, and self-described future-funk.[1]

GRiZ discography
Studio albums7
EPs8
Singles55
Mixtapes5

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Chart positions Track lists
US
[2]
US
Dance

[3]
End of the World Party
  • Released: June 28, 2011
  • Label: Daly City Records
Mad Liberation
  • Released: September 4, 2012
  • Label: All Good Records
Rebel Era
  • Release date: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Liberated Music
Say it Loud
  • Release date: March 30, 2015
  • Label: All Good Records
[A] 9
Good Will Prevail
  • Released: September 23, 2016
  • Label: All Good Records
169 2
Ride Waves
  • Released: April 5, 2019
  • Label: Self-released
199 2
Rainbow Brain
  • Released: July 23, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
[B] 9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

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Title Release date Track lists
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 1) September 2, 2015
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 2) September 7, 2017
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 3) September 17, 2020
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 4) September 23, 2022
ID Bible (1) September 20, 2023[5]

Extended plays

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Title Release date Track lists
Bangers[1].Zip June 24, 2019
Bangers[2].Zip August 14, 2019
Bangers[3].Zip September 20, 2019
Bangers[4].Zip November 15, 2019
Bangers[5].Zip May 8, 2020
Bangers[6].Zip October 16, 2020
Bangers[7].Zip November 11, 2022
Ouroboros October 6, 2023

Live albums

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Title Release date
Live from Space Camp (Night 1) June 1, 2022
Live from Space Camp (Night 2) June 1, 2022
Chasing the Golden Hour: Live at Bonnaroo 2023 June 28, 2023[6]

Remix albums

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Title Release date
For the Love (Remixes) August 25, 2015
Good Will Continue (Remixes) August 18, 2017
Medusa (Remixes) October 30, 2020

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance/
Elec.

[7]
"Better Than I’ve Ever Been" 2011 Mad Liberation
"Pretty Boy"
(with Stephan Jacobs)
Mad Era
"Where’s the Love" Mad Liberation
"You Got to Change"[8] 2012 Non-album single
"The Future is Now" Mad Liberation
"Smash the Funk"
"Digital Liberation is Mad Freedom"[9]
(with Gramatik as GRiZMATiK)
Non-album singles
"Power"
(with Big Gigantic)
"My People"[10]
(with Gramatik as GRiZMATiK)
2013
"Gettin' Live"[11] Rebel Era
"Hard Times"
"A Fine Way to Die"
(featuring Orlando Napier)
2014 Say it Loud
"Stop Trippin’"
(featuring iDA HAWK)
2015
"The Anthem"
(featuring Mike Avery)
"Funk Party"
"For the Love"
(featuring Talib Kweli)
"Summer ‘97"[12]
(featuring Muzzy Bearr)
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 1)
"Good Times Roll"
(with Big Gigantic)
Good Will Prevail
"Feelin’ High"[13]
(featuring Eric Bloom)
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 1)
"Before I Go"
(featuring Leo Napier)
2016 Good Will Prevail
"Can’t Hold Me Down"
(featuring Tash Neal)
[C]
"PS GFY"
(featuring Cherub)
"Gotta Push On"
(featuring Brasstracks and Eric Krasno)
"As We Proceed"
(with Gramatik as GRiZMATiK)
2017 Non-album single
"Feel Like Makin’ Love"
(featuring The Cabin)
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 2)
"Smoke That"
(featuring ProbCause and Jaye Prime)
"It Gets Better"
(featuring DRAM)
2018 Ride Waves
"Can’t Get Enough"
"I’m Good" 2019
"A New Day"
(featuring Matisyahu)
"Find My Own Way"
(featuring Wiz Khalifa)
"Supa Fly"
(with Boogie T)
Non-album singles
"Could U" 2020
"Solo"
(featuring ProbCause)
Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 3)
"Medusa"
(with Wreckno)
42 Non-album single
"No Doubt"
(with Jauz)
Bangers[6].Zip
"Vibe Check" 2021 46 Rainbow Brain
"Ease Your Mind"
(with Ganja White Night)
Non-album singles
"Bring Me Back"
(with Elohim)
"Astro Funk" 32 Rainbow Brain
"Tie-Dye Sky"
"Rainbow Brain"
(featuring ProbCause and Chrishira Perrier)
49
"Griztronics II (Another Level)"
(with Subtronics)
26 FRACTALS
"Color of Your Soul"
(with CloZee)
2022 29 Non-album single
"Open Your Mind"
(with Big Gigantic)
Brighter Future 2
"Feel No Pain" Non-album single
"Bass Music"
(with TVBOO)
Blue Collar Bass
"Volume"[15]
(with The Sponges)
Non-album singles
"FUNKONAUT"
(with LSDREAM)
48
"Your Light" Chasing the Golden Hour (Part 4)
"On a High"
"Skydive"
(featuring ProbCause and Chrishira Perrier)
Bangers[7].Zip
"In This World"[D] 47 Ouroboros
"Ecstasy of Soul"
(with Zeds Dead)
19 Non-album singles
"SAXORiDDiM" 2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
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Title Year Album
"Life Goes On"
(Manic Focus featuring GRiZ)
2014 Cerebral Eclipse
"Odyssey"
(SunSquabi featuring GRiZ)
2016 Odyssey
"C’mon"
(Big Gigantic featuring GRiZ)
Brighter Future
"OFF IN THE DISCO"
(SHOOKA featuring GRiZ as THE SHiZ)
2019 Non-album single

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance/
Elec.

[7]
"Griztronics"
(with Subtronics)
2019 9 Bangers[2].Zip
"Gonna Get Funky" [E] Bangers[4].Zip
"Burn Up the Floor"
(with Jantsen)
2021 25 Rainbow Brain

Guest appearances

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Title Year Album
"I’m Home" 2010 15 Years of Multi: Glitch Hop
"Yesterday’s Dream" 2011 Trip$tep: Vol. 1
"Bougie"
(Muzzy Bearr featuring GRiZ)
2015 Vintage Sultra
"Rewind"
(Flint Eastwood featuring GRiZ)
2017 Broke Royalty

Production credits

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Title Year Artist(s) Album
"White Lies" 2017 ProbCause featuring Chris Karns Distractions
"LOVE GUN 101" 2019 SUPERLOVE Non-album singles
"Good Aim" 2024 VIBELINE

Remixes

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Title Original artist(s) Year Album
"Slap Me" Kill Paris 2013 To a New Earth
"Vibe Vendetta" Pretty Lights A Color Map of the Sun (Remixes)
"Audible Edibles" Freddy Todd 2017 Non-album single
"These Days" Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore, and Dan Caplen 2018 These Days (Remixes)
"Medusa" GRiZ and Wreckno 2020 Medusa (Remixes)
"Griztronics II (Another Level)" (VIP) GRiZ and Subtronics 2022 ANTIFRACTALS
"Where You Are" John Summit and HAYLA 2023 Non-album single

Notes

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  1. ^ Say it Loud did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at #15 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[4]
  2. ^ Rainbow Brain did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at #13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[4]
  3. ^ "Can’t Hold Me Down" did not enter the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at #13 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[14]
  4. ^ A demo of "In This World" was released on November 17, 2022 under the title, "Is There Any Love".[16]
  5. ^ "Gonna Get Funky" did not enter the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at #25 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thump Staff (2013). "GRiZ Is The Shiz". New York: Thump. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ "Griz - Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Griz - Top Dance/Electronic Dance Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Griz - Heatseekers Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "ID Bible (1) by GRiZ". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Stream Chasing The Golden Hour (Full Set) - Live at Bonnaroo 2023 by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Griz - Hot Dance/Electronic Dance Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Stream GRiZ - You Got to Change by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Stream Grizmatik - Digital Liberation Is Mad Freedom by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Stream Grizmatik - My People by Gramatik". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Stream Gettin' Live by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Stream Summer '97 ft. Muzzy Bearr by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Stream Feelin' High (ft. Eric Bloom) by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Griz - Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  15. ^ "Stream GRiZ x The Sponges - Volume by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "Stream (92) --- Is There Any Love --- nov 17 bounce - v444 -- vfinal by GRiZ". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 17, 2022.