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Kayzo

American DJ and record producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hayden Capuozzo (born October 8, 1991), better known by his stage name Kayzo, is an American DJ based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] He is best known for remixing songs and incorporating trap and hardstyle genres into his remixes. His collaboration with Riot, "Wake Up", received more than 200,000 plays in less than 24 hours.[3]

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Kayzo
Birth nameHayden Capuozzo
Born (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 33)
Houston, Texas, U.S.[1]
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
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Occupations
  • DJ
  • producer
  • musician
  • remixer
Instrument
Years active2012–present
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Kayzo is also the founder of Welcome Records.[4]

Early life

Kayzo grew up playing hockey in Utah.[5] In 2012, he got accepted to Icon Collective, an electronic music production school based in Los Angeles. He graduated after 9 months.[6][7] He used Massive as a plugin to produce synths on his MacBook laptop.[8] Musically, he is described as a bass artist with 'aggressive sound' and elements of hardstyle, dubstep, and trap.[9]

Kayzo's musical career began in 2012 when he was chosen as the winner of Insomniac's "Discovery Project" challenge. Winning the challenge allowed him to perform at Escape from Wonderland that year, which was also his first gig as a DJ.[10]

Career

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In 2013, he released the single "Malfunktion 2.0" featuring vocal duo Duelle through Borgore's record label Buygore Records.[11] He also collaborated with Slander for the single "Gettin Down" and with Jordan Alexander for the single "Recoil".[12][13] On October 21, 2014, Kayzo collaborated with Australian musician Seek N Destroy to release the single "Crank", which was described as a heavy metallic sound with impactful sub bass.[14][15][16][17][18] On December 16, 2014, he released "Fired Up" as an EP through Firepower Records.[19][20][21] He was featured in "Future Sounds of EDM", a compilation by Krewella released on Ministry of Sound.[22]

In July 2015, Kayzo collaborated with Dotcom to release "Take a Picture" featuring Sam King, as a free download.[23][24][25] In December 2015, he released "Hasselhouse" on Steve Aoki's record label Dim Mak.[26]

In 2016, he released his debut EP "Welcome To The Doghouse" via his own label Doghouse Recordings.[27][28][29] He later collaborated with Barong Family artist Cesqeaux to release the single "Home".[30][31] He also collaborated with Gammer on the single "Frequency".[32][33][34][35] Kayzo featured on the Yultron song "Tempura Roll" alongside Ookay and Dotcom.[36]

On March 24, 2017, Kayzo released "This Time" as a single on Canadian record label Monstercat.[37][38][39][40] On May 30, 2017, "Whistle Wars" was released as a single, which was described as genre-bending and bass-stomping.[41][42][43][44][45] He was featured in the MainStage lineup of Nameless Music Festival 2017, which will be held in Barzio, Italy, on June 2, 2017.[46] On November 21, 2017, Kayzo announced that he would be dropping his debut album, "Overload" on January 19, 2018. On August 14, 2019, Kayzo released the follow-up album, “Unleashed” on Welcome Records.[47] On June 24, 2022, Kayzo dropped his third full length album, “New Breed” on Welcome Records.[48]

Personal life

Capuozzo is romantically partnered with Canadian DJ and musician Cray.[49]

Discography

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Studio albums

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OVERLOAD[50]
Unleashed[51]
  • Released: August 14, 2019
  • Label: Ultra Records / Welcome Records
  • Format: Digital download
NEW BREED[52]
  • Released: June 24, 2022
  • Label: Welcome Records
  • Format: Digital download
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Extended plays

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Fired Up
Black & White
Dilapidation Celebration
(with Slander)
The Year The World Stood Still[53]
  • Released: September 25, 2020
  • Label: Welcome Records
  • Format: Digital download
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Singles

As lead artist

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Title[54] Year Album
"Creep"
(with Neurologix)		 2013 Non-album Singles
"Malfunktion 2.0"
(featuring Duelle)
"Gettin Down"
(with SLANDER)
"Recoil"
(with Jordan Alexander)
"Ultrashock" 2014
"Crank"
(with Seek N Destroy)
"Till We Die"
(with Sullivan King)		 2015
"Take a Picture"
(with Dotcom featuring Sam King)
"Hasselhouse"
"Can't Stop" 2016
"Smack"
"Welcome to the Doghouse"
"The Dogs"
"Born Again"
"Home"
(with Cesqeaux)
"Frequency"
(with Gammer)
"Wake Up"
(with RIOT)		 2017
"This Time"
"Whistle Wars"
"Feel The Power"
(featuring Micah Martin)		 OVERLOAD
"Over the Edge"
(with Gammer featuring Au8ust)		 Non-album Singles
"Without You"
(with SLANDER featuring Dylan Matthew)		 Dilapidation Celebration
"Holy"
(with SLANDER featuring Micah Martin)
"Overload"
(featuring Micah Martin)		 2018 OVERLOAD
"Forever"[55]
(with Gammer)		 Non-album Singles
"Fake Fake Fake"
(featuring XO Sad)[56]
"Wasted Space"[57]
(with Underoath)		 Unleashed
"Novocaine"[58]
(with Valentino Khan)		 2019 Non-album Singles
"Alone"[59]
(with Our Last Night)		 Unleashed
"Before the Storm"[60]
(with Blessthefall)
"Up in Flames"[61]
(featuring Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low)
"Night Terror"[62]
(with Yultron featuring Of Mice & Men)
"Cruel Love"[63]
(featuring Shybeast and Frank Zummo)
"Lights Out"[64] Non-album Singles
"Braincase"[65]
(with Subtronics)
"Battle Drums"[66]
(with Atreyu)		 2020
"Rules of the Game"[67]
(with Lil Texas)
"Ghost in the Bottle"[68]
(with Ray Volpe)
"Suffocate"[69]
(with Bad Omens)
"Breakable"[70]
(with Graves featuring Jumex)
"No Regrets"[71]
(with HELLBOUND!)
"Spin It Back"[72]
(with Calcium)
"The Fire"
(with Crankdat)
"Say It"[73] The Year The World Stood Still
"Wait"[74]
(with Reaper and Qoiet)
"Breakdown"[75]
(with Syn and Zero 9:36)
"Blindside"[76]
(with Pixel Terror)
"Liar"[77]
(with Ost)		 Non-album Singles
"Untouchable"[78]
(with Brennan Heart)
"Tormenta"[79]
(with Delta Heavy)
"Lifeline"[80]
(with Black Tiger Sex Machine featuring Point North)		 2021
"Never Let You Down"[81]
(with Telle)
"DOMINATION"[82]
(with Sullivan King and Papa Roach)
"Poison"[83]
(with Paris Shadows)
"Replay"[84]
(with Whales featuring Shiah Maisel)
"The Sickness"[85]
(featuring Ghøstkid)		 2022 NEW BREED
"News Flash"
(featuring Kamiyada+)
"Moonlight"
(featuring Siiickbrain)
"Poser"
(featuring conner)
"Depression Season"
(with Atreyu)		 Non-album Singles
"Suffocate (VIP)"
(with Bad Omens)		 2023
"Rage"
(with SampliFire featuring Scarlxrd and Darko US)		 2024
"Eyes Wide Xpen"
(featuring Scarlxrd)
"NMF"
(with RIOT)
"Forget My Name"
(with Kai Wachi featuring CRYBLOOD)
"Can't Slow Down"
(with Story of the Year)
"SWEAT!"
(with Sullivan King)
"Energy"
(with Vastive)
"Grave"
(with WesGhost)		 2025
"Kore"
(with Nimda)
"Back 2 The Rave"
(with Must Die!)
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"Tempura Roll"
(Yultron featuring Ookay, Kayzo and Dotcom) 		2016
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Remixes

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2021

  • Illenium featuring Iann Dior - "First Time" (Kayzo Remix)[132]
  • Kayzo and Paris Shadows - "Poison" (Kayzo VIP)[133]

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