Motez
Motez’ soundscape pushes the boundaries of your regular club producer, going way back before he was making wholesome, wall-to-wall club cuts and rocking festivals stages. His classicalpiano know how and clear influences of the 90’s allows him to flex his skills and musical-taste across all of his releases, chalking up six Hype Machine #1s, an ARIA Gold single and dropping official remixes for Disclosure, Sam Smith, Goldlink and Ellie Goulding. Motez is also a regular on mix series Diplo & Friends, Beats1 Radio, Triple J Mix Up and George FM.
Motez’ back catalogue across Sweat It Out/Club Sweat, Food Music and Universal/AATW speaks for itself. His streak of infectious dance-driven releases continued on from 2016’s ‘Down Like This’ ft. Tkay Maidza to 2017’s ‘Praise’, which led him to his first ARIA Certified Gold single, ‘The Future’ ft. Antony & Cleopatra. Three years in the making, ‘The Future’ is Motez’ most personal offering to date, receiving support from BBC- R1, KCRW, Live105, Triple J, and amassing over 20 millions streams.
Motez finished off 2019 with two heavy club hitters ‘Toggle’ and ‘Where Have You Been’. The warm groove that is ‘Toggle' filled dancefloors internationally, gaining support from Moguai, T. Williams, Claptone and Idris Elba after premiering on Danny Howard’s Beats 1 radio. Described as ‘dance music with a purpose’, Motez flared his production abilities on ‘Where Have You Been’, premiering on the Playa at Burning Man, and followed it with ‘Patience’ a progresive tech lift, lined with a motivational undertone to kick off 2020.
As the reality of COVID19 hit, Motez’ focus shifted to a completely new body of work titled ‘Soulitude’. Five emotive, ambient, electronic compositions that stemmed from his newfound state of isolation. The EP showcased a brand new side to Motez’ ever-evolving production capabilities, and was premiered through a grand sunset live-performance stream from the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, streaming to over 20,000 people in the first 24 hours.
Coming out of the COIVD19 cloud, Motez’ hunger to give back to his club fans will continue with more dance-floor driven releases on Sweat It Out, Lane 8’s imprint This Never Happened and Armada's Electronic Elements. Expect Motez to continue pushing the boundaries as he explores new sounds and ways to produce what is his most exciting work yet.
On the road and to the stage, Motez has played to thousands over the 2019/20 New Years period at Beyond The Valley, Wildlands and Origin Fields following a slammed 2019 of headline shows around Australia including a sold out Universal Sydney and festivals Side By Side, ForTheLove and Warehouse Collective Sydney. 2020 continues to heat up with shows all over Summer and Autumn.