Grey is an American

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duo consisting of brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha. They are best known for their debut 2016 single " Starving", with American singer

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and production work by

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, and " The Middle", a 2018 single in collaboration with Zedd and

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. They primarily produce music of the

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genre.

Background

Brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha grew up in

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. Kyle played guitar in a metal band before releasing original songs and remixes in electronic genres such as

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and

electro house Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 130 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki ...

under the name Singularity from 2011 to 2014. He also had two releases under the name Kyle Tree in 2015 and 2016. In 2013, Michael started to learn how to produce music. They officially formed as Grey in 2015, first releasing a remix of "

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" by

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, later remixing songs by artists including Zedd,

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and

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. In 2016, they released their debut single "Starving" with Hailee Steinfeld and Zedd. Their debut EP, ''Chameleon'', was released on September 29, 2017. In 2018, they released "The Middle" with Maren Morris and Zedd and signed to

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. They released the single "Want You Back" featuring

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on January 10, 2019.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Remixes

Songwriting and production credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control American musical duos APRA Award winners Electronic dance music duos Electronic music groups from California Musical groups established in 2015 Sibling musical duos 2015 establishments in California Remixers Future bass musicians American pop musicians