Hayden Capuozzo (born October 8, 1991), better known by his stage name Kayzo, is an American DJ and producer based in

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. He is best known for remixing songs and incorporating

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and

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genres into his remixes. His collaboration with Riot "Wake Up" received more than 200,000 plays in less than 24 hours. Kayzo is also the founder of Welcome Records.

Early life

Kayzo grew up playing hockey. In 2012 he got accepted to Icon Collective, an electronic music production school based in

. He graduated after 9 months. He used Massive as a plugin to produce synths on his MacBook

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. Musically, he is described as a bass artist with 'aggressive sound' and elements of

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, and

. 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

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that year, which was also his first gig as a DJ.

Career

In 2013, he released the single "Malfunktion 2.0" featuring vocal duo Duelle through

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's record label Buygore Records. He also collaborated with

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for the single "Gettin Down" and with Jordan Alexander for the single "Recoil". 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. On December 16, 2014, he released "Fired Up" as an EP through Firepower Records. He was featured in "Future Sounds of EDM", a compilation by

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released on

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. In July 2015, Kayzo collaborated with Dotcom to release "Take a Picture" featuring Sam King, as a free download. In December 2015, he released "Hasselhouse" on

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's record label

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. In 2016, he released his debut EP "Welcome To The Doghouse" via his own label Doghouse Recordings. He later collaborated with Barong Family artist

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to release the single "Home". He also collaborated with

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on the single "Frequency". Kayzo featured on the Yultron song "Tempura Roll" alongside

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and Dotcom. On March 25, 2017, Kayzo released "This Time" as a single on Canadian record label

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. On May 30, 2017, " Whistle Wars" was released as a single, which was described as genre-bending and bass-stomping. He was featured in the MainStage lineup of Nameless Music Festival 2017, which will be held in

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, Italy, on June 2, 2017. 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. On June 24, 2022, Kayzo dropped his third full length album, “New Breed” on Welcome Records.

Personal life

Capuozzo is romantically partnered with Canadian DJ and musician Cray.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Remixes

2012 * Deorro – Phony (Kayzo Remix) *

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– You're Gonna Love Again (Kayzo Remix) 2013 *

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(Kayzo Remix) * T-Pain –

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(Kayzo Remix) *

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and

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– Salt Shaker (Kayzo Remix) 2014 * James Egbert – Exit Wounds (featuring Nina Sung) (Kayzo Remix) *

Jack Ü Jack Ü was an American DJ duo consisting of electronic music producers Skrillex and Diplo, formed in 2013. They released their first official single, "Take Ü There", featuring vocals from Kiesza, on September 17, 2014. On February 3, 2015, the ...

– Take Ü There (featuring

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) (Kayzo Remix) * Carnage – Bricks (featuring

Migos Migos () is an American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia, founded in 2008. The group was originally composed of Southern rappers Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia; Offset and Takeoff were born and raised in Law ...

) (Kayzo Remix) *

Oliver Heldens Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...

–

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(Kayzo Remix) *

Galantis Galantis is a Swedish electronic dance music production, songwriting and DJ duo consisting of Christian Karlsson (DJ), Christian Karlsson and Style of Eye, Linus Eklöw. Karlsson is also known as Bloodshy as part of two other musical groups, a d ...

– You (Kayzo Remix) *

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and Antiserum – Wild (Kayzo Remix) *

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– Satisfy (Kayzo Remix) *

Tchami Martin Joseph Léonard Bresso (; born 12 May 1985), better known by his stage name Tchami (), is a French record producer and DJ from Paris. A founding member of the Pardon My French collective, he is best known for his solo work and regarded a ...

– Shot Caller (Aylen & Kayzo Remix) *

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–

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(Kayzo Remix) *

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and Mercer – Lunatic (Kayzo Remix) * Above & Beyond – Sun & Moon (Kayzo Remix) *

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– Core (Kayzo Remix) * TJR and

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– Bounce Generation (Kayzo Remix) 2015 *

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–

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(Kayzo Remix) * GTA – Red Lips (featuring Sam Bruno) (Kayzo Remix of

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's Remix) *

Knife Party Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum. The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, MistaJam, Foreign Beg ...

– Boss Mode (Kayzo Remix) *

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–

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(featuring

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) (Kayzo Remix) *

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and Disciples – How Deep is Your Love (Kayzo Remix) *

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– Let Me Go (Kayzo Remix) 2016 * Porter Robinson –

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(Kayzo and

Remix) *

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–

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(Kayzo Remix) *

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and

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...

– Never Forget You ( Carnage and Kayzo Remix) * DJ Snake and Yellow Claw - Ocho Cinco (Kayzo Remix) *

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- This Is Love (featuring Chris Ramos and Shanahan) (Kayzo Remix) 2017 *

featuring

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- A Different Way (Kayzo Remix) 2018 *

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- Last Resort (Kayzo Remix) 2019 *

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and Halsey featuring

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- 11 Minutes (Kayzo Remix) *

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- "Warp 2.019" (

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and Kayzo Remix) 2021 *

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featuring Iann Dior - "First Time" (Kayzo Remix) * Kayzo and Paris Shadows - "Poison" (Kayzo VIP)

References

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