Griz is gay

Today, Metro Detroit’s own DJ and Producer Grant Kwiecinski better known by his stage name GRiZ, issued a statement coming out to the world as gay. The telling gives intimate details of his early conflicts coping with his identity as a homosexual teen and how with time he has learned to proudly stand in the.

GRiZ has remained one of gay leading independent artists in electronic music throughout the years, from his debut album to his breakout album Good Will Prevail September which debuted at 1 on the iTunes Electronic chart and charted on the Billboard chart—an impressive feat for a free release.

Altered States Merch Twitter. Today is National Coming Out Day, and GRiZ wants his story to encourage others to be more accepting, loving, and not be afraid. Now withRide Waves under his belt, GRiZ is reaching for new possibilities via enhanced songwriting and improved production as he experiments with fresh genres and techniques on tour.

Detroit DJ and producer GRiZ has published a new op-ed on Huffington Post publicly announcing for the first time that he identifies as gay. To me,Ride Waves is about how all the ups in life come with the downs. Be the first to notified about events in your area and more!

As his most creatively ambitious, most sonically robust, and most personal project to date, the track album features collaborations with major artists like Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Matisyahu, DRAM, and Bootsy Collins, and sees the producer taking his sound toward uncharted territories in hip-hop, pop, and dance music, all while keeping the funky GRiZ sound intact.

GRiZ has also headlined sets at Electric Forest and Lightning in a Bottle, as well as his sold-out Red Rocks Amphitheatre double-headers inDenver for five consecutive years and counting. Griz comes out as gay - "It might not be cool to love Britney Spears, study AP physics or play saxophone but, it’s totally cool to be gay." GRiZ, the Detroit DJ and producer, opened up about his sexuality earlier this week, in an inspiring and candid op-ed published by griz Huffington Post.

In addition to mainstage performances at major festivals such as Lollapalooza, Movement and OutsideLands, this year he curated the historic SuperJam set at Bonnaroo, bringing over 25 artists together in celebration of music legends. All the swells, all the tides—they come and go.

In the op-ed, titled 'My Name is GRiZ and ', the bass-leaning DJ detailed the struggles and realities of growing up as a gay man. His live performances—which mix improvised saxophone, guitar, vocals, and more over booming basslines and head-knocking drops—have become massive draws around the world.