Twenty-year-old Niagara Falls native Isabelle Rezazadeh, aka REZZ, has come out of nowhere quickly making waves with her genre-smashing brooding and sinister techno.

Dubbed Gesaffelstein’s long lost twin sister, the techno twin has had a huge few months recently playing at Kitchener’s Ever After Festival with a release on Deadmau5’s Mau5trap Records on the horizon.

Despite been self-taught her punchy kicks and hard hitting productions have caught the eye of Skrillex’s Nest label and drawn massive comparisons to the french prince of techno.

In a recent interview the up and comer was blown away by the comparisons,

“I think that comparison is epically brilliant and something I can’t fully wrap my head around! He’s one of my biggest inspirations of all time.”

When quizzed about her production inspirations REZZ quickly labelled Deadmau5 and his ridiculous live set up as a massive influence.

“There were a lot of defining moments, but I think after going to many festivals and loving dance music so much, the main moment was after watching a Deadmau5 live stream. I immediately jumped onto Ableton—my friend had helped me download it a month prior due to curiosity—and I haven’t looked back since.”

As a woman in a male dominated industry she’s all for would-be female producer/DJs smashing down gender stereotypes.

“It’s still early, however I’ve already noticed how woman are treated differently. I’ve noticed that people are quicker to judge me for all of the little things I say and do. It’s easier for people to point out faults and come to conclusions based on petty things. I would tell other women the same thing I would tell anyone: stay focused on your vision and don’t let anyone or anything sway you from living your dream.”

Expect big things in coming months as REZZ continues producing her own brand of techno thumpers.

source: THUMP