Motez (producer)

Moutaiz Al-Obaidi, known professionally as Motez, is an Australian record producer, musician and DJ. Motez was a refugee born in Iraq and moved to Adelaide in 2006.[1][2][3] Motez's Song "The Future" featuring Antony and Cleopatra was certified Gold in Australia.[4][5] He has won several South Australian Music Awards for Best Music Producer (2015)[6] and Most Popular Electronic Artist (2016 and 2018)[7][8]

Motez
Birth nameMoutaiz Al-Obaidi
OriginBaghdad
GenresHouse music
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • Sweat It Out (label)
  • Food Music
  • Ultra
  • Sony
  • Universal
  • OWSLA
Websitewww.motez.com.au

Touring

Motez has performed at many festivals including: Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival and Electric Forest Festival. He embarked on his own headline tour in 2017 with Tigerilla and Mickey Kojak as supports.[9][10]

Discography

Singles
  • Raves Are Dead (2010)
  • A Trick Or Two / Makes Me Itch (2010)
  • Hard Times (2011)
  • Ride Roof Back / Take Off (2013)
  • Promise Me / Bodyrock (2014)
  • Own Up (2014)
  • Down Like This feat. Tkay Maidza (2016)
  • Praise / Fire Burning (2017)
  • The Future feat. Antony & Cleopatra (2017)
  • Roll Out (2018)
  • Steady Motion feat. KWAYE (2019)
  • Toggle (2019)[11]
  • Where Have You Been (2019)[12]
  • Patience (2020)[13]

EPs
  • Call My Name EP (2013)
  • No Need To Panic (2014)
  • Vancouver (2015)
  • The Vibe EP (2016)[14]
  • Late Thoughts EP (2018)

Remixes
  • Icarus (band) – Sirens (Motez Remix)
  • Karma Fields | Colorblind ft. Tove Lo (Motez Remix)
  • Peking Duk – Wasted (Motez Remix)
  • Allen French – Nova Vida (Motez Remix)
  • Flight Facilities – Sunshine feat. Reggie Watts (Motez Remix)
  • Sam Smith – Leave Your Lover (Motez Remix)
  • Disclosure – Omen (Motez Remix) [feat. Sam Smith]
  • Panama – Jungle (Motez Remix)
  • Flight Facilities – Clair de Lune (Motez Remix)
  • Owl Eyes – Open Up (Motez Remix)
  • Tyler Touché – Heart in Motion (Motez Remix)
  • Madison Avenue – Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Remix)
  • Gary Richards – "All Nite" ft. E-40 & Too $hort (Motez Remix)
  • Rufus Du Sol – Desert Night (Motez Remix)
  • Ellie Goulding – Beating Heart (Motez Remix)

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References
  1. Williams, Vanessa (1 December 2016). "DJ with a Worldly Attitude". thewest.com.au.
  2. Murphy, Sam (30 May 2016). "Adelaide Producer Motez Has penned An Impassioned Facebook Post About Australias Refugee Crisis". musicfeeds.com.au.
  3. "Triple J YouTube".
  4. Goodridge, John (9 July 2018). "Interview Motez Chats About His Latest Ep Late Thoughts". theaureview.com.
  5. "Motez Steady Motion". sidekick-music.com. 22 February 2019.
  6. Walter, Skye (11 November 2015). "sam awards 2015 winners announced". MusicSA. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. "Past Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  8. "2018 Award Winners". South Australian Music Awards. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. Williams, Tom (21 June 2017). "Motez Announces Biggest National Tour Date". Musicfeeds.com.au.
  10. "Motez Makes a Sophisticated Return on His Late Thoughts Ep Out Now Sweat It Out".
  11. "Toggle (Extended Mix) by Motez on Beatport". beatport.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  12. "Where Have You Been (Extended Mix) by Motez on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  13. "Patience (Extended Mix) by Motez on Beatport". beatport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. "Itunescharts".
  15. "Discogs".
  16. "Discogs".
  17. "Dicogs".
  18. "Discogs".


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