G.Rizo

G.rizo (nee Ihu Anyanwu) is a singer, producer, DJ and performer based in Vienna and Abuja. She has been involved in the electronic music scene since 2001. In 2010 she started releasing her music on her own label imprint Hezekina Pollutina.

Specializing in pop and funk-based dance music, G.rizo has a versatile range with over a decade of musical excursions in electro, dub, disco, techno and house. With an eclectic palate, and an asymmetric interpretation of dance music, G.rizo, as put by Negative.ch, “provides dance music for sophisticated minds.”

Haven released singles for a decade as a singer (on labels such as Codek Records, Gigolo Records, Citinite) and featured on releases by lots of super talented producers (In Flagranti, Patrick Pulsinger, Alexander Robotik, Donovans, Maximilian Skiba, Dubblestandart, Disco Doubles, Gerhard Potuznik, and I-Wolf), the release of her self-released “Active Methods EP” in 2014, with its single “Its Happening” (which Spex Magazine described as “80’s mythical futurism”), gave a hint at G.rizo’s potential as a producer and song writer.

Live shows are where G.rizo shines - exuding pure visceral energy, and everything gets sullied by some good old sweat and a raw, soulful emotion. She will go from crooning to rapping in a minute, veering through different funk-based prisms. During the last few years, her live show has progressed musically, incorporating more live playing including keyboards, midi controllers and effects.

G.rizo occasionally performs live in a band formation with talented musicians such as Dominik Traun (keyboards) Jakob Schneidewind (bass), Sixtus Preiss (drums) and Derek Roberts (vocals). Regardless, whether with a band or solo, with G.rizo, you can expect big funk and big fun!