Detroit musician GRiZ (Grant Kwiecinski) has unleashed his new album as a gift to his fans. Following yesterday’s premiere of album single and accompanying music video for “Hard Times” today the record is available to GRiZ enthusiasts for free download on his newly revamped website, MyNameIsGRiZ.com, which was also unveiled today.

At 23 years old, Detroit native Grant Kwiecinski (aka GRiZ) is an amalgam of talents that go beyond a simple description. A producer, DJ, and classically-trained saxophone player, GRiZ is bending and re-shaping electronic music with his funky, sax-infused sounds that find heart and soul within the beat of the dancefloor.GRiZ unveiled this very personal, heartfelt statement about his forthcoming album Rebel Era:

In a time where words and phrases like the occupy movement, personal freedom, the NSA, riots, elections, and war are on the tips of everyone’s tongues, I can feel a shift in global energy. This is a time where classism and competition is tearing a rift in society. A time where imperialist democratic capitalism is fighting its way to dominate cultures and seperate people into selfish consumers. A time where people are turning against the powers that be and are speaking out against these values. A time that is inspiring people to seek change. Its the time that we live in, an age that we created.

I wrote this record over the past year in many different states and phases. From tour busses, to bedroom studios, from green rooms full of friends and scenesters, to planes thousands of feet flying through the sky. I’ve met and worked with so many new people through the creation of this album and pushed my limits as a producer to create something challenging and dynamic. Taking every single moment that I wasn’t on stage and dedicating it to developing ideas of sound; at times, left me breathless and laid out on the floor of my room with songs on repeat – anxious thoughts melting away into space.

But thats the thing. I’ve found that music sets me free. Its up to us to use that which is most compelling and manifest a new reality. One free of apathy. A world of compassion, empathy and cooperation. A world of action and of love.

– GRiZ.

GRiZ Rebel Era Tour Dates

10/15 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre

10/16 – Crystal Bay, NV – Tahoe Biltmore

10/17 – Arcata, CA – Arcata Theatre

10/18 – Seattle, WA – Showbox @ the Market

10/19 – Portland, OR – Branx

10/21 – Missoula, MT – Stage 112

10/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic Event Center

10/24 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre

10/27 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club

10/31 – Broomfield, CO – 1st Bank Center

11/07 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall

11/08 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts

11/09 – Northamton, MA – Pearl Street

11/10 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

11/12 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theatre

11/13 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground

11/14 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

11/15 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

11/16 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

11/17 – Richmond, VA – The National

11/19 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre

11/20 – Boone, NC – Legends Club – ASU

11/21 – Wilmington, NC – Ziggy’s By the Sea

11/22 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm

11/23 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

11/26 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco

11/27 – Memphis, TN – Newby’s

11/28 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue

11/29 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub

11/30 – St. Louis, MO – 2720 Cherokee

http://mynameisgriz.com/