Crizzly has taken over the bass scene in recent years. Known for his heavy mixes and dirty breaks, this Something Wicked artist ignites crowds with his intoxicating, infectious, and crunkworthy sounds.
Born and raised in Texas, Christopher Lee Marshall started working on his own sound about five years ago by playing music with basic experimentation in middle school with the trombone and then guitar. “I was an only child ’til I was 11 and still never lived with my other siblings. I had a lot of time to myself in my room and I’d either play video games all day or just surf the web. One day I was digging through myspace music and came across Justice. Their sound really got me wanting to make dancey stuff. But before I knew who they were I played guitar and wanted to at least be in my school’s talent show.”
By the age of 15, he immersed himself in production, calling his early bedroom-made creations “weird stuff.” Finally stumbling onto dance music production when he was 19, Crizzly acquired a set of turntables shortly thereafter. The first gigs he scored were usually birthday parties. Crizzly states that before he started producing, he used to promote music as much as he could. “Before I started making music, I was a promoter. And not even a promoter for a club, just promoting music in general. Like just trying to get people to come to some random shows.”
Merging his first and middle name to create his stage name, Crizzly started making a name for himself producing bootlegs of hip hop songs that he heard on YouTube. Soon after releasing his own versions of “Hard in Da Paint” by Waka Flocka and also doing some edits on “Snap Back Swag” from AJ Hernz, the worldwide blogosphere went crazy over the tracks and many websites began sharing his cuts, thereby multiplying Crizzly’s following.
Always merging his love of bass and hip hop, a cocktail he calls, “Crunkstep,” his latest release Crunkstep Volume 2: Back 2 Da Streets, shows Crizzly is ready to reek havoc on the bass music scene. “I expect a ton of energy. I want the fans to get buck wild, crazy, and crunk. I want them to make some bad decisions and have fun.”
Come get crunk with Crizzly at Something Wicked on Saturday, October 26th in Houston when he takes does damage to our bass tent. Buy your tickets today!
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