Deep House Music DJ mix | Maz - Live from Defected HQ

Maz is the stage name of Thomaz Prado, a DJ and producer born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Forbes Brasil reports that a visit to the Universo Paralello festival in 2013/14 turned Thomaz Prado toward DJing, and that the Maz project began in 2015. Billboard Brasil describes Dawn Patrol as a label that Maz created together with Antdot. Billboard Brasil places the sound of Maz close to afro house and organic house. Forbes Brasil reports that the Maz remix of Banho de Folhas by Luedji Luna has passed one million plays. The Amsterdam Dance Event profile of Maz notes that Bonobo, Black Coffee and Keinemusik have played productions by Maz. Forbes Brasil lists Rock in Rio in 2019 and 2022, Lollapalooza and Universo Paralello among the festivals Maz has played, along with Hï Ibiza at the invitation of Vintage Culture. Billboard Brasil reported in April 2024 that Maz was set to play Coachella on 13 and 20 April, sharing the Brazilian presence on that year's bill with Ludmilla. Defected announced in 2021 that its new London headquarters would serve as a creative media hub for the label's digital programming, with shows to be filmed there before a studio audience once restrictions allowed.

Sources: forbes.com.br, billboard.com.br, amsterdam-dance-event.nl, defected.com

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