Hawaii’s native son Christian Mochizuki, aka graves, is an electronic producer and DJ known for his emotionally sophisticated and progressive style. Often citing bands like Bring Me The Horizon and the Deftones as inspirations, graves has an uncanny ability to weave in and out of genres. Mochizuki was put on the map working as a producer and engineer on Kanye West’s Grammy Award winning 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Also during this period, he earned credits on albums by Kid Cudi, Justin Bieber, Big Sean, and others.
Adopting the name graves in 2015, Mochizuki started releasing his music online and quickly garnered a fan base for his kinetic, atmospheric, and often experimental sound. His 2016 single ‘Came Up‘ with Post Malone, Flosstradamus, and Key! has garnered over 50 million streams worldwide, and set the stage for his 2017 debut EP Hilo, which reached #1 on iTunes electronic. Never looking back, graves has since toured relentlessly, playing festivals such as Life Is Beautiful, HARD Summer, and Electric Zoo’s 10 year anniversary, as well as supporting RL Grime’s NOVA tour around the US.
Hot off a quintessential future bass remix for What So Not & San Holo’s ‘If You Only Knew’, graves is back with a new single titled ‘I’m Fine’ featuring EZI. The track represents graves’ most emotional and telling work to date, and is the culmination of over a year of steady work in the studio. ‘I’m Fine’ accurately captures the human condition, and the way humans will trick themselves and others into thinking everything is alright, even in times of substantial pain and darkness. “EZI and I wrote this song for everyone who’s not fine,” graves states in a tweet. The talented producer channels those emotions into an expressive and energetic ballad, and in doing so helps to shine a light to those currently experiencing that darkness, letting them know they’re not alone.
The lead single from his forthcoming sophomore EP Far From Here, ‘I’m Fine’ will definitely make you feel some type of way. Check out the track and music video below!
