Neffex

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Neffex
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NEFFEX in 2023
Background information
Origin Orange County [1] / Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2014-present
Labels
  • Burning Boat (Independent)
  • NCS
SpouseDraerose Savage (2021-present)
MembersBryce Savage
Past membersCameron Wales
Website www.neffexmusic.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers6.64 million OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [3]
(April 2024)

Neffex (stylized as in all caps) is an American music project by Bryce Savage and, until 2021, Cameron Wales. They produced remixes and original songs characterized by a mixture of electronic and rap genres. While still a duo, Savage wrote the lyrics, produced the tracks, and sang the songs while Wales mixed and mastered them. They have released most of their songs royalty-free (under CC BY license) which have featured in media by content creators globally.

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Fight Back (Official Video) - NEFFEX (CC BY 3.0)
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Logo of Neffex

Origin

Bryce Savage (born Brandon Christopher Horth [4] [5] ) and Cameron Wales first met in high school when they were 15 years old. [6] At that time, they were involved in a punk rock band. [7] [8] Thereafter, both exited the band and started making their own music. [6] However, this was not yet the creation of NEFFEX. [7] After high school, Wales moved to Los Angeles, but kept in touch with Savage during college. [6] When Savage was in the last year of college, he talked to Wales and they noticed both were making music in their free time. [6] After college, they got together again, in Orange County, and created the name "NEFFEX" and the fox symbol. [7] [6] On his YouTube channel Savage exclaimed that the fox symbol was not the original intention; instead, he wanted to make something that was easy to replicate (similar to the infamous "cool S" style), and thus it consists of three triangles.

Timeline

In 2017, the duo set up a challenge to release 100 songs in 100 weeks. [9] [10] All songs released for this challenge are royalty-free and resulted in a combined 2+ billion independent streams across platforms. [8]

On October 16, 2019, they released their first EP titled Q203, named after the apartment where they recorded their first songs. [9] [11] [10] The album has six songs: When I Was Young, Without You, It's My Life, Sunday, Primal, and Want Me. [12] [13] [14] Shortly after, they embarked on their first tour, doing 13 cities across Europe throughout October/November of 2019.

On September 25, 2020, they released their debut album titled New Beginnings featuring ROZES, Jez Dior, and MASN. The album has 16 songs: Sometimes, Be Somebody, New Beginnings, Scars, I've Been Let Down, Hell Won't Take Me, I want to Play A Game, Don't Hate Me, Mind Reader, Unavailable, When It Flows, WOW!, Worst of You, Closer to Heaven, Space, and I'll Be Fine.[ citation needed ]

On July 6, 2021, they mutually decided to part ways as Wales wanted to focus on a solo project, while Savage would continue with NEFFEX. [15]

On July 7, 2021, Savage set up a challenge to release 100 songs in 100 weeks again and same as before, all songs released for this challenge are royalty-free. [8]

On January 13, 2023, NEFFEX's single "Fight Back" was certified RIAA Gold. [16]

On March 24, 2023, Bryce Savage released the tour dates for his "Born a Rockstar" tour spanning 25 cities across Europe and North America. The tour took place between September and December of 2023, with every single location being sold out by the end. [17]

On June 1, 2023, NEFFEX's single "Rumors" was certified RIAA Gold. [16]

Savage concluded his latest version of "100 songs in 100 weeks" of copyright-free singles on June 8, 2023; however, he has still released songs consistently since. [18] [19]


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