Wax Motif

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Wax Motif
Birth nameDaniel Kin Jun Chien
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels
Website waxmotif.com

Danny Chien (born 20 November), better known by his stage name Wax Motif, is an Australian DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. [1]

Contents

Career

Wax Motif's work has drawn critical acclaim and support from Diplo, Major Lazer, A-Trak, GTA, Oliver Heldens, Jauz, Tommy Trash. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Wax Motif is known for his contribution to the G-House movement. [9] Wax Motif worked with Destructo for his album on Interscope. [10] They worked with Ty Dolla Sign, YG, Young Thug, Problem, Warren G. [11] [12] [13] [14] His DJ sets incorporate this style heavily into his mixing. [15]

In an interview with Thump, Wax Motif claims his influences range from R&B, to disco and UK bass. [16] His debut EP for Mad Decent, True Joy is a reflection of this multi-genre approach, with a G-house focus. [17] [18]

Wax Motif has performed at EDC Las Vegas, New York, and Mexico, Electric Zoo, HARD Summer, Day of the Dead, Holy Ship, Stereosonic, and Splendor in the Grass. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

He has released tracks and remixes through A-Trak's Fool's Gold, Skrillex's Owsla, Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. [24] [25] [26] A compilation on legendary label Strictly Rhythm as well as a host of remixes for YG, Young Thug, Kid Ink, Chromeo, Deadmau5, Warren G's "Regulate" and more. [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

Wax Motif wrote and produced on the track "Back to Me" from ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) album Vultures 1 , released on 10 February 2024.

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
True Joy [33]
  • Released: 14 August 2015
  • Label: Mad Decent
  • Formats: Digital download
Tokyo [34]
  • Released: 21 July 2017
  • Label: Confession
  • Formats: Digital download
Forsaken [35]
  • Released: 15 December 2017
  • Label: Night Bass Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Celine" [36] 2011Non-album singles
"Used 2 Be"
(featuring Jevon Doe) [37] 		2017
"Unraveling"
(featuring Kaelyn Behr) [38] 		2018
"Static Theory"
(with Warez) [39] 		2019

As collaborator

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance
[40]
"All Night Man"
(with Hunter Siegel)		2014—Non-album singles
"Get It All"
(with GTA)		201642Good Times Ahead
"Catching Plays"
(with Destructo, feat. Pusha T & Starrah)		—Renegade EP
"Crazy"
(with Vindata)		—Non-album singles
"Five Alarm"
(with Angelz)		2017—
"Mental"
(with Ricci)		—Forsaken EP
"I Can't Hold On"
(with GTA and Dillon Francis featuring Anna Lunoe)		2018—Death To Genres Vol. III
"Love to the World" [41]
(with Diplo)		202048Non-album singles
"Thrills" [42]
(with Jaxon Rose’])		2021—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYear
"New Beginnings"
(Lil Boíí Kantu prod. Wax Motif, Trackbangas, & Ely Rise)		2018

Remixes

2014

2015

2017

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