FnZ
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Rebel Made, Rebel Rock |
| Members | Michael "Finatik" Mule Isaac "Zac" Deboni |
FNZ are an Australian duo signed to producer Jim Jonsin's "Rebel Made". The duo consists of Michael "Finatik" Mule and Isaac "Zac" Deboni.
About Finatik
Having been born in the golden era of hip hop music and vinyl records in the 1980s, Finatik would take an interest in the art of DJing. It wasn’t long before the dedicated turntablist had mastered the craft, and at just fourteen years of age he began entering battles. He then went on to become the Australian State ITF Champion and Quicksilver State DJ Champion, as well as landing second place in the Australian DMC Finals.
One year and much media attention later his talent was noticed when Finatik gained a sponsorship deal with Ecko Clothing. All this, at the age of fifteen. With constant hard work and dedication, Finatik started hosting his own hip hop radio show Underground Airplay with fellow Perth DJ Blade.
By the time Finatik had reached eighteen, he had accomplished what most high school students had only dreamed of, and had acquainted himself with some of hip hop’s biggest names such as DJ Premier, Method Man & Redman, Jurassic 5, Black Eyed Peas, Mix Master Mike etc...
During this time, Finatik continued to broaden his skills and decided that he wanted to be more involved in creating and developing the beats that he had become so used to playing on the decks weekly at resident nightclubs of up to 5,000 people all around Australia and Asia. Word spread fast that this popular young DJ had retired from battles and would be pursuing his production career.
About Zac
Zac had the same drive and musical talent as Finatik, and had started producing music at the age of fifteen. His years of learning the piano and drums as a child were paying off, and he began to share his genuine talent with local artists, allowing him to perfect his craft. At nineteen, Finatik’s radio show co-host, Joel Brown, envisaged a power-house producing duo and began to shop their beats to various artist managers in the US which led to signing with Grammy award winning producer "Jim Jonsin".
Finatik's notable DJ competitions
- 2003 - Runner up Australian DMC Finals
- 2003 - Western Australian DMC Champion
- 2003 - Western Australian ITF Champion
- 2003 - Western Australian Quicksilver Champion
- 2004 - 4th Place Australian DMC Finals
Production Credits
Clyde Carson - Wonderful (2009)
"Wonderful" (featuring Prozack)
Serius Jones - Life is Serius (2010)
"Gimme That Love" (featuring Omar Grant)
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60 (2010)
"Billy Crystal"
Noisettes - Dont Upset the Rhythm (US Release) (2010)
"Dont Upset The Rhythm (Club Mix)" (featuring Wale & Estelle)
New Breed - New Breed (2010)
"Still Wont Change" (featuring Brisco)
Wax - Scrublife (2011)
"Two Wheels" (co-produced by Jim Jonsin)
Pac Div - Mania (2011)
"Let Loose"
Yelawolf - Radioactive (2011)
"Radio" (Keys, Programming)
Ludacris - Ludaversal (2012)
"Representin featuring Kelly Rowland" "Representin Remix featuring R.Kelly & Fabolous"
A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP (2013)
"Long Live A$AP""
"Murda Something featuring Waka Flocka Flame"
B.o.B - Underground Luxury (2013)
"Nobody Told Me"
John Legend - About Last Night (2014)
"A Million"
Kevin Gates - By Any Means (2014)
"Go Hard featuring Rico Love"
Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood (2014)
"KK Feat Juicy J & Project Pat"
"Promises"
"Ass Drop"
Big K.R.I.T - Cadillactica (2014)
"Pay Attention feat Rico Love"
Rico Love - I Sin (2014)
"Japanese Denim"
Boaz - Intuition (2014)
"That Goodie Good"
Leroy Sanchez - Untitled (2015)
"By My Side"
A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP (2015)
"L$D"
"Excuse Me"
Rico Love - Turn The Lights On (2015)
"The Affair"
"For The Kids"
Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission (2015)
"Spotlight"
"Merry Go Round"
"Oz"
"Gone featuring Leroy Sanchez"
Chris Brown - Royalty (International) (2015)
"Blue Jeans"
Wiz Khalifa - Khalifa (2016)
"Celebrate feat Rico Love"
"Pittsburgh Cowboy"