Ayz a. w. Toronto cdn / pak / ger | پنکار a south-asian immigrant with roots in both pakistan and germany, only to later settle in the greater toronto area of canada, ayz conjures a blend of hip hop, trap, electro-pop, world, alternative and film score influences, all coming together for a rather smooth landing in memorable sonic ear candy via dark pop songs with minimalist production wrapped around cinematic soundscapes, further empowered by lyrical themes of self belief, over-coming heartbreak and exploring a modern masculine psyche in the context of fading hollywood iconography, an idea best represented by the first chill-pop style single THE GUNFIGHTER + THE WAR DOCTOR, which hit spotify’s VIRAL 50 INDIA chart and is best known for its driving 808 and empowering lyrics. ayz is also an indie writer/director who had a short at the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, and has his first feature film is available in full for streaming. he’s currently working on a new original screenplay for his second film. in rotation rn: russ kanye quavo $kinny nirvana chris miles travis scott post malone johnny drama nine inch nails ennio morricone johnny yukon playboi carti matt citron daft punk iseeblue croosh halsey banks m.i.a. https://koji.to/ayz Ayz’s tracks WORLD ON FIRE by Ayz published on 2022-03-07T21:59:44Z UNFOLLOW ALL by Ayz published on 2020-12-27T13:28:27Z FAKE NEWS by Ayz published on 2020-10-27T17:24:52Z QUARANTINO by Ayz published on 2020-10-12T10:31:35Z NOT A POP SONG by Ayz published on 2020-04-25T10:45:08Z I, ANIMAL by Ayz published on 2020-04-08T10:44:32Z BOUT IT by Ayz published on 2020-03-20T10:03:37Z BLUE COLLAR ECHOES by Ayz published on 2019-09-18T12:58:07Z DRIVE (DEMO FREESTYLE) by Ayz published on 2019-05-29T16:37:48Z