ABOUT THE ARTIST

BIOGraphy

MOZIAH, 22, is a recording artist from Central Jersey.

Raised by two Haitian Immigrant doctors, Marcus Moziah Guerrier’s entertainment background stems from all over. In his childhood, he dipped his feet anywhere he could: from community theatre and church choirs to musicals and DIY punk in high school. Music was always present wherever he went; and he'd grown to love that.

His first week at NYU, he got a bootleg copy of Logic from his roommate and began making beats on his own while he studied Drama. At age 18, he started to release music under his middle name, MOZIAH.

In November of 2018, MOZIAH, with co-producer Theodore, dropped the debut album, Dax Nextdoor. They coin it a coming-of-age story about fear, love, and learning to f*ck with yourself. Written, produced, and recorded out of MOZIAH and Theodore's bedrooms in Brooklyn, the album was met with positive acclaim upon release, with Lyrical Lemonade praising the project as: "A compilation of soulful grooves that hit the mark each time."

Strapped with an eclectic mix of influences and training in entertainment, MOZIAH strives to use music to tell true stories that KNOCK.

ABOUT The Video

We were in the midst of making another music video for an unreleased when COVID-19 struck. Myself and a lot of my artist friends were given the boot from their professional gigs and means of income.

In light of this crazy time; we wanted to create a space for people to express and celebrate themselves from home, however that looks like.

We asked people from all over to submit footage of themselves singing, dancing, or playing an instrument, or however they do them to our song DO YOU. It’s a Virtual Pajama Party.

ABOUT The Project

Finessa Hudgens is our first EP and our second project.

The EP is a mini sequel to our debut album (Dax Nextdoor). With the EP (5 songs), we aimed to make a soulful, tropical adventure with a surprise inside.

Finessa Hudgens was named after my old finsta.

The songs I was writing this year cut a little deeper and brought to light things I’d usually keep to myself; so I felt it was right to name it after the place where all the personal stuff goes.

It’s been a transition time for me. I had moved from Brooklyn, where I wrote Dax Nextdoor, earlier this year. Instead of subways and parks, I’m at the beach most evenings and I wanted to write to that. It’s an audio sunset from one chapter to the next.

personnel

Song CREDITS

tracks written, composed, arranged, and produced by MOZIAH
Featuring Carter Ace (I Think I’m Normal), Maũ (Haba Na Haba), and CamRus (Camrus Johnson, The Sun is Also A Star, CW’s Batwoman, Hulu’s There’s Johnny)
MIXED BY SWAMI SOUND
MASTERED BY QUIET LUKE
COVER ART BY MAEGAN GINDI
ART DIRECTION BY MOZIAH and AUSTin DAY
Voiceover by TRiana Jackson

MUSIC VIDEO CREDITS

Directed and EXEC PRODUCED by MOZIAH, TYLER CROSBY, KATE SHAW and HARVEY KINGSLEY-ELTON.

PRODUCED BY Christian Noll, Yifan Wang,Brendan Quealy, Dylan Morrissey, Todd Martin

MADE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NYU VILLAGE RECORDS

Taught by Carlos Chiniros

Howard Yeh, Camille Martayan, Victoria Pflaum, Saya Cui, Anna Ives-Michener, Cindy Sun, Raymond Wang, Alice Yu, Ashlin-Raine Manderson, Christian Noll, Yifan Wang, Brendan Quealy, Dylan Morrissey, Todd Martin, Elsa Lopez, Chloe Sysk,Nicole Tanouye,Jess Jilla, Raven Craig, Brooke Luckman, William Qin