Neffex
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Origin | Orange County[1] / Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2014-present |
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Spouse | Draerose Savage (2021-present) |
Members | Bryce Savage |
Past members | Cameron Wales |
Website | www |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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.
Origin
Bryce Savage (born Brandon Christopher Horth[3][4]) and Cameron Wales first met in high school when they were 15 years old.[5] At that time, they were involved in a punk rock band.[6][7] Thereafter, both exited the band and started making their own music.[5] However, this was not yet the creation of NEFFEX.[6] After high school, Wales moved to Los Angeles, but kept in touch with Savage during college.[5] When Savage was in the last year of college, he talked to Wales and they noticed both were making music in their free time.[5] After college, they got together again, in Orange County, and created the name "NEFFEX" and the fox symbol.[6][5] 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.[8][9] All songs released for this challenge are royalty-free and resulted in a combined 2+ billion independent streams across platforms.[7] On October 16, 2019, they released their first EP titled Q203, named after the apartment where they recorded their first songs.[8][10][9] The album has six songs: When I Was Young, Without You, It's My Life, Sunday, Primal, and Want Me.[11][12][13] 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.[14] 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.[7] On January 13, 2023, NEFFEX's single "Fight Back" was certified RIAA Gold.[15] 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.[16] On June 1, 2023, NEFFEX's single "Rumors" was certified RIAA Gold.[15] 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. [17] [18]
References
- ↑ Bernard, Adam (January 19, 2018). "Vid Pick: NEFFEX – Rumors". Adam's World. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Neffex's 'Sunday' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. August 28, 2019. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ↑ Chasing by NEFFEX on Apple Music, June 29, 2022, retrieved January 1, 2024
- ↑ "At The Top lyrics - NEFFEX". Last.fm. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Hale, James Loke (February 28, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: NEFFEX Supplies YouTube's Creator Community With A New Copyright-Free Song Each And Every Week". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Redmond, Jesslyn (May 31, 2019). "Rock|Life Talks to NEFFEX About What Makes Them Fighters". Rock|Life Magazine. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ryan, Jim (October 15, 2019). "NEFFEX Readies New EP Q203, Paves New Road Toward Music Industry Success". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Devine, Anna Milo (October 16, 2019). "NEFFEX Release Q203 EP". noisetrend. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nied, Mike (October 2, 2019). "Interview: Neffex Opens Up About Their Debut EP 'Q203'". Idolator. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ Fadroski, Kelli Skye (September 5, 2019). "After self-releasing 100 songs in 100 weeks, Southern California duo Neffex readies its debut EP". Daily News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ Thomson, Zangba (August 2, 2019). "NEFFEX releases a groovy alternative-pop tune, entitled, "It's My Life"". Bong Mines Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ↑ Magan, Valerie (August 2, 2019). "NEFFEX drops scintillating single "It's My Life"". Substream Magazine. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ↑ Lee, Derrick (August 7, 2019). "Lifelong Friends NEFFEX Plan On Adding To Their Billion+ Streams With "It's My Life"". Blurred Culture. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Cam Wales simmers on the dark side of the moon in "Wasting Time"". // MELODIC Magazine. July 21, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Born a Rockstar Tour". NEFFEX. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "NEFFEX". Spotify. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "NEFFEX". SoundCloud. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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