Edmond Huszar (born 12 July 1989 in London, Ontario), better known by his s… Read Full Bio ↴Edmond Huszar (born 12 July 1989 in London, Ontario), better known by his stage name OVERWERK or Overwerk, is a Canadian DJ, producer and graphic designer. Active since 2010, his style is often described as electro or complextro, and according to LA Weekly his music combines "dramatic, orchestral passages" with "serrated synths and dive-bombing basslines." Since 2011 he has released three EPs and several singles, designing the album covers himself. His 2014 single "Exist" was given a 10/10 score by Beatsmedia, with Vibe Magazine naming the track one of their "Top 10 Dance Music Releases Of The Week."
OVERWERK is also known for his official remixes of songs such as "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit. "Rather Be" went on to win the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. He has toured Canada, much of Europe, and the United States, opening for artists such as Avicii and headlining festivals such as the 2012 Escapade Music Festival. He won the 2014 New Canadian Music Vista Prize, and his songs have appeared in commercials for brands such as GoPro, Gucci, Lamborghini, Chrysler, Vogue, and Fortune Magazine. He has also created the song Pressure for The Sims 4 videogame.
Early life
Edmond Huszar was born in 1989 in the small city of London, Ontario, where he was raised. He first began learning to play music in elementary school, when he discovered a talent for drums and rhythm. He started making music on his computer one day while bored, mixing music that was popular at his high school.
Around the age of fifteen he became interested in DJing and in the tenth grade, he and a friend rented their own DJ equipment for a school dance. From that point he DJed all his school dances, remixing popular songs into club edits. At one point he had over 200 remixes in high school he'd made on his computer, of songs such as “A Milli” by Lil Wayne. At age 17, he went to a Daft Punk show in Toronto, which he states "changed my life for sure." After learning to DJ he began teaching himself how to produce. In highschool he began selling CDs of his work as a hobby, also designing the album covers.
Music career
Early years (2008-11)
After graduating highschool in 2008, one of Huszar's first professional production projects was for The Girls Can Hear Us, an electro-rap duo based in Ontario. In the summer of 2010 he began releasing original music under the alias Overwerk, or OVERWERK. About his name, he has stated "I had named my graphic portfolio 'overworked' because I’m always working on so many projects." Work was changed to 'werk' in tribute to the techno group Kraftwerk. As in high school, he continued to design the covers for his albums and releases.
OVERWERK self-released a number of remixes in late 2010 and into 2011, including Wolfgang Gartner’s "Space Junk," which EDM Sauce praised as "a huge improvement on the original." By spring of 2011 Overwerk had also released a number of original singles, and he was periodically collaborating with Andy's iLL, a death electro producer he had met on Soundcloud.
First releases, touring (2011-14)
OVERWERK's debut EP, The Nth º, was released for free on Soundcloud and Bandcamp on November 30, 2011, and includes six of his original mixes. Stated iEN Live in a positive review, "the intense commotion of the EP manifests incessantly through the oscillation of unexpected changes in velocity and melody." He toured Canada after the release of his first EP, and he performed at the Escapade Music Festival in July 2012 in Ottawa, headlining with artists such as Avicii, Afrojack, and Zeds Dead.
His sophomore EP, titled After Hours, was released on November 28, 2012, featuring original tracks such as “Signal,” “Last Call," “Relapse," and "Daybreak," the latter of which had already been featured in a popular GoPro commercial. The EP received mixed to positive reviews, and Electro Jams wrote that the EP "uniquely blurs the lines between intense electro and melodic house."
By March 2013 he had released several more remixes, including Chromeo’s “Night By Night." That summer he toured Canada and France, at one point opening for Avicii in Toronto and performing for audiences of over 4,000 people. He also won the Symphonic Distribution 2013 Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
OVERWERK released his EP Conquer on November 27, 2013, as a free download. The lead single, "Conquer," had been offered as a free download in October, with three other tracks added for the EP release. New Canadian Music wrote that album includes "four gritty, rumbling bass tracks, four-on-the floor groove machines that are clearly indebted to French house pioneers, Justice."
In January 2014 OVERWERK released an official remix of the track "Rather Be" by UK electronica quartet Clean Bandit. Featuring Jess Glynne and released by Atlantic Records, Vibe described the remix as "a gritty electro spinoff that has been crushing dance floors everywhere." "Rather Be" went on to win the Best Dance Recording category at the 2015 Grammy Awards in the United States. He won the New Canadian Music Vista Prize on March 31, 2014, where he was voted by fans in place of other artists, and was awarded $10,000. On June 6 he was featured in a Reddit AMA ("ask me anything") film.
"Exist" (2014)
In June 2014 OVERWERK announced he would be undertaking his first American tour in July, having up to that point only traveled Canada and much of Europe. At the same time he announced a new single,and "Exist" was released on June 24, 2014 on the record label Fabrik. The track was packaged as part of a two-track EP which featured both an original mix and an extended club mix. OVERWERK had originally thought of the concept for "Exist" as a music video, but as of July 2014 the video was still pending, with Overwerk stating that "hopefully the video will get people thinking about things they don’t usually consider."
Both versions of the single were largely well received. BeatsMedia gave "Exist" a perfect 10/10 score, and Vibe named the track one of their "Top 10 Dance Music Releases Of The Week," calling it a "sonic masterpiece." Recipitation described the original mix of the single as being "more in line with his electrifying debut album, The Nth°," stating the song had more done with "flowing chord progression and dynamics" than his other recent work. The review further described the song as "crunchy electro house and even complextro."
US tour, commercials (2014-present)
Around 2012 OVERWERK began licensing his original tracks for commercial use, and his songs have since appeared in over 100 commercials and promotional videos. His track "Daybreak" was used in a clip for GoPro’s Hero3 action camera in 2012, which as of 2014 had been viewed on YouTube over 32 million times.Other brands that have used his music include Gucci, Prada, Lamborghini, Red Bull, Vogue, EA, Fox, Chrysler, Air Tahiti, and Fortune Magazine.
OVERWERK's first official tour of the United States took place in the summer of 2014, with the first show at the Seattle atFoundation Nightclub on the 4th of July. Twenty other stops followed, including his first show in Los Angeles and shows in Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Oklahoma City, and southern states such as Georgia. During the tour he also performed periodic dates in Canada, including the Veld Music Festival on August 2 in Toronto. The last show of the US tour was in New York City on August 16.
Style and influences
OVERWERK said that in his youth he listened to "happy-hardcore, hardstyle, jumpstyle, euro-trance, hard dance. Sometimes I go back to those genres to get some inspiration. A lot of the time I go back to artists that really make me feel good like Abba or Queen, maybe some older disco stuff." He often uses sounds reminiscent of film soundtracks, stating that one of his artistic goals is connecting the audiophole music listener with the dance music festival scene.
VICE Canada wrote that the "complextro wizard’s unique style of sound is upbeat, energetic, and explosive." Reviewers often comment on OVERWERK's use of classical music, and according to Thump, his EPs "are populated with complex structures and baroque, near-classical themes." Digi10ve wrote that "his genre-blending style" combines sounds such as glitch and French electro," and similarly, Your EDM described his sound as unique "orchestra-electro-glitch." Magnetic Mag further described his style as "French electro with some progressive house elemements." OVERWERK's style has been compared to artists such as Mord Fustang and Deadmau5, and LA Weekly described his sound as "two parts Justice and one part Hans Zimmer." MMIBTY compared him to Wolfgang Gartner, with his "eloquent mixture of rhythmic chainsaw bass synths and high-pitched bleeps."
OVERWERK is also known for his official remixes of songs such as "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit. "Rather Be" went on to win the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. He has toured Canada, much of Europe, and the United States, opening for artists such as Avicii and headlining festivals such as the 2012 Escapade Music Festival. He won the 2014 New Canadian Music Vista Prize, and his songs have appeared in commercials for brands such as GoPro, Gucci, Lamborghini, Chrysler, Vogue, and Fortune Magazine. He has also created the song Pressure for The Sims 4 videogame.
Early life
Edmond Huszar was born in 1989 in the small city of London, Ontario, where he was raised. He first began learning to play music in elementary school, when he discovered a talent for drums and rhythm. He started making music on his computer one day while bored, mixing music that was popular at his high school.
Around the age of fifteen he became interested in DJing and in the tenth grade, he and a friend rented their own DJ equipment for a school dance. From that point he DJed all his school dances, remixing popular songs into club edits. At one point he had over 200 remixes in high school he'd made on his computer, of songs such as “A Milli” by Lil Wayne. At age 17, he went to a Daft Punk show in Toronto, which he states "changed my life for sure." After learning to DJ he began teaching himself how to produce. In highschool he began selling CDs of his work as a hobby, also designing the album covers.
Music career
Early years (2008-11)
After graduating highschool in 2008, one of Huszar's first professional production projects was for The Girls Can Hear Us, an electro-rap duo based in Ontario. In the summer of 2010 he began releasing original music under the alias Overwerk, or OVERWERK. About his name, he has stated "I had named my graphic portfolio 'overworked' because I’m always working on so many projects." Work was changed to 'werk' in tribute to the techno group Kraftwerk. As in high school, he continued to design the covers for his albums and releases.
OVERWERK self-released a number of remixes in late 2010 and into 2011, including Wolfgang Gartner’s "Space Junk," which EDM Sauce praised as "a huge improvement on the original." By spring of 2011 Overwerk had also released a number of original singles, and he was periodically collaborating with Andy's iLL, a death electro producer he had met on Soundcloud.
First releases, touring (2011-14)
OVERWERK's debut EP, The Nth º, was released for free on Soundcloud and Bandcamp on November 30, 2011, and includes six of his original mixes. Stated iEN Live in a positive review, "the intense commotion of the EP manifests incessantly through the oscillation of unexpected changes in velocity and melody." He toured Canada after the release of his first EP, and he performed at the Escapade Music Festival in July 2012 in Ottawa, headlining with artists such as Avicii, Afrojack, and Zeds Dead.
His sophomore EP, titled After Hours, was released on November 28, 2012, featuring original tracks such as “Signal,” “Last Call," “Relapse," and "Daybreak," the latter of which had already been featured in a popular GoPro commercial. The EP received mixed to positive reviews, and Electro Jams wrote that the EP "uniquely blurs the lines between intense electro and melodic house."
By March 2013 he had released several more remixes, including Chromeo’s “Night By Night." That summer he toured Canada and France, at one point opening for Avicii in Toronto and performing for audiences of over 4,000 people. He also won the Symphonic Distribution 2013 Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
OVERWERK released his EP Conquer on November 27, 2013, as a free download. The lead single, "Conquer," had been offered as a free download in October, with three other tracks added for the EP release. New Canadian Music wrote that album includes "four gritty, rumbling bass tracks, four-on-the floor groove machines that are clearly indebted to French house pioneers, Justice."
In January 2014 OVERWERK released an official remix of the track "Rather Be" by UK electronica quartet Clean Bandit. Featuring Jess Glynne and released by Atlantic Records, Vibe described the remix as "a gritty electro spinoff that has been crushing dance floors everywhere." "Rather Be" went on to win the Best Dance Recording category at the 2015 Grammy Awards in the United States. He won the New Canadian Music Vista Prize on March 31, 2014, where he was voted by fans in place of other artists, and was awarded $10,000. On June 6 he was featured in a Reddit AMA ("ask me anything") film.
"Exist" (2014)
In June 2014 OVERWERK announced he would be undertaking his first American tour in July, having up to that point only traveled Canada and much of Europe. At the same time he announced a new single,and "Exist" was released on June 24, 2014 on the record label Fabrik. The track was packaged as part of a two-track EP which featured both an original mix and an extended club mix. OVERWERK had originally thought of the concept for "Exist" as a music video, but as of July 2014 the video was still pending, with Overwerk stating that "hopefully the video will get people thinking about things they don’t usually consider."
Both versions of the single were largely well received. BeatsMedia gave "Exist" a perfect 10/10 score, and Vibe named the track one of their "Top 10 Dance Music Releases Of The Week," calling it a "sonic masterpiece." Recipitation described the original mix of the single as being "more in line with his electrifying debut album, The Nth°," stating the song had more done with "flowing chord progression and dynamics" than his other recent work. The review further described the song as "crunchy electro house and even complextro."
US tour, commercials (2014-present)
Around 2012 OVERWERK began licensing his original tracks for commercial use, and his songs have since appeared in over 100 commercials and promotional videos. His track "Daybreak" was used in a clip for GoPro’s Hero3 action camera in 2012, which as of 2014 had been viewed on YouTube over 32 million times.Other brands that have used his music include Gucci, Prada, Lamborghini, Red Bull, Vogue, EA, Fox, Chrysler, Air Tahiti, and Fortune Magazine.
OVERWERK's first official tour of the United States took place in the summer of 2014, with the first show at the Seattle atFoundation Nightclub on the 4th of July. Twenty other stops followed, including his first show in Los Angeles and shows in Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Oklahoma City, and southern states such as Georgia. During the tour he also performed periodic dates in Canada, including the Veld Music Festival on August 2 in Toronto. The last show of the US tour was in New York City on August 16.
Style and influences
OVERWERK said that in his youth he listened to "happy-hardcore, hardstyle, jumpstyle, euro-trance, hard dance. Sometimes I go back to those genres to get some inspiration. A lot of the time I go back to artists that really make me feel good like Abba or Queen, maybe some older disco stuff." He often uses sounds reminiscent of film soundtracks, stating that one of his artistic goals is connecting the audiophole music listener with the dance music festival scene.
VICE Canada wrote that the "complextro wizard’s unique style of sound is upbeat, energetic, and explosive." Reviewers often comment on OVERWERK's use of classical music, and according to Thump, his EPs "are populated with complex structures and baroque, near-classical themes." Digi10ve wrote that "his genre-blending style" combines sounds such as glitch and French electro," and similarly, Your EDM described his sound as unique "orchestra-electro-glitch." Magnetic Mag further described his style as "French electro with some progressive house elemements." OVERWERK's style has been compared to artists such as Mord Fustang and Deadmau5, and LA Weekly described his sound as "two parts Justice and one part Hans Zimmer." MMIBTY compared him to Wolfgang Gartner, with his "eloquent mixture of rhythmic chainsaw bass synths and high-pitched bleeps."
Reign
OVERWERK Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Reign' by these artists:
A Tortured Soul Angry skies the devil cries, And soon the sign of rain Thu…
Aleera Spiders on the dance floor Tangled bodies webs galore Aleera…
ALUS Reign, reign go away Reign, reign go away I just want a…
April Pearson The heavens are open The whisper of Your spirit is so…
Argel MDR Like a river, life goes by Like a river, life plays…
Armed Rhymery I reign, it pours Don't try to even the score We lifted…
Aurora Borealis Call me the lord of all wars, call me the…
Azaghal Secret is our symbol Silent our scream And in my vision bl…
B-Dos I know that He reigns yeah There's nobody greater, there's n…
Bowen Abel Stronger still than fear inside of me Stronger still than al…
C-STEEZEE Thank You God for savin' me! You freely gave Your…
Christine D'Clario We′re on the shore dancing in your freedom Here to bath…
Christine DClario We're on the shore dancing in your freedom Here to bath…
Christopher S Nothing like the summer reign Boots and a hoodie coming out…
Dacapo-J (All hail) All hail the king of Abraham All hail the…
Depart This is the end of the reign of a thought Just…
Derivakat Dangerous situation Tormented creation I'm the empress …
DJ Earl-e All hail the King of Kings Seated in Heaven Your glory fills…
Double S Yeah, aye Yeah (We are made out of love) Yeah, Straight…
Dr. Oop Capone The Lord our God almighty reigns The Lord our God almighty…
Dracovii Walk in the bank and I laugh Icy diamonds on me…
Earth Groans Who can open the doors of his mighty face? Around his…
Erick Sermon This goes out to my people on lockdown People on the…
Fear My Thoughts Once they gathered, fought and found What they believed to …
Flames You know my heart was broke When I heard about the…
Foreign Figures Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh …
Free Bondz Sunny days You know it gotta rain bae To wash away this…
G.U.S.T. All hail the King of Kings Seated in Heaven Your glory fills…
Ian Brown I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
Inure we choke on time spent wasted the pain decide what taste…
J Sutta Reign, reign, reign Nothing came the falls But you can now c…
Ja Rule Yea I feel the rain comin down on me nigga,…
James Lavelle I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
Joe Sabolick Let Your Spirit fall, let Your people call, Let the world…
Joey Bada$$ When it rains it pours down Used to wanna be king…
Jonny Henninger My heart it skips a beat Every time I think 'bout What…
Kevin Morby When I was young, just under 21 Tore my town apart…
King Chai You see it rains and then I wash You see He…
King Mez The lord gave me my first winter and called out Get…
Kurt Carr You are greater than the universe More powerful than the sea…
Lagwagon Fuck this, I'm done arguing Our fate is not bound to…
Luca's And so unexpected came that sad mystic day No words could…
M. Cornelius Wyche & Octave Praise Reign, Jesus reign…
Mr. Kristopher In the joy And the pain I will still give Him praise I…
Neruda Can you feel the pain? That I was set to feel Let…
Paranoid Earthling I'm the whore I bite the dust so slow In a…
Patrick Dopson Let the praise rise in this temple Let my worship go…
Prinzhorn Dance School Ready? Ready Tears snaking down your skin Do you …
RVNT This collection of thoughts Has taken hold of me For all…
Sioen i met you in the morning i met you in the evening is thi…
Suspyre The masquerade of fantasy brings a new dream In visions…
Team Shadetek feat. Skepta Yes man shadetek, Skepta Jah Mek the World business Meridian…
The Crown Adonai the great I am Creator of the Universe God the supern…
The Crystal Method Unkle feat. Ian Brown I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
The Jay Lover You have me Trapped You got me Tangled in your web You…
Thy Slaughter A. G. Cook & EASYFUN All hail the King of Kings Seated in Heaven Your glory fills…
Tommee Profitt & Anna Graceman Only certain people Get to wear a crown Only certain people …
U.N.K.L.E & Ian Brown D.O.L.L.A He say he the GOAT, I come for his body Platinum…
U.N.K.L.E. feat. Ian Brown & Mani I am the lightning I am the heat I am the rain Rain…
U.N.K.L.E./Ian Brown D.O.L.L.A He say he the GOAT, I come for his body Platinum…
Uncle I am the lightning I am the heat I am the rain Rain…
UNKLE I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
UNKLE Feat Ian Brownt I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
UNKLE feat. Ian Brown I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
UNKLE feat. Ian Brown and Mani I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
Unkle ft. Ian Brown I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
UNKLE ft. Ian Brown & Mani I am the lightning, i am the heat I am…
Vader feat. Siegmar Eternal lust created by the ancient gods Waked up me once…
Venemy & Aznar feat. Doubletake I′ve rised just like a phoenix Born from the ashes I take…
Venemy & Aznar ft. Doubletake I've rised just like a phoenix Born from the ashes I take…
Victim of Deception An irresistible power. Spitting at the peoples freedom, Pus…
White Kaps Act my age is what I'm told By hypocrites who are…
Wothrosch Arise from obscurity, unleash the rivers of abhorrence Vile …
We have lyrics for these tracks by OVERWERK:
Control ft. Nick Nikon No pressure, no diamonds Volcanoes keep on making these isla…
Daybreak Nelongso roso rasane tangis njroning atiku Yen kelingan esem…
House House House Take a trip to my house Nothing's what it seems…
Odyssey Tereri dori do Tapi en o bivan Tereri dori do Tapi en o…
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Nick.
I love The Nth°
I love After Hours
I love Conquer
I love Canon
I love Matter
I love Exist
I love 12:30
And I really love state.
I don't know how to describe which feelings your music awakes in me. Every song is unique, every song is insane. This album is truely a masterpiece. Keep up your work you're a Legend :D
Greetings from germany and sorry for my bad english...
Serhat TÜLEK
I am following him since 2012. I was even waiting for a song from him once a year. Then this album's trailer released. I could not count that how many times I listened that 1 min. 15 secs. length video. Finally, this album... fascinating. You made my sunday as the best Edmond Huszar. Greetings from Turkey!
Serhat TÜLEK
Botond Mecséri that's okey bro forget about country. This is music and it is above everything else ;)
Botond Mecséri
Serhat TÜLEK Same dude. But Im not from turkey Dx...
TheFreddy1404
This is probably my favorite track on the album. Powerful buildups and drops, his unique "dirty" sounding style, much like his first albums.
plec
Just finished listening to the entire album. This is without a doubt one of the greatest collections of music I've ever listened to. It's a lot more chill than a lot of OVERWERK's previous music, but it's just as good if not better. New sounds were introduced, but you can't call yourself a fan if you didn't hear the daybreak in one of the interludes.
Excellent work, as usual.
Arix
I've considered myself a fan for a while. I definitely heard the bit of Daybreak, so I guess I was right about being a fan!
plec
I've tried arranging some of OVERWERK's songs for band, and yes, OVERWERK uses a lot of similar chord progressions, most of the time looking something like Major minor Major minor Major minor.
Like most of his albums, he uses similar sounds throughout the album but different melodies and chord progressions, though they may sound similar.
Concerning the lack of energy... I really like OVERWERK's drops in his other songs, gives me chills. But, this is just as good, and maybe even better in some ways. I don't think it's comparable, this is a new side of OVERWERK we haven't seen before.
bb
L Y R I L L well, yeah, overwerk uses the same kind of progressions for basically all of his songs. he'll play the notes in a major scale and then add a note from the complimentary minor scale, giving the progressions that "uneasy" feeling. the after hours ep is full of them (the second half of daybreak and second drop of signal). if he takes the progressions out of context and plays them with a harpsichord or something, then most of the after hours ep's songs start blending together. the second interlude was probably some specific song, but you would have to look at the notes or listen to it many times to tell.
Robinouw059
Just finished aswell, outstanding states album, can't wait to see the next one AGAIN 😘
Lorenz Krone
Pleconium I'm a big big Overwerk fan since 2013 but wit this album i'm kinda disappointed because for me every drop on the album sounds very similar and not that energetic. But maybe i'll just have to listen to the album a couple of times more..