Deniz Reno

Deniz Rakhmanova, known professionally as Deniz Reno, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and visual artist. Reno is a member of CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). [1]

Deniz Reno
Birth nameDeniz Rakhmanova
BornFebruary 24th 1988
OriginAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Genressoul, pop, electropop, deep house
Occupation(s)Singer-Songwriter, Composer, visual artist
InstrumentsVocals, Flute, Piano
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated actsKeys N Krates, Matt Lange, Conjure One, Moonbeam, York, Anton Ishutin
Websitewww.denizreno.com

Reno is best known for her viral cover of Chris Isaak’s "Wicked Game" with Russian Deep House producer Anton Ishutin which went on to earn more than 17 million streams on YouTube,[2][3] Reno’s songs has been supported by the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, Marcus Schossow, Myon & Shane 54, Tiesto and others. In 2013 the track 'Higher', Reno's collaboration with Matvey Emerson was signed to Planet Love / Armada Music and became a House-Trance crossover summer hit, subsequently released on Armada Music's numerous compilations. It was also aired on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Paraguay and in national TV ads for Canada Philippine Fashion Week.

Reno's 2014 collaboration with Moonbeam "Memories" off their new album Atom[4][5] via Black Hole Recordings has been included in the global electronic bestseller "In Search of Sunrise 13.5 Amsterdam" curated by Richard Durand and BT[6]

In 2015 Reno took the stage at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto and Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco with Rhys Fulber's project Conjure One.[7] She contributed her vocals to ‘Holoscenic’ and ‘Kill The Fear', from Conjure One's Billboard Charting 4th studio album Holoscenic,[8][9] released in 2015 on Armada Records.

Her solo debut "Sometimes" with Lucky Sun has been included in the Armada Sunset Vol. 4 compilation.[10]

Reno's deep house collaboration "Fool for You" has been included in the Pacha Various Artists 2018 compilation, issued by Warner Music. [11]

In late 2017 Reno co-wrote and featured on a new Keys N Krates single "Something Wonderful" [12] included on the CURA EP, released in February, 2018 via Dim Mak Records. In 2019 the CURA EP was nominated for 'Dance Recording of the Year' at the annual Canadian Juno Awards.[13]

In the spring of 2018 Reno collaborated with Grammy award nominated producer Matt Lange on a techno track titled "Are You Am I",[14] released in Los Angeles on Lange's IsoRhythm Records. On February 19, 2019 Lange and Reno released a collaborative track titled "Space Between" on Deadmau5's label Mau5trap Records.[15][16][17][18]

Reno was featured in the September 2018 issue of Bali's premier luxury lifestyle print publication, Yak Magazine [19] where she shared details about her life, career and new projects, shot by celebrity photographer Oskar Munar.[20] In October 2018 Reno was interviewed by Exclusive News Kazakhstan in anticipation of her upcoming EP release 'Narcissus'.[21] While vacationing in Bali in August 2018 Reno worked with well known Russian ballerina Valeriya Savvina on her new music video "Over" off the new EP Narcissus.[22][23] The video premiered in November 2018.

The Narcissus EP was released on November 8, 2018.[24] That same month Esquire Magazine Kazakhstan featured Deniz Reno in a six page profile titled "The Woman We Love", naming her as the first artist born in Kazakhstan to have achieved numerous releases on major international labels.[25]

From 2015 to 2017 Deniz Reno was the front woman of Noise Revolution,[26] a Barcelona-based Alternative Electro Rock band. Noise Revolution released its first EP titled Revelation Part 1[27] in April 2017. The band's remix of 'Feel Invincible' by American rockers Skillet (band) have been released on Atlantic Records / Warner Music US.

On August 4, 2020 Deniz Reno released a new album EP titled 'LOVERS' via Taksu Records, produced by Juno Award nominee Mike Schlosser.[28][29]

In the arts

Deniz Rakhmanova has worked as a scenic painter on over 33 feature film and TV productions.[30] Early in life she has had a successful career as a young visual artist in Central Asia, participating in over 24 group and solo shows internationally. She has been the recipient of several young artist achievement awards and diplomas, the most notable being presented to her at the age of 8 in the Palace of the Republic in Almaty by Kazakhstan's First Lady Sara Nazarbayeva.

Her sculpture and prop work on Suicide Squad (2016) has been included in 'Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever'[31] Volume by Signe Bergstrom published through Harper Collins.

Other projects

In 2020, Reno founded a conscious adventure, travel and lifestyle website The Fearless Nomad, where she writes about travel, wellness, adventure, curates playlists and interviews influential personalities in the fields of entertainment, sports, art and business.[32]

Personal life

Reno is the daughter of sculptors Vagif Rakhmanov and Marina Reshetnikova. Reno is the youngest niece of Azerbaijani painter Maral Rahmanzadeh.

In 2016 Reno was engaged to Canadian BASE wingsuit proximity flyer and skydiver Graham Dickinson. Dickinson tragically died in a failed wingsuit BASE flight attempt in the Tianmen Mountains, China on January 25, 2017.[33]

Charity Work

On August 9, 2018 Reno was seen buying relief supplies for the victims of the August Lombok earthquakes while a second 6.0 magnitude quake rocked the island sending her and hundreds of shoppers running out of the supermarket in central Ubud, Bali.[34][35]

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Deniz Reno volunteered for Scholars Of Sustenance Indonesia (SOS Indonesia) - A Global Food Rescue Foundation [36] [37]

Discography

EPs
  • That Girl (2012)
  • Bang Boom (2015)
  • Devil In My Head (2015)
  • Sometimes/Blue Eyes (2017)
  • Fly (2018)
  • Narcissus (2018)
  • Lovers (2020)

Singles
  • Rock My Body (2011)
  • That Girl (2012)
  • Let Me Know (2012)
  • Blame It On Me (2012)
  • Higher feat. Matvey Emerson (2013)
  • Bang Boom (2015)
  • Lovecrime (2015)
  • Memories (prod. Moonbeam) (2015)
  • Devil In My Head (2015)
  • Trouble (2015)
  • Wicked Games (2015)
  • Love No More (2015)
  • Remember (2015)
  • Gravity (2016)
  • Sobriety (2016)
  • Waiting (2016)
  • Anaklia's Dream (2016)
  • I Got You (2016)
  • Sometimes (2017)
  • Blue Eyes (2017)
  • Fool For You (2017)
  • Are You Am I (produced by Matt Lange) (2018)
  • Something Wonderful (produced by Keys N Krates) (2018)
  • Fly (2018)
  • Over (2018)
  • Fools Rush In (2018)
  • Selfish (2018)
  • Miles Away (2018)
  • Space Between (produced by Matt Lange) (2019)
  • Brightest (2020)
  • Forbidden Fruit (2020)
  • Lovers (Crash & Burn) (2020)
  • Siren's Song (2020)
  • Pirates (2020)
  • Running Through My Veins (produced by Matt Lange) (2020)

Albums
  • Sometimes/Blue Eyes (2017)
  • Fly (2018)
  • Narcissus (2018)
  • Lovers (2020)

References
  1. Дениз Рено: Все ответы – внутри самого человека
  2. Дениз Рено не предлагали стать токал
  3. 120BPM presents Anton Ishutin feat. Deniz Reno - Wicked Game
  4. Black Hole Recordings: Moonbeam - Atom
  5. Moonbeam releases 4th Artist album Atom
  6. Richard Durand with BT - In Search of Sunrise 13.5 Amsterdam
  7. Aftermath Music Festival: Headliners - NOW Magazine Toronto
  8. Conjure One – Holoscenic: 11 Ways To Thrill Music Tech Junkies
  9. Conjure One – Holoscenic Billboard Chart History
  10. ARMADA SUNSET, VOL. 4
  11. Pacha Compilation, Vol. 1
  12. Keys N Krates Break Down Their Debut Album 'Cura': Exclusive
  13. 2019 Dance Recording of the Year
  14. Matt Lange fashions gritty techno in ‘Are You Am I,’ ft. Deniz Reno
  15. Matt Lange's 'Space Between' With Deniz Reno Is a Perfect Pop of Progressive House: Listen
  16. MATT LANGE DEBUTS NEW SINGLE, “SPACE BETWEEN” (FEAT. DENIZ RENO) – OUT TODAY via deadmau5’s record label mau5trap
  17. Matt Lange and Deniz Reno unite for ethereal, 'The Space Between'
  18. Matt Lange Returns to Mau5trap for 'Space Between'
  19. Something About Deniz
  20. Deniz/Deniz
  21. Дениз Рено не предлагали стать токал
  22. Interview : Deniz reno
  23. ПОКАЗ ДОМА МОДЫ «SVETLANA EVSTIGNEEVA» СЕЗОН S/S 2019
  24. Показ коллекции Дома Моды Svetlana Evstigneeva сезона S/S 2019 завершился полным аншлагом
  25. ThreadOfficial.com Interview - Deniz Reno
  26. Noise Revolution – Run
  27. Noise Revolution – Revelation
  28. [https://www.threadofficial.com/stories/2020/8/6/lovers-deniz-reno 'Lovers' An Open Letter by Deniz Reno
  29. [https://ventsmagazine.com/2020/08/07/interview-deniz-reno-2/ INTERVIEW: Deniz Reno
  30. IMDB - Deniz Rakhmanova
  31. - Suicide Squad: Behind the Scenes with the Worst Heroes Ever - Harper Collins
  32. - The Fearless Nomad
  33. Дениз Рено: Все ответы – внутри самого человека
  34. - Lombok earthquake death toll continues to rise as aftershock rocks the island
  35. - Indonesia passes 6.2 strong earthquake! Female singer flees from the supermarket
  36. - SOS Feeding 2020 Indonesia
  37. - The Fearless Nomad - Cooking & Delivering Meals with SOS Indonesia
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