Gil Glaze
musical artist
Gil Glaze (born 28 January 1994) is a Swiss musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer. He is currently signed to Sony Switzerland and Afrojack's Wall Recordings.
Gil Glaze also performs under the alias GLZ (Techno).
Early life
Gil Glaze was born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland to South African parents. He attended the Zurich International School while taking music, DJ'ing, producer and radio broadcasting courses at UCLA.
Gil Glaze is an alumni (2016) of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts at Clive Davis School of Recorded Music. His classmates included Maggie Rogers, Fletcher and Justin Jesso.
In New York Gil Glaze did internships at Atlantic Records and Primary Wave. In 2016 Gil moved back to Zurich Switzerland to focus on running his label Breeze Records.
In 2023 Gil graduated with a master of science in hospitality and tourism at the University of Southern California.
Career
Gil Glaze began DJ'ing at local nightclubs in Zurich, Switzerland.
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