CryJaxx

Cryjaxx
Cryjaxx
	Serafin Frroku (left) and Mario Malja (right)
Background information
Origin	Tirana, Albania
Genres	EDM; Future Bass; Pop; Dance Pop; Trap; Moombahton; Big Room House;
Occupation(s)	DJ; record producer;
Instruments	Synthesizer; Mixer; Keyboard;
Years active	2015–present
Website	cryjaxx.com

CryJaxx is an Albanian DJ and record production duo from Tirana consisting of Mario Malja (born March 27, 1999) and Serafin Frroku (born February 16, 1999). The duo's music is a mix of a wide range of genres and incorporates elements from trap, hip hop, moombahton, pop and dance pop. They began their careers by producing big room house, before transitioning into future bass, trap and lately dance pop music.

Early life

Mario and Serafin got together making music at the age of 13 in Tirana, Albania under a different alias. They both had shown interest in music since a very young age. They started producing and releasing songs under the name of CryJaxx in late 2015. After graduating high school, they both decided to follow a career in music. They are also currently studying economics at the University of Tirana.

Career

2013-2015

CryJaxx started producing their own music when they were 13 years old. They were both heavily inspired by the new EDM scene and showed great talent in making songs. They released a few tracks under a different alias, but they didn’t get a lot of attention.

2016-2018

With them rebranding under the name of CryJaxx, they released 5 songs in 2016, 20 songs in 2017, including tracks such as “Back Eyes and Blue” and “All I Need” which were signed to record label Ninety9Lives and “Everlasting” signed to Frequency Music. Worth mentioning is their hit single “Emperor” which is one of their biggest tracks to date and was released by Sensual Musique, receiving radio play in different countries. In 2018, CryJaxx released 20 songs including “All of You”, “Rise Above”, a remix of Dua Lipa’s hit “IDGAF” which was supported by the biggest music channel on YouTube, Trap Nation. They went viral and trending on SoundCloud with their remix of Marshmello and Anne-Marie hit single “FRIENDS”. Later in 2018 they released “Destruction” and “Ponder”, which got a lot of attention on YouTube and gathered millions of views. CryJaxx received support from Trap City on their singles “Who Would've Thought” and “We Got Hustle”. “Who Would've Thought” was later supported by the well-known DJ and producer R3hab. The track surpassed over 1,700,000 streams on Spotify.

2019 - Present

In 2019, they were more focused on building their sound and brand. CryJaxx again released 20 tracks that year including tracks like “Maad Loud”, “Raabta”, “Casino Love”, “Ghost”, “War Flaut” and a cover of Beyoncé and Shakira “Beautiful Liar”. All of these tracks were released by the independent Dutch label, Tribal Trap. “Raabta” was also played multiple times on SiriusXM Insomniac Radio and SiriusXM Diplo's Revolution with the support of Trap Nation Radio.

They have also worked with Magic Record, an independent record label based in New York to release “As I Am”, “The Time Is Now”, a cover of the well-known track by John Cena, and “You Need You”, which marked the first release of a music video by CryJaxx. This song follows the story of a boy dealing with depression and reminds listeners facing depression and anxiety to love themselves and to know that their lives are important.

For the release of their single “Brave”, CryJaxx teamed up with Trap Nation and their record label, Lowly. “Brave” received support and was played by The Chainsmokers in their SiriusXM BPM Radio Show. CryJaxx music has been placed multiple times in several Dance & EDM music charts, including Apple Music and SoundCloud, featured on a few Spotify Editorial Playlists and gathered millions of streams, views and listeners across all platforms.

As DJs, they played a few small gigs in their hometown until they made their first big appearance at the biggest festival in Albania, Colour Day Festival, on the 18th of May, 2019. Later on they had their inaugural tour of China in September and October, 2019, where they played 9 different shows in 9 different major Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Changsha, Zhanjiang, Zhenjiang, Guiyang, Dalian, Hangzhou etc. and very prestigious clubs such as Play House, Dr. Oscar, REX, Space Club, Hardstar (official partner of Defqon.1) and a few others. On December 20th, 2019, CryJaxx performed in the first ever electronic dance music festival in Albania called "Rage of the Rampage" alongside the Polish well known DJ and Producer, Blinderz.

Mario and Serafin also have worked closely with award-winning investigative reporter, Ian Urbina, who writes most often for The New York Times, but is also a contributing writer for The Atlantic and a regular contributor to National Geographic, and a member of the High Seas Initiative Leadership Council at The Aspen Institute. Urbina is the author of The New York Times bestseller “The Outlaw Ocean” (2019) on which CryJaxx were involved in a new idea of making soundtracks for books. They released a 4 track EP titled “Le Voyage” on which they conveyed the emotions from this book into the art of music.

This is what they said about this project: “We are so honored to be part of this great cause and super happy we got to work with people that are making a change in the world. This is a little summery for our first ever EP which is very different from our usual style but very fitting for the project. With naming the EP and the tracks individually we wanted to tell a story. It's "Le Voyage" of a lifetime. The “Fluid Borders” in the ocean are dangerous and life threatening, but we want to portray that these borders in art are really fluid and we can move them for the good of the people. Then the opposite of the good people might be "Armed and Dangerous" people, so we wanted to make a catchy and dangerous melody to make the heart beat a bit faster. But, the ocean is an “Undiscovered Realm” and we just see the surface but what lies beneath it is a mystery to all of us. To close off the album we really aimed to show that there is hope and that we have the “Sea Guardians” just like Ian and other people who really care about what is happening and are giving these issues a voice and a solution to make the world a better place, one wave at a time.”

CryJaxx have announced that they are working with a few well-known Albanian singers in remixing and making original productions for them. They have also announced that they are working on a lot of singles and numerous international collaborations with well-known artists from all around the world.

Discography

EP's

2020: Le Voyage EP

Singles

2016: CryJaxx - Midnight Wolf
2016: CryJaxx - Skull & Roses
2016: CryJaxx & DAVI - N.S.N
2016: CryJaxx & MARIN & V3tore - Diversity
2016: Cryjaxx - Broken PC

2017: CryJaxx & CANi - Starlight
2017: CryJaxx & Dasmman - Wizard Of Oz
2017: CryJaxx & KOBBA - G.O.M.D.B
2017: CryJaxx & Sam Luck - By Me
2017: Cryjaxx - Black Eyes And Blue
2017: CryJaxx & KRMB - Growing Up
2017: JXR & CryJaxx - Lunar
2017: Cryjaxx - Mah BoyYY
2017: CryJaxx & Hypester - Tesseract (Original Mix)
2017: KRMB vs. CryJaxx - The New World Order
2017: CryJaxx & Freaky DJs - The Way
2017: CryJaxx & J3ff Ray - All I Need (feat. Harley Bird)
2017: CryJaxx & Maydro - Ghostship (Original Mix)
2017: Marin Hoxha & CryJaxx - Everlasting
2017: CryJaxx, PL4YFIELDS & Anxious - Emperor (feat. Rosendale)
2017: Cryjaxx - U Mess With Lords
2017: CryJaxx & Plusplay - Metal (Original Mix)
2017: CJMR x BENJA - Till I Die (Ponder)

2018: Reeck & CryJaxx - All Of You ft. Harley Bird
2018: CJMR - Crying Without You (Doom)
2018: CryJaxx, Wanden & Chris Linton - Rise Above
2018: CJMR - Abandoned (Lone)
2018: CJMR - Marvelous (Prime)
2018: Cryjaxx - Ponder
2018: Cryjaxx - Destruction
2018: CryJaxx - We Got Hustle
2018: CryJaxx - Londen Bargain
2018: CryJaxx feat. Drama B - Who Would've Thought

2019: CryJaxx - Snap (feat. M.I.M.E)
2019: CryJaxx & Shkspr - Trash Talk
2019: CryJaxx & TH3 DARP - Maad Loud
2019: CryJaxx & TH3 DARP - Token Baashi
2019: Reeck & CryJaxx - Casino Love (feat. Jon Becker)
2019: CryJaxx - Surface (feat. Dubskie)
2019: CryJaxx - Raabta
2019: CryJaxx & MYSTIC - Blade
2019: CryJaxx - Ghost (feat. No Mic & Sicluna)
2019: Cryjaxx - Zum Zum
2019: CryJaxx & Reeck - Complex
2019: CryJaxx - The Time Is Now (feat. Benja & Mojo)
2019: Z & Z, Marin Hoxha & CryJaxx - Brave (feat. Sarah de Warren)
2019: CryJaxx - Helios
2019: Marin Hoxha, CryJaxx & Kynez - As I Am (feat. jfarr)
2019: CryJaxx - You Need You (feat. Rosendale)
2019: CryJaxx - Beautiful Liar
2019: CryJaxx & hope it - War Flaut (feat. DizzyEight)

2020: Cryjaxx feat. jfarr - Goodbye

Remixes

2017: Sean Paul - No Lie ft. Dua Lipa (CryJaxx Remix)
2017: Sick Individuals - Skyline (CryJaxx & FEZZA Bootleg)

2018: Dua Lipa - IDGAF (CryJaxx & Marin Hoxha Remix)
2018: The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (Marin Hoxha & CryJaxx Remix)
2018: Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS (CryJaxx & Marin Hoxha Remix)
2018: CryJaxx, Wanden & Chris Linton - Rise Above (Marvin Vogel Remix)
2018: CryJaxx, Wanden & Chris Linton - Rise Above (Marin Hoxha Remix)
2018: CryJaxx, Wanden & Chris Linton - Rise Above (Tomatow Remix)
2018: CryJaxx - Rise Above (Tomatow Remix)
2018: Halsey - Sorry (Zeus X Crona & CryJaxx Remix)
2018: Drake - God's Plan (CryJaxx & Exile Remix)
2018: Cardi B - Bodak Yellow (CryJaxx & Z & Z Remix)
2018: K-391 & Alan Walker - Ignite (Marin Hoxha & CryJaxx Remix)

2019: CryJaxx, Mystic - Blade (DansDemand Remix)

2020: Lookas- Redline (CryJaxx Remix)
2020: Art Lokaj - Lose My Mind (CryJaxx Remix)
2020: Capital T - Akull (CryJaxx Remix)
2020: CryJaxx, Rosendale - You Need You (Klevi Remix)
2020: CryJaxx, Rosendale - You Need You (Despotem Remix)

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