Grabbitz

Nicholas Chiari (born February 18, 1993), commonly known by his stage name Grabbitz, is an American electronic music producer, musician, composer, and DJ. He first gained widespread attention in the EDM community with his hit song “Here With You Now”, which was released on Monstercat in July 2014 and has amassed over six million views^[1] on YouTube. He has also been recognized by Rolling Stone and Billboard for his work with Savoy on the 2017 single “Contemplate”. Throughout the span of his career, Grabbitz has had the fortune of collaborating with world-renowned artists ZEDD, REZZ, Illenium, Subtronics, DeadMau5, Dabin, Wooli, and PEAKABOO.

Grabbitz
Birth name	Nicholas Chiari
Born	(1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 (age 30) Buffalo, New York, United States
Genres	EDM dubstep trap indie dance dance-rock drum and bass electro
Occupation(s)	Record producer musician composer DJ
Instrument(s)	digital audio workstation piano guitar violin cello
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Ultra Music Monstercat Mau5trap High Intensity Hopeless
Website	grabbitzmusic.com

Career

2014

July 25, 2014: Grabbitz released his debut Monstercat single, "Here With You Now." The song is featured on Monstercat 018 - Frontier and his "Friends" EP.

September 24, 2014: Grabbitz released his second Monstercat single, "Turn Around." The song is featured on Monstercat 019 - Endeavour and his "Friends" EP.

November 5, 2014: Grabbitz created a remix of the song "Taking Over" by Favright, featuring Cassandra Kay. The remix is featured on Monstercat 020 - Altitude and "Taking Over (The Remixes)."

2015

April 8, 2015: Grabbitz released his third Monstercat single, "Friends," in collaboration with Faustix, as a promo single for his "Friends" EP. The song is featured on Monstercat 022 - Contact.

April 27, 2015: Grabbitz released his debut Monstercat EP, "Friends" EP:

• "7.6.14 (Intro)"
• "Here With You Now"
• "Friends" (with Faustix)
• "Transition" (Short)
• "Turn Around"
• "Way Too Deep"
• "A Walk to the Gallows"

"Way Too Deep" is featured on Monstercat 022 - Contact.

May 12, 2015: Grabbitz created a remix of the song "Build The Cities" by Karma Fields, featuring Kerli. The remix is featured on "Build The Cities (Reconstructions)."

September 14, 2015: Grabbitz released his second Monstercat EP, "Ballin' / Don't Stop" EP:

• "Ballin'"
• "Don't Stop"

"Ballin'" is featured on Monstercat 024 - Vanguard.

November 12, 2015: Grabbitz created a remix of the song "Get On Up" by Pegboard Nerds and Jauz. The remix is featured on "Get On Up (The Remixes)."

November 13, 2015: Grabbitz released his fourth Monstercat single, "Float Away," as a promo single for his "Better With Time" LP. The song is also featured on Monstercat 025 - Threshold.

December 11, 2015: Grabbitz released his debut Monstercat LP, "Better With Time" LP:

• "Hope" (Intro)
• "Better With Time"
• "Make You Mine"
• "Intermission"
• "Get Out"
• "Float Away"
• "Cold" (feat. LAYNE)

"Better With Time" is featured on Monstercat 025 - Threshold.

2016

March 16, 2016: Grabbitz released his fifth Monstercat single, "All Alone," in collaboration with Pegboard Nerds. The song is featured on Monstercat 026 - Resistance.

November 15, 2016: Grabbitz released his sixth Monstercat single, "Follow Me." The song was released as a free release and is featured on his off-label "Things Change LP."

2017

July 28, 2017: Grabbitz released his seventh Monstercat single, "Contemplate," in collaboration with Savoy. The song is featured on "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 2."

September 27, 2017: Grabbitz released his eighth Monstercat single, "Told Ya So." The song is featured on "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3."

2018

January 30, 2018: Grabbitz released his ninth Monstercat single, "My Cloud." The song is featured on "Monstercat Instinct Vol. 1."

2019

June 21, 2019: Grabbitz released his tenth single on Monstercat, "Crazy As You," in collaboration with Sullivan King. The song is featured on "Monstercat Instinct Vol. 4."

2021

March 4, 2021: Grabbitz released his eleventh Monstercat single, "Rolls Royce," in collaboration with Tisoki. The song is featured on "Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 11" and "Monstercat - Best of 2021."

2023

June 30, 2023: Grabbitz released his twelfth Monstercat single, "Hero." The song is featured on "Monstercat - Best of 2023" and his "Let Them Only See Butterflies" LP.

July 28, 2023: Grabbitz released his thirteenth Monstercat single, "Let It Bloom." The song is featured on his "Let Them Only See Butterflies" LP.

August 11, 2023: Grabbitz released his second Monstercat LP, "Let Them Only See Butterflies" LP:

• "Probably Our Last Conversation"
• "SURRENDER PEACE!"
• "The World Is So Fucked Up" (feat. YULTRON)
• "The Calm Before" (Interlude)
• "Hero"
• "Slow Dance"
• "Let It Bloom"
• "Can You Feel It Now?" (Bonus)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Better with Time	Released: 11 December 2015^[2] Label: Monstercat Formats: Digital download
Things Change	Released: May 19, 2017^[3] Label: None (self-released) Format: Digital download
Time Isn’t Real	Released: April 1, 2022 Label: Hopeless Records Format: Digital download
Let Them Only See Butterflies	Released: August 11, 2023 Label: Monstercat Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Handle Yourself	Released: 1 October 2012^[4] Label: None (self-released) Formats: Digital download
Friends	Released: 27 April 2015^[5] Label: Monstercat Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album
"151" / "Fire"	2013	Non-album singles
"Biodome"
"Here with You Now"	2014	Friends
"Turn Around"^[a]
"Friends" (with Faustix)	2015
"Way Too Deep"
"Ballin'" / "Don't Stop"		Non-album single
"Float Away"		Better with Time
"Better with Time"
"Get Ya Body Down"		Non-album singles
"All Alone" (with Pegboard Nerds)	2016
"Follow Me"		Things Change
"In the Winter"	2017	Non-album single
"Don't Let Me Go"		Things Change
"Play This Game"
"I Think That I Might Be Going Crazy"
"Contemplate" (with Savoy)		Non-album singles
"Told Ya So"
"My Cloud"	2018
"Information Overload" (with Pierce Fulton)
"Polaroid"	2019
"Crazy as You" (with Sullivan King)^[7]
"King / Ghost in A Song"^[8]
"Bruises"^[9] (with Nghtmre)
"Roam With You"^[10]
"Where The End Begins"^[11]	2020
"Someone Else"^[12] (with Rezz)
"Fly on the Wall"^[13]	2021
"Rolls Royce"^[14] (with Tisoki)
"Pigs in the Sky"^[15]		Time Isn't Real
"Pain Killer"^[16]
"Teleport" / "Comedown" ^[17]	2022
"The Ugly" ^[18]
"Pretty Melody 70"^[19]		Time Isn't Real (Deluxe)
"When You & Me Dance"^[20]
"Signal"^[21] (with Rezz)	2023	Non-album single
"Hero"^[22]		Let Them Only See Butterflies
"Let It Bloom"^[23]
"Falling Over You"^[24] (with Lucille Croft)		Non-album single

As featured artist

Title	Year	Charts	Album
		US Dance ^[25]
"Colors" (Boombox Cartel featuring Grabbitz)	2016	—	Non-album single
"Let Go" (Deadmau5 featuring Grabbitz)		11	W:/2016ALBUM/
"Show Stopper" (Sullivan King featuring Grabbitz)	2019	—	The Demented EP
"At Night"^[26] (3LAU and Shaun Frank featuring Grabbitz)	2020	—	Non-album single
"Help" (Sullivan King featuring Grabbitz)	2021	—	Loud
"Die For You"^[27] (Valorant featuring Grabbitz)		—	Non-album singles
"Ticking Away"^[28] (Valorant featuring Grabbitz & bbno$)	2023	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Let Go" (Grabbitz Edit) (deadmau5 featuring Grabbitz)	2017	We Are Friends, Vol. 7

Remixes

Title	Year	Original artist(s)	Album
"Love Runs Out"	2014	OneRepublic	Love Runs Out (Remixes)
"Taking Over" (featuring Cassandra Kay)		Favright	Taking Over (The Remixes)
"Build The Cities" (featuring Kerli)	2015	Karma Fields	Build The Cities (Reconstructions)
"Get On Up"		Jauz and Pegboard Nerds	Get On Up (The Remixes)
"Propane Nightmares"^[29]	2018	Pendulum	The Reworks
"With You"^[30]	2019	Haywyre	Panorama: Form Remixes
"At Night"^[31] (3LAU and Shaun Frank featuring Grabbitz)	2020	3LAU, Shaun Frank	At Night (Remixes)

Notes

1. "Turn Around" did not appear on any major chart, but peaked at #26 on Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists^[6]

References

1. "[Drumstep] - Grabbitz - Here With You Now [Monstercat Release]". July 25, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016 – via YouTube.
2. "Grabbitz New Releases: Better With Time on Beatport". Pro.beatport.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
3. "Things Change by Grabbitz on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
4. "Handle Yourself EP by Grabbitz on Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
5. "Grabbitz New Releases: Friends EP on Beatport". Pro.beatport.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
6. "Grabbitz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
7. Meadow, Matthew (June 21, 2019). "SULLIVAN KING & GRABBITZ TEAM UP FOR NEW COLLABORATION, "CRAZY AS YOU"". Youredm.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
8. Bein, Kat (July 29, 2019). . Billboard. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
9. Bein, Kat (October 3, 2019). . Billboard. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
10. "Roam With You by Grabbitz". Soundcloud. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
11. "Where The End Begins by Grabbitz". Soundcloud. January 24, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
12. Stone, Katie (April 8, 2020). . EDM.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
13. Rapaport, Brian. "mau5trap Releases "we are friends vol. 10" Featuring New Tracks From deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, Grabbitz, and More". Edm.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
14. Alzgheibi, Husam (March 5, 2021). "Tisoki and Grabbitz Team Up To Release 'Rolls Royce' Via Monstercat". Edmtunes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
15. "Grabbitz Signs with Hopeless Records and Releases Sizzling New Single 'Pigs In The Sky'". The Sound Cafe. June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
16. "Pain Killer - Single by Grabbitz on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
17. "Teleport // Comedown : Double single". Twitter.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
18. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1501228858032361474
19. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1570638835641647105
20. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1598682427555471360
21. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1659657500688535552
22. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1674834046847979522
23. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1684967776090300424
24. https://twitter.com/grabbitz/status/1715459230960857465
25. "deadmau5 Chart History - Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard Charts. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
26. Sweeney, Farrell (February 18, 2020). . Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
27. Die For You ft. Grabbitz // Official Music Video // VALORANT Champions 2021, retrieved December 13, 2021
28. Ticking Away ft. Grabbitz & bbno$ (Official Music Video) // VALORANT Champions 2023 Anthem, retrieved August 1, 2023
29. Bein, Kat (June 29, 2018). . Billboard. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
30. "With You (Grabbitz Remix) - Single by Haywyre on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
31. "At Night (Grabbitz Remix) by 3LAU, Shaun Frank on Beatport". Beatport.com. July 24, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.