BLZN - given name, Benjamin Miedema - is an American producer, rapper, and DJ based in Tokyo, Japan, sharing the song in his heart with music lovers around the world. BLZN grew up listening to Kanye West, JAY-Z, J. Cole, Kid Cudi. He always dreamed of making music, but fear and expectation kept him silent. He was pushed toward a traditional life: go to school and land a corporate job.
But after losing his father during college, everything changed. That moment made him realize life was too short to live for anyone else. He stopped living for other people and started making music.
"blue" is BLZN’s debut album. Produced, written, and arranged by BLZN. The album starts as an introduction into BLZN's world then turns into a night out in Tokyo, from the first drink to the last train, from a sold-out club to making a connection with someone on the dance floor.
It is bilingual and personal, and it blends the life that brought him to Tokyo with the life he is building now. "Ship It" tells the audience why he started. "First Drink" and "Once Upon A Time In Shibuya" bring you into the city. "Shake It" and "Breathe Baby" hit the peak. "Luv U Anyway" and "Wanted" express struggle and the rebellion. "Enough" closes with a reminder he needed to hear, you always were enough.
