Mazare (Massimo Pezzetta) is an Italian producer and DJ working across drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, melodic bass, liquid funk, future bass and chillstep. He was born and raised in a small town in north‑east Italy. His releases have appeared on Monstercat, Ophelia Records and Insomniac; his Monstercat debut was a remix of HALIENE released in October 2018. He also releases EPs, notably Paracosm and The Losers Club, and appears in songwriting and production credits under his legal name, Massimo Pezzetta.

Background: Mazare entered the electronic music scene from Italy and moved into bass‑led styles that sit between emotive melodic bass and harder‑tempo drum and bass/drumstep. Public records and credits show collaborations and release activity with international acts and labels rather than a single hometown scene — his catalogue includes work released on major bass labels (Monstercat, Ophelia, Insomniac) and EPs issued under his Mazare alias. He is credited by his legal name on songwriting and production, which ties his studio work to those releases and collaborations.

Musical style — production and sound design: Mazare’s output combines melodic chord work and rock‑tinged textures with bass‑heavy low end. Across releases and credited collaborations he leans on sustained, harmonic pads and lead melodies common to melodic bass and liquid funk, while integrating electric‑guitar timbres or processed guitar layers as a rock‑infused element noted in source descriptions. His drum programming moves between full‑tempo drum and bass breaks and half‑time drumstep/dubstep patterns; that range lets him alternate punchy amen‑style break edits and snare placement typical of DnB with wider, swung half‑time beats used in drumstep and melodic bass contexts. In the low end he balances sub‑weight fundamentals with layered midrange bass patches — combining detuned saw/ Reese style texturing for presence and a cleaner sine sub to maintain weight through club systems or headphone mixes.

Specific production techniques and signature elements: on recorded tracks and remixes tied to his name you can hear tightly edited breaks, layered atmospheric pads, and vocal processing when working with singers or melodic collaborators. His arrangements often place sustained, emotive leads up front (a trait shared across his chillstep and future bass work) while arranging bass elements to sit under the guitars or pads rather than compete with the lead voice — a practical mix approach that appears across his Paracosm and The Losers Club material. He uses automation to create evolving pads and filter movement across drops, and places emphasis on clear transient shaping so kick and snare cut through dense melodic elements.

Career and contributions: Mazare’s credited catalogue includes the Monstercat remix of HALIENE (October 2018), EPs Paracosm and The Losers Club, and releases on Ophelia Records and Insomniac. He has collaborated with Maarten Vorwerk, William Black, Point North, Calva Louise and Keepsake; those collaborations appear in credits and joint releases rather than being anonymous production work. His cross‑label activity (Monstercat, Ophelia, Insomniac) demonstrates engagement with both festival‑scale and niche bass outlets, bringing his melodic/rock‑tinged production into contexts that range from melodic bass playlists to drum and bass/ drumstep releases.

Specific influences and connections: publicly documented connections include named collaborators Maarten Vorwerk, William Black, Point North, Calva Louise and Keepsake, and the HALIENE remix on Monstercat (Oct 2018) which anchors a point of contact with vocal‑led melodic bass. He is listed under his legal name, Massimo Pezzetta, on songwriting and production credits, linking studio authorship to his Mazare artist identity.

Public biographical information about Mazare beyond these credits is limited; what is verifiable are his roles (producer and DJ), his geographic origin in north‑east Italy, the October 2018 Monstercat debut remix of HALIENE, the EPs Paracosm and The Losers Club, releases on Monstercat, Ophelia Records and Insomniac, and collaborations with Maarten Vorwerk, William Black, Point North, Calva Louise and Keepsake.

Releases & EPs

Hold My Breath (Mazare Remix)