Motez

Motez is the stage name of Moutaiz Al-Obaidi, an electronic music producer and DJ who has also been credited as Motex and under his full name. Working in styles often tagged as aussietronica and Australian house, he has released music through a mix of independent and dance-focused imprints, including Sweat It Out, Thrive Music, Kannibalen Records, and his own outlets, such as Motez and Own Your Chaos.

Discogs notes that Al-Obaidi has a background in classical piano, and frames that training as part of his approach to production. The same source situates his sound in relation to 1990s dance music, describing his work as drawing on that era while updating it rather than treating it as pastiche. Under the Motez name, he has been associated with club-ready tracks and festival-oriented sets, with releases and remixes circulating across contemporary electronic scenes in Australia and beyond.

In industry coverage cited by Discogs, Motez was highlighted by several outlets as an emerging act, and was also mentioned by fellow Australian producer Flume as one of the artists he was most excited about at the time. The Discogs biography further claims that Motez reached number one on Hype Machine on two occasions, supported Disclosure on an Australian tour, and appeared on the debut Oceanic tour mounted by HARD Presents. It also states that he performed on the main stage at Field Day and that three of his tracks were listed among Australia’s ten most played EPs of 2013 by Stoney Roads.

Across his recorded output, Motez has moved between label partnerships and self-directed releases, reflecting a career that spans both local Australian dance infrastructure and international electronic distribution. His catalog on these imprints places him within a contemporary house and bass-adjacent lane, with production that Discogs links to formal musical training and a clear interest in dance music’s earlier decades.