Quix Explained

Quix
Birth Name:	Jonathan Paul Fredrick Schnell
Instrument:	DJ, record producer
Genre:	EDM, trap
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Dim Mak Records, Deadbeats

Jonathan Paul Fredrick Schnell,^[1] known professionally by his stage name Quix (stylised in all caps),^[2] is a New Zealand DJ and electronic music producer.

Personal Life and Career

Born and raised in Auckland, Schnell grew up in a Christian home. At a young age, his mother home-schooled him for a period of time. He started experimenting with music when he was 9-years-old by playing in bands, and started getting into EDM when he was 14. He adopted the moniker Quix after translating his last name, which means "fast" in German.

In 2017 he dropped his debut EP titled "Heaps Cool".^[3] One of his most popular songs is his collaboration with Boombox Cartel "Supernatural", which has received millions of plays and was released on the label Mad Decent.^[4] He also has a collab with Alison Wonderland titled "TimeE".^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Schnell considers himself Christian due to his upbringing and currently goes to the Hillsong Church along with his wife Olivia. Since 2020, he has also been a part of the electronic music duo known as Tiger Drool, alongside fellow record producer, Robert Vincent Hughes.

Discography

Extended plays

Year	Details
2017	Heaps Cool Released: May 26, 2017 Label: Dim Mak Records
2018	Illusions Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Dim Mak Records
2019	IDK, Vol. 1 Released: November 1, 2019 Label: Dim Mak Records
2021	IDK, Vol. 2 Released: June 11, 2021 Label: Lowly
2023	Arpeggio Released: June 30, 2023 Label: Seedeater Records

Singles

As Quix

Year	Title	Album
2015	Sippy Cup	rowspan="7"
	Stacked
	House Party
2016	What They Want
	Pokies
	Supernatural
	The Cut
2017	Riot Call	Heaps Cool
	Pace	rowspan="2"
	Skin to Skin
	Next World	Fallout
	Vision	rowspan="3"
2018	I'll Give You the World
	Lambo
	Hero	Illusions
	Giving Up	Illusions
2019	Stronger	rowspan="13"
	Berserk
	Guiding Light
	Life Long After Death
	Time
	Trying to Love
	I Got Tha
2020	Survive
	Gunning for You
	Somebody
	Chicane
	Heads or Tails
2021	Huhhh (VIP)
	Lighthouse	IDK, Vol. 2
	Make Up Your Mind	rowspan="7"
2022	Enter with Caution ^[8]
	Pompeii
	Waiting for the Day
	Take My Breath Away
	Crew
2023	Drop 'Em
	Grenade	Arpeggio
	Laugh	Arpeggio
	Trust

With Tiger Drool

Year	Title	Album
2020	Tiger	rowspan="2"
2020	Saber Tooth

References

Web site: ALL I HAVE (KUUR REMIX) . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 20, 2025.
Web site: 2020-11-21. QUIX & Juelz' "Chicane" Gets Explosive Set Of Remixes [LISTEN]]. 2021-03-12. Your EDM. en-US.
2018-01-11. Quix Unleashes New Single 'Storm': Exclusive Premiere. 2021-03-12. Billboard.
Web site: Mad Decent. 2021-03-12. www.maddecent.com. en-US.
Alison Wonderland and Quix Defy 'Time' With a Bass-Boosted Groove: Exclusive. 2021-03-12. Billboard. en.
Web site: Scilippa. Phil. Alison Wonderland Teams Up with QUIX for "TIME". 2021-03-12. EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. en.
Web site: 2019-10-31. Alison Wonderland and QUIX strikes with eclectic remix package for their 'TIME' project. 2021-03-12. Dancing Astronaut. en-US.
Web site: Enter with Caution (feat. Alix Robson) - Single by QUIX on Apple Music . Apple Music . 26 April 2022.