Based in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region, Washington Rizzards (also known as WRIZZARDS) are a Filipino multi-genre musical collective, artist-group, and independent label, consisting of four members: J Matty, Bema Tadey, LEIF, and Tina Carzon. The WRIZZARDS perform as solo individual artists but also perform as a collective at shows such as Sofar Sounds.
When they’re not performing together, they help elevate each other’s sounds by coming to support each other’s shows, performing as background vocalists or instrumentalists, being behind the scenes, and helping each other musically.
They had their first debut show at Songbyrd DC in July 2023, and have been featured in popular media outlets such as the Wish Bus, Washington Post, Washington City Paper, Billboard PH, DC News Now/DCW50, Beat This PH, and EARMILK. They have also opened for well-known Filipino artists such as Billy Crawford, Kris Lawrence, Jay R, Silent Sanctuary, Ben&Ben, Ice Seguerra, Moira Dela Torre, and HappySlip.