Friendzone

Friendzone
Laurence (left) and Reznick performing in 2012
Background information
Origin	East Bay, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	2010–2017
Associated acts	Main Attrakionz, Deniro Farrar, Shady Blaze
Website	friendzone.bandcamp.com
Past members	Dylan Reznick James Laurence

Friendzone was an American instrumental hip hop duo based in East Bay, California. It consisted of producers James Laurence and Dylan Reznick. On January 30, 2017, it was announced that James Laurence had died at the age of 27 from undisclosed circumstances.

Friendzone produced Main Attrakionz' "Chuch" and "Perfect Skies", which were featured on the 2011 mixtape 808s & Dark Grapes II. In 2012, the duo released Collection I, a compilation of rap instrumentals and original songs.

In 2013, Friendzone landed their first major label placement, producing the song "Fashion Killa" for ASAP Rocky, which appeared on his debut album Long. Live. ASAP, and also released the compilation Kuchibiru Network 3, which included contributions by several notable producers including Ryan Hemsworth, Skywlkr, DJ Kenn, and Jerome LOL. In that year, the duo produced Yung Lean's "Solarflare", which was the final track on his mixtape Unknown Death 2002.

On October 9, 2013, Friendzone released the debut album, DX. On that day, Vice premiered the music video for "Poly".

On February 16, 2015, Boiler Room released Upfront 014, which featured nearly an hour of unreleased music from the duo. On May 27, Friendzone released a new EP, While U Wait. Main Attrakionz released 808s & Dark Grapes III, produced by Friendzone in its entirety, on Neil Young's Vapor Records on June 30, 2015.

On January 30, 2017, James Laurence was reported dead at the age of 27. The cause and date of death were not announced. On February 6, Dylan Reznick shared a previously unreleased track, "Sweet Dream", as a tribute to Laurence. The duo had finished the song a few weeks prior to Laurence's death.