Wax Motif has been red hot since the start of 2026, working on multiple projects and teasing songs from his sophomore album, House of Wax II, before its full release on May 8. He followed that up with a few appearances in Las Vegas before his performance at Electric Daisy Carnival. Now, Wax Motif is getting started on his House of Wax II tour, with 20 shows planned for the first phase spread across some of North America’s biggest markets.
The House of Wax II album puts Wax Motif’s versatility and mastery of production across multiple genres on full display, blending house, hip-hop, R&B, Brazilian funk, Latin, and more. After working with Ty Dolla $ign on his album TYCOON, which debuted at #1 in 80 countries, Ty$ returned the favor, collaborating on multiple tracks on House of Wax II. Wax Motif even kicked off promotion for his album with one of his tracks with Ty$ called “Bad & U Know It.”
The first track on the album, “You Forget,” features MAETA and starts with R&B vibes. The pair of “Touch It” and “Gimme That Money” stand out as club-ready grooves Wax produced on his own. Three-time GRAMMY-winning artist Jozzy features on “What You Want,” and Brazilian funk pioneer MC Lan features on “Bota.” The other two standout tracks for me are the last two tunes on the album, “Sun Goes Down” and “Girl on Girl.” The former features vocals from Camden Cox and production from ZHU, while the latter features the sultry sounds of Sarah De Warren.
Wax Motif followed up on the success of House of Wax II with another song release via Insomniac Records at the end of May titled “Bite Down,” which got big fan reactions when he played it out during EDC week. You too can hear “Bite Down,” House of Wax II, and a load of new IDs at one of his tour stops this summer.
Here in New York City, we’re looking forward to his performance at We Belong Here Festival in Brooklyn this Friday, June 19, at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. After a stop in San Diego on July 3, The House of Wax II Tour really heats up with four shows in the second half of July and another eight shows in August. To check on ticket availability for the remainder of the tour, a quick click over to the Wax Motif website has got you covered, and for everything else, use the handy social media links below.
