Mari Maurice Rubio^[1] (born 1989 or 1990)^[2] also known as More Eaze (stylized in lower case), is an American musician, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Originally from San Antonio, Texas, as a child, Maurice's parents encouraged her to learn and play various instruments, and primarily listened to classic rock and pop-punk music. She first made music using the family computer, combining an acoustic song with vocals and a separate track of guitar feedback and static.^[3] During her preadolescence, she would convince her parents to take her to open mic shows, where she would play self-described "shitty originals" with local country songwriters. She became interested in composing avant-garde music after seeing Alan Licht and Tetuzi Akiyama play at Salon Mijangos, an art gallery.^[1] Maurice began playing the guitar at the age of 14 attended Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, where after a year of attending, she learned the violin.^[4] She played saxophone with the school's band and with an orchestra at Carnegie Hall.^[4] When Maurice was 16, her mother began taking her to afterschool lessons with producer Joe Reyes twice a week.^[2] She gained notoriety in San Antonio for her records as a teenager, and once opened for singer-songwriter Bill Callahan.^[2]

After high school, she began studying at Trinity University, where she also started composing electronic music.^[2] In the summer of 2012, she moved to Los Angeles and enrolled at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) for a Master of Fine Arts in music composition.^[5] Inspired by Tony Conrad and Wandelweiser, she became known at the school for being able to play the violin for long periods of time. Maurice graduated from CalArts in 2014 and returned to San Antonio, where she worked full-time as a violin teacher.^[4] A year later, she released her first albums under the alias More Eaze,^{[citation needed]} Accidental Prizes and Fine. Both albums were described as experimental folk by The Quietus.^[4] From 2013 to 2015,^{[citation needed]} Maurice was a writer at Tiny Mix Tapes under the pseudonym "M Rubz".

Maurice was married for a decade beginning roughly 2013 and is a classically-trained violinist.^[4]

She composed various experimental pieces alongside playing for country and indie rock bands.^[6]

Maurice first began using the alias More Eaze in 2015.^[1] She released her debut album under that alias Accidental Prizes that same year on August 12,^{[citation needed]} with most of the recording being done while at CalArts.

Maurice first used the alias More Eaze in 2015, releasing CDs on Kendra Steiner Editions and cassette tapes on Already Dead and Full Spectrum Records.^[6]

In 2017, Maurice released Firesid3 Ch@t R00m on Orange Milk Records and BodiezNc0de on Self Sabotage Records; the latter included a guest appearance from rapper Slug Christ. Both albums were described by AllMusic as avant-pop.^[6] Maurice released ((( Still ))) and 0utside in 2018.^[6]

Maurice contributed to Hint, a mixtape by Seth Graham released in 2019.^[4]

In 2020, Maurice released Mari, a hyperpop-influenced record that details her gender transition.^[6] She began production for the album circa 2017 and described its lyricism as her "most personal and direct".^[3]

Maurice met fellow experimental musician Claire Rousay in 2014 when Maurice was looking for a drummer for her band and one of her bandmates suggested Rousay play the drums.^[2][7] In 2020, they released their first album together, If I Don't Let Myself Be Happy Now Then When?, which centers around their experiences coming out as transgender women and growing up in San Antonio.^[8] The album utilizes field recordings and guitar snippets, combining drone music, sound collage, and pop.^[4][9][10] It was named as one of the best releases on cassette in 2020 by The Quietus.^[10]

In 2021,^[when?] Maurice collaborated with Brin and Dntel on the album Futurangelics. She, alongside Claire Rousay, released An Afternoon Whine on July 16, 2021.^{[citation needed][6]}

On March 5, 2021,^[when?] Maurice released Yearn.

In 2022,^[when?] Maurice formed the musical duo ---__--___ with Seth Graham, described by AllMusic as being "influenced by death metal, free jazz, and avant-garde classical music."^[6] Maurice has said that there is no meaning for the band's name; "It's just a series of symbols that [Graham] thought looked cool. He messaged me once, do you like this for a band name? And I was like, yeah, it's great!"^[4]

In ^{[date missing]}, the duo released its second album, Night of Fire, in collaboration with hyperpop musician Galen Tipton, also known as Recovery Girl.^[11] Maurice stated that the album highlights the contrast between the Texas cities of Austin and San Antonio and centers around a toxic relationship she was in soon after her divorce. She wrote the lyrics for the album in a way to cope with leaving Texas.^[4]

On February 11, 2022,^{[citation needed]} Maurice and Rousay released Never Stop Texting Me.^[9]

On November 3, 2023,^{[citation needed]} Maurice released Songs of Luv+H8. Described as a "sonic diary" by Miloš Hroch of The Quietus, the album largely focuses on heartbreak following the end of a long-term relationship. The album was released in the wake of Maurice's divorce with her partner after a decade of marriage.^[4]

Paris Paris, Texas Texas was released on ^{[date missing]} in collaboration with French electronic duo Glass and founder of label OOH-sounds Michele Pauli, under the alias Pardo. The album is a combination of Americana, electronic, and experimental music.^[4] She started working on the album in various hotel rooms while touring with Lomelda, which earned her enough money to buy a pedal steel guitar.^[4] The album, inspired by the 1984 film Paris Texas, was compared to Austrian producer Fennesz by The Quietus.^[4]

In 2023, Maurice moved from Texas to New York City, citing a heat-induced panic attack at a Godflesh concert in Austin, as well as the various anti-LGBTQ laws passed by the Texas Legislature. She also cited her divorce as a reason, saying that her marriage was "a big part of why I had stayed in Texas".^[4]

On October 25, 2024,^{[citation needed]} Maurice collaborated with Philadelphia-based electroacoustic composer Kaho Matsui to release Computer and Recording Works for Girls. It received a positive review from Pitchfork, who described it as feeling "like a friendship made audible."^[12]

In September 2024, Maurice released Lacuna and Parlor. Rooted in folk and Americana, much of the album comes from unfinished concepts created during her studies at CalArts.^[4] "A(nother) Cadence", a track off the album, was named as the 99th best song of 2024 by Pitchfork.^[13]

In January 2025, Maurice and Lynn Avery formed the duo Pink Must and announced their self-titled debut album,^[14] which was released on February 28.^[15] They first met online, with the two sending each other demos of songs, later meeting in-person in Brooklyn in 2023. Pink Must's debut album was preceded by the singles "Himbo", "Morphe Sun",^[14] and "Karaoke of the Bends".^[16]

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In March 2025, Maurice and Rousay released No Floor, their fifth album together.^{[citation needed]} Each of the five tracks on the album are named after bars with importance to their friendship. The duo began making the album in 2023, choosing to depart from their main style of music, emitting vocals and field recordings from it.^[9] No Floor received widespread acclaim from critics; at the review aggregator Metacritic, it received a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[18]

Maurice plays with the band Water Damage.^[4]

As of September 2025, Maurice is a lecturer at The New School College of Performing Arts in New York City.^[19]

Maurice's music has been variously described as ambient, glitch, noise, hyperpop, emo,^[6] grunge, Americana, electroacoustic, industrial,^[1] and experimental pop.^[3] Early in her career, she would compose and write lyrics together. She later began composing the music first, then writing lyrics.^[3] In an interview with Our Culture Mag about her album Mari, Maurice cited her influences as Jim O'Rourke, 100 gecs, and Drain Gang.^[3] She has also stated that Austrian producer Fennesz inspired her to purchase an instrument.^[4]

• "aural pleasure". San Antonio Current. October 31, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2025.