The electronic wizard explains how he has come to dominate the scene in a handy eight-point guide
The 25-year-old Zedd, aka Russian-born Anton Zaslavski, may look like everyone’s third favourite member of a middling US boyband, but in the world of EDM he’s big news. Having originally signed to Skrillex’s OWSLA label in 2011 (he’s now with Interscope) following a series of successful remixes, he’s gone on to win a Grammy for the US top 10 single Clarity, has released a debut album of the same name featuring the likes of Ryan Tedder, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Ellie Goulding, and was personally asked to produce three songs on Lady Gaga’s Artpop album. Oh and he’s also scored massive global hits producing for reformed egg-thrower Justin Bieber (Beauty and a Beat) and mini-Mariah, Ariana Grande (Break Free). This month he’ll release his new single, I Want You to Know featuring ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, a plinky-plonky, squelchy synthed squiggle of a song with more signposted drops than you can shake a glow stick at.
To celebrate his forthcoming second album True Colors, he gives us a eight-point guide to becoming a massively successful EDM producer.
Continue reading...by Michael Cragg via Electronic music | The Guardian
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