The song also became the #1 most played on American radio on 10 September 2013. It charted in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100, sold 2,238,000 copies, and was certified platinum, making it Zedd's most successful single to date. ' Clarity', featuring British singer-songwriter Foxes, was released on 1 February 2013 as the album's third single. On 12 October 2012, Zedd released his debut studio album, Clarity, with ' Shave It' as the album's first single and ' Spectrum' as its second single. He also produced and co-wrote the third single ' Beauty and a Beat' with Max Martin for Justin Bieber's third studio album, Believe. He then produced the Eva Simons song, ' I Don't Like You', which was also released on Interscope. It shot to the top of Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs. In 2012, Zedd signed with Interscope Records and released his debut single from the label, ' Spectrum', with lyrics and vocals by Matthew Koma. Zedd at 2013 Moment of Clarity World Tour at the Aragon, Chicago Zedd went on to release 'Slam the Door' and 'Shotgun' with OWSLA before departing to release his debut album in 2013. In 2011, his single ' Shave It Up' (then known as 'Shave It') became Zedd's first release on Owsla.

Zedd's remix of Lady Gaga's track ' Born This Way' appeared on the special edition of her third studio album, Born This Way (2011). Zaslavski creates his music using the Cubase suite of music production applications, and uses plug-ins such as the Sylenth1, Nexus, SynthMaster 2.6, and Omnisphere synthesizers, and the Kontakt sampler.

He has since produced remixes of well-known artists, including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, the Black-Eyed Peas, Enhypen, Twice, Madeon, Porter Robinson, Krewella, Galantis, Deadmau5, Blackpink, Periphery and others. He also remixed Skrillex's ' Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'. Career 2010–2011: Beginnings Zedd logoĪfter leaving Dioramic in 2010, Zedd won two Beatport remix contests in 2010 his first original release, 'The Anthem', entered the Beatport Electro house chart in the top 20. Zaslavski's interest in producing electronic music was piqued after hearing Cross by the French electronic duo Justice. In 2002, Zaslavski began playing for the German deathcore band Dioramic, signed by Lifeforce Records. He has an older brother, Arkadi, and a younger half-brother, Daniel. He began playing the piano at the age of four and drums at twelve years old. His father, Igor Zaslavski, is a guitarist and schoolteacher, and his mother is a piano teacher. He reportedly is a classically trained musician, the son of two musicians. He grew up in Dansenberg, Kaiserslautern, Germany, after his family moved there when Anton was three years old. Subsequent well-known songs include ' Stay' with Alessia Cara, peaking at number 7 ' The Middle' with Maren Morris and Grey and, as a featured artist, ' Break Free' with Ariana Grande, peaking at number 4 in the US.Īnton Zaslavski was born on 2 September 1989 in Saratov, Soviet Russia, to a Jewish family. In 2015, his second studio album, True Colors, was released, supported by its lead single, ' I Want You to Know', featuring Selena Gomez. Later in 2012, he released his debut studio album, Clarity, with hit single ' Stay the Night' (featuring Hayley Williams) appearing on the 2013 deluxe edition of the album. In 2012, he released ' Clarity' (featuring Foxes), which propelled him to mainstream success, reaching the 8th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning him a Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from zed, the English pronunciation, barring American English, for the first letter of his surname, Z. Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Anton Zaslavski ( Russian: Антон Заславский born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd ( / z ɛ d/), is a Russian-German DJ, record producer, and songwriter.

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