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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 22, 2014 11:00:57 GMT -5
"Clarity" climbs to #27 in the UK, beating its #29 peak it got on March last year.Quoting this because it was at the bottom of last page and it's better than mine. New peak for Clarity in the UK this week. 2013 run: 67-37-34- 29-44-55-70 2014 run: 65-40-46-42-31- 27with 59 weeks between those lol Yay! :)
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Aug 1, 2014 21:20:53 GMT -5
TOMORROWWORLD CONFIRMED.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Aug 1, 2014 21:33:27 GMT -5
Oh and before I forget...
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Post by Juan Carlos on Aug 18, 2014 22:37:09 GMT -5
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Post by getonthebus on Aug 19, 2014 9:19:20 GMT -5
F*ck.
He played a new song at Lolla that was killer. Instrumental, more Shave It Up/Stache than Find You. He also had a sick remix of Rude (and I HATE that song) that wasn't originally planned for release, but it got a huge reception so he said he did the full song.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 18:37:40 GMT -5
New article/interview on Billboard.com:
Zedd Talks Collaborations, New Album, What's Taking So Long
Vice and Absolut Vodka teamed up Friday to host a high-glam industrial rave on a pier in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood that featured performances by electronic hip-hop producer AraabMuzik and Washington, D.C. DJ Alvin Risk, as well as a surprise headline set by Zedd.
The Grammy-winning German house producer -- whose electro-pop hits "Clarity" and "Break Free" have hit the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 -- revealed himself in a climactic arrival, climbing out from a shipping container that was lowered onto the stage. And as the crowd erupted in excitement, cameras rolled for an Absolut advertising campaign documenting the rave dream scene: Long entrance corridors shaped by storage containers opened into a neon-lit stage with food trucks, sprawling bars, selfie-photo booths by the Phhhoto App, colorful drinks served in mason jars and above the dance floor hovered a gigantic mirrored disco ball designed by the Vita Motus, which designs Coachella's Do Lab. (In other words, it should make for a pretty cool commercial.)
Billboard caught up with Zedd before his surprise set to find out when we can expect his long-awaited second album.
Billboard: You have a partnership with Bud Light Platinum. Does working with Absolut compliment or compete with that? How did it come to be?
Zedd: I don’t see it as competitive. Both brands are very involved in this cultural space of dance music, and they allow me to be very involved in the concepts. For me, that’s super important. Major events like these take a lot of hands, and Absolut sent me sketches of how it might look and asked how I thought the reveal should go, and so on. When I showed up here tonight, the final product blew my mind. I’ve never done anything like this before.
How’s your hearing? I read you had a hearing-loss scare in one ear.
Being constantly around noise is obviously not great for you, but I am always wearing earplugs. Ironically, it actually happened when I had a few days off and hadn’t been around any noise at all. The doctor said it was a combination of stress and not getting enough sleep and so on. Go figure. But it’s all good now.
You’re one of the few EDM producers to have serious success on the pop charts. Do pop stars hit you up all the time now?
A lot of people are asking, for sure, but I barely have enough time to finish my own stuff. Whenever I do something, I have to love it. Ariana [Grande] is a great example of that. We played a show together a few moths ago and I just loved her voice. It was amazing. So when the opportunity to do something came up, we jumped. That was a no-brainer.
What do you take into consideration when sorting out collaborations?
When it’s about getting a singer for my tracks, it is strictly about the voice. I will have created a song and have a specific idea in my head about what kind of vocal texture I want on it. From there, I dig through iTunes and listen to everything until I’ve nailed down examples of the type of voice I want. I tell my manager who I’m aiming for and we’ll search for artists that have similar voices.
For artists that ask me to produce for them, the rule is I have to love it. Sometimes, it happens that I'll have made a great track that doesn't quite fit my own album, so I open it up for other people to work with. I tell my A&R that if they have someone who might fit this song, I'm open to it. I’d always rather have someone else benefit from a song than throwing it away.
What's the status of your next album? Who are you working with and who do you want to work with?
The honest truth is that I don’t know yet. I talked to Hayley Williams about doing another song together and we definitely want to, it’s just a matter of finding the right one. Aside from that, I’d love to work with Muse and Silverchair, because I grew up in bands and they really inspired me. But nothing is confirmed, that’s just my wish list.
Pardon the phrasing, but what’s taking so long?
No it’s true, it’s taking forever. It’s hard to find time to sit down and focus on it. I’ve written most of the songs but the production process is long for me – making them sound the way I want them to sound, finding the right vocalists, and so on. I might put out a single or two in the next six months or so, but I need to get off the road for a little while. The plan for the second half of this year was to play less shows and do more studio work. I do a lot of Vegas shows and I literally stay in the studio until 9 p.m., hop on a plane and fly over to get on stage by midnight. That way I can still get a full studio day in. Anyway, I'm hoping that by early next year, it will be wrapped. But we'll see.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Sept 14, 2014 21:53:17 GMT -5
YAAAAAAAAS
Also he broke a record
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Sept 29, 2014 17:03:47 GMT -5
So he's been teasing a new collaboration with Botnek in his concerts. Sick drop.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Sept 29, 2014 22:13:13 GMT -5
Well, this is a surprise...
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Post by darko95 on Sept 30, 2014 6:07:05 GMT -5
He should do another record with Hayley Williams.
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Post by getonthebus on Sept 30, 2014 9:25:30 GMT -5
So he's been teasing a new collaboration with Botnek in his concerts. Sick drop. YAS THIS! I was at Lolla and that song was definitely a highlight of the set along with Rude and Break Free. A Vine of it from Tomorrow Land
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Oct 13, 2014 15:54:09 GMT -5
Basically me vs Juanito vs flipmusic
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Post by Flip on Oct 14, 2014 1:58:41 GMT -5
Basically me vs Juanito vs flipmusic well I hope Avicii wins this, but I don't mind if Calvin or Zedd wins. I'm a big fan of their music, too! :)
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Post by Mikey on Oct 14, 2014 9:01:59 GMT -5
All of them are my favorites and the first 3 DJ i knew :) so, they are the best DJ for me right now
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Post by Mikey on Oct 14, 2014 9:03:46 GMT -5
Basically me vs Juanito vs flipmusic / mikeyAvicii Flip we are team now.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Nov 30, 2014 16:54:03 GMT -5
"Rude" (Zedd Remix) [Music Video]
Looks like a collaboration between Zedd and Logic will happen.
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Post by getonthebus on Dec 11, 2014 15:02:20 GMT -5
He's coming.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 18, 2014 16:17:58 GMT -5
Zedd is planning to do a Q&A in Twitter in less than 45 minutes, which will be ahead of the release of his documentary called 'Moment of Clarity' on his YouTube/VEVO channel later today.
'Moment of Clarity' - Documentary (Trailer)
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Post by getonthebus on Dec 18, 2014 19:33:26 GMT -5
The documentary is a nice little coda for the Clarity era. I wish it would have ended with a single announcement.
Since he's on Interscope's Q1 2015 release list, we'll hopefully be hearing more soon.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 18, 2014 20:39:29 GMT -5
'Moment of Clarity' (Documentary)
I really like it and I agree that this is a way to properly end the Clarity era.
Regarding the Q&A he had today on Twitter, he didn't mention too much about the new single/new album, besides the following:
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Post by nightshade on Dec 19, 2014 13:14:46 GMT -5
it may be a stretch but I really hope him and Kelly Clarkson do something very soon.
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Post by getonthebus on Dec 29, 2014 13:28:24 GMT -5
From a sampler of 2015 releases from Spinnin' Records.
It's a little too....Nothing but the Beat era Guetta for me. :/ His Pop releases are getting stale so I hope his instrumental stuff keeps its edge.
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Post by Mikey on Jan 1, 2015 4:27:15 GMT -5
From a sampler of 2015 releases from Spinnin' Records. It's a little too....Nothing but the Beat era Guetta for me. :/ His Pop releases are getting stale so I hope his instrumental stuff keeps its edge. Actually, that hasn't been confirmed yet. It is included in Spinnin's "2015 Future Hits" (track 17 if i recall correctly). It's just a game of guessing. Some people also said that it is Maor Levi ft. Dragonette, not Zedd. Some people also said that it is Zedd ft. Tegan & Sara (Which i agree to) - "We Can Change". So, there is no possibility that this track is from Zedd.
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Post by surfy on Jan 1, 2015 5:34:59 GMT -5
Zedd confirmed it was not his track over Twitter.
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Post by Mikey on Jan 1, 2015 5:45:44 GMT -5
Zedd confirmed it was not his track over Twitter. So i guess it's should be Maor Levi's, then :) I'm guessing the singer is Tegan & Sara cause the hook sounds like them.
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Post by Mikey on Jan 24, 2015 12:45:26 GMT -5
Zedd confirmed it was not his track over Twitter. So i guess it's should be Maor Levi's, then :) I'm guessing the singer is Tegan & Sara cause the hook sounds like them. It is confirmed as Sultan + Shepard's track, "Make Things Right", featuring Tegan & Sara
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 18, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5
JoJo Wright was with Zedd in his studio and he called 'spectacular' most of the tracks he heard, including the Selena one. Looks really promising.
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Post by The Upper Hand on Feb 22, 2015 1:00:14 GMT -5
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Post by Mikey on Feb 24, 2015 9:24:10 GMT -5
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Post by getonthebus on Mar 13, 2015 17:21:07 GMT -5
Looks like the album is titled True Colors with an announcement in 5 days! Slay me, King Zedd.
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