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Zedd

Zedd is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Foxes, Born This Way: The Remix, Jon Bellion, Noonie Bao and Justice. Those roots explain a lot about how Zedd arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alesso, The Chainsmokers, Galantis, Calvin Harris and Avicii, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ellie Goulding, Headhunterz, I Knew You Were Trouble, Jessica Sanchez and Foxes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 86 connections around Zedd, reaching back through Foxes and forward to Ellie Goulding. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Anton Zaslavski, known professionally as Zedd, is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name was derived from zed, the English pronunciation for the first letter of his surname. Raised in Kaiserslautern, Zedd rose to mainstream success with his 2012 single "Clarity", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. It served as the third single for his debut studio album of the same name (2012), of which its deluxe edition spawned the US top 20 single "Stay the Night".

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ZeddFoxesBorn This Way: The R…Jon BellionNoonie BaoJusticeVicetoneI, IAudienEllie GouldingHeadhunterzI Knew You Were Trou…Jessica SanchezFoxesHayley WilliamsMiriam BryantAriana GrandeAlessoThe ChainsmokersGalantisCalvin HarrisAviciiGryffinJonas BlueKygo

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Zedd connections

Zedd grew out of Foxes, Born This Way: The Remix, Jon Bellion and Noonie Bao, shares an orbit with Alesso, The Chainsmokers, Galantis and Calvin Harris, went on to shape Ellie Goulding, Headhunterz, I Knew You Were Trouble and Jessica Sanchez. 86 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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