Zedd is a Russian–German DJ, record producer, and songwriter best known for mainstream EDM and pop hits like “Clarity,” “Stay the Night,” and “The Middle.”

Quick Scoop: Who Is Zedd?

  • Real name: Anton Zaslavski , born 2 September 1989 in Saratov (then Soviet Union), raised in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
  • Profession: Grammy-winning electronic music producer, DJ, and songwriter.
  • Style: Primarily electro house and dance‑pop, with influences from progressive house, dubstep, and classical music.
  • Signature breakthrough: “Clarity” (feat. Foxes), which reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 and won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording.

Mini origin story

Zedd grew up in a musical family and started playing piano around age four, which gave him a strong classical foundation before he moved into electronic production.

His stage name comes from “zed,” the English (and British) pronunciation of the letter “Z,” a nod to the first letter of his surname.

Career highlights (short list)

  1. Early 2010s: Builds buzz with remixes for artists like Skrillex and The Black Eyed Peas, then signs with Interscope Records.
  1. 2012–2015 era: Releases debut album Clarity , then True Colors , scoring major hits and festival‑headliner status.
  1. Big collabs: Works with Foxes, Hayley Williams, Ariana Grande, Alessia Cara, Maren Morris, and others on radio‑dominant singles.

Latest news & what he’s doing now

  • After nearly a decade without a full album of original material since True Colors (2015), Zedd released his third album Telos on August 30, 2024.
  • Telos features collaborations with John Mayer, Muse, Remi Wolf, Bea Miller, and more, and he has said he wanted this album to “move the needle” creatively beyond his earlier EDM hits.
  • He even admitted he briefly thought Telos “would be my last piece of work,” but after finishing it and taking a short break, he started writing new music again.

On the lifestyle/celebrity side, Zedd still shows up in entertainment news, including stories about his homes and a 2024 legal case where he sought, and later dropped, a restraining order against an alleged harasser.

TL;DR: Zedd is a classically trained Russian–German DJ and producer who became one of the big crossover names in EDM thanks to “Clarity” and other massive collabs, and he’s recently come back with a new album, Telos , after a long gap.

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