Zedd is a true producer. When he
performs at XS, he knows that the
songs are just part of the allure. "I
don't want just to be a DJ that rolls
into a club and has a drink and
plays the music," he says. "We
create visuals for each show. I
want you to see what you hear."
So he digs deep into his own
pockets to pay for elaborate
projections, lights, and f lames at
Steve Wynn's meganightclub. "I
play a lot of songs specifically
because they look great," Zedd
says. When he deejays at Encore
Beach Club during the day, there
are visuals, too, but the bright
sun and the sunshine-celebrating
songs he plays are all the light
anyone needs.
Lucky for Zedd—a 25 -year-old
Russian-German wunderkind
who started playing piano when
he was 4, composed music
throughout childhood, and
drummed in a metal band at
12—his chart-climbing songs like
"Spectrum," "Clarity," "Stay the
Night," and "Find You" create
mad joy in clubs day and night.
And Zedd, who has already won
a Grammy (for "Clarity") and
found time to cowrite and
produce Lady Gaga songs, is
getting ready to unleash even
more music to the masses. But, of
course, Vegas gets a sneak peak.
He's been living in LA, grinding
away on a new album in his
studio. And being so close to
Vegas means he's able to come
back to Wynn's clubs again and
again to try out new beats and
see how the huge crowds react.
"It was a really packed house
the last two times," Zedd says
about a string of recent shows
billed as "The Summer of Zedd"
at XS. "It's an amazing feeling to
know you can play every week
and there's going to be thousands
of people and that it's going to be
a great moment." wynnsocial.com
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