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ZHU
American electronic musician (born 1989)
Steven Zhu, known mononymously as Zhu, is an American DJ and singer who has been active since the beginning of 2014, signed to Mind of a Genius Records. Until mid-2014, Zhu remained anonymous, asking to be judged by his music alone.
His debut album, Generationwhy, was released on July 29, 2016 and first premiered at Coachella during his closing set in the Sahara Tent. Zhu's Coachella performance was praised, with a writer for the New York Observer suggesting that he could be "the next Daft Punk".
Since then, He has performed at major festivals around the world including Lollapolooza, Outsidelands, Governor's Ball, Electric Daisy Carnival, Hard Summer, Austin City Limits, Sziget, Ultra Music Festival, and many more.
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real name: Steven Zhu
labels: Columbia Records
genres: house music, electronic music
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Early life
Zhu is of Chinese heritage and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where he attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory. He played in jazz bands and orchestral practices at school, and later studied music at the University of Southern California. A member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, he graduated from the USC Thornton School of Music in 2011.
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Career
Zhu's first track, "Moves Like Ms Jackson", a mashup of several songs by Outkast, was released anonymously in February 2014 and was positively received by blogs and reviewers covering electronic music. Other tracks appeared on the music streaming site SoundCloud throughout February and March, followed by an EP titled The Nightday in April 2014, which earned a number 1 play of the week on Triple J.
Steven Zhu, (born 1989) better known by his stage name ZHU (or), is an electronic music producer and singer who has been active since the beginning of 2012, signed to Mind Of A Genius Records. Until mid-2014 Zhu remained anonymous, asking to be judged by his music alone.
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Faded
2014 single by Zhu
"Faded" is the debut single by American electronic musician Zhu. An extended play of remixes was released on June 29, 2014.
"Faded" peaked at number one on the US Dance chart.
