Today's guest went from making songs on a floppy-disk keyboard, sampling off a Kellogg’s cereal box DAW, and sending blind MySpace messages… to producing the some of the biggest crossover dance anthems of the last decade. And The Writer Is... Zedd!What makes this conversation special isn’t just the hits — it’s how brutally honest he is about the&nbsp;craft, the&nbsp;obsession, and the&nbsp;unexpected moments&nbsp;that built his career.A special thank you to our sponsors...Our lead sponsor, NMPA aka the National Music Publisher's Association. Your support means the world to us!And @splice -- the best sample library on the market, period.Chapters:0:00:00 – Teaser&nbsp;0:01:06 – Welcome & Episode Intro&nbsp;35:58 – Zedd on Never Thinking He’d Be Successful&nbsp;25:41 – Growing Up Poor & Studying One Album a Month&nbsp;18:01 – The Kellogg’s DAW That Started Everything&nbsp;15:33 – Learning Music on a 16-Track Floppy-Disk Keyboard&nbsp;30:44 – Why He Thought EDM Was a Joke at First&nbsp;38:12 – The Skrillex MySpace Story That Changed His Life&nbsp;31:25 – Finding His Sound Through Curiosity & Obsession&nbsp;47:14 – The “Lightning Moment” Behind Clarity&nbsp;59:34 – Being Wrong More Often Than Right&nbsp;1:03:03 – Why Most Music Feels the Same Today&nbsp;1:03:37 – Extraordinary vs. Average: What Listeners Actually Feel&nbsp;1:00:08 – “All I’m Doing Is Chasing a Feeling”&nbsp;56:26 – The Chaos Behind Making The Middle&nbsp;1:00:47 – Realizing the Scale of His Own Success&nbsp;28:23 – What It Takes to Stay Inspired&nbsp;6:48 – The Creative Principles He Still Lives By&nbsp;41:22 – The Fastest Way for Artists to Get Noticed&nbsp;1:05:23 – Zedd’s Final Advice for Musicians&nbsp;1:07:19 – Closing ThoughtsHosted by Ross GolanProduced by Joe London and Jad SaadWatercolor by Michael White<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Ep. 229: Zedd | Inside the Mind Behind a Decade of Anthems

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