Toronto's own electro duo Zeds Dead made their first appearance at Osheaga this year. Made up of DJs DC and Hooks (Dylan and Zack), they performed in Montreal before heading to Chicago for Lollapalooza. I got the chance to chat with the guys after their set.
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These guys make dope music - here's their track with Omar LinX, "You and I"
Check out a bit of my interview with Zeds Dead!
How do you prepare for a huge festival like this?
Zack: We just try to bring the newest, freshest stuff we can
find that we like.
Dylan: Actually we made some fresh stuff that we dropped
tonight and tested out.
Z: It’s all a big continuous experiment, just seeing what
works and what doesn’t. You’ve got to try new things all the time.
So tell me about your latest EP The Living Dead.
D: Basically it’s a bunch of rap and electronic music,
dub-step, house, drum and bass all mashed together in one crazy EP. We pretty much sat in the studio with Omar LinX and made a whole shit load of tracks, and what
came out of it was our previous mix-tape Victor
and then this one. So we kind of made it all in one go and this is what came
out.
Being from Toronto, how has the city influenced you as
artists?
D: A lot of people ask us that and it’s hard to describe. Toronto
provides a nice environment, but it’s hard to say because nowhere else is home
to me, I love it. I love this city. And I love living there and coming back to
it. In ways that probably inspired us creatively but it’s hard to put it into
specifics.
Z: I think in terms
of music, like the way the scene in Toronto is, electro was really big in
Toronto a while ago. It was really big in the world but Toronto was really up
in that and all the big names were coming through. I think that had an impact. I
think it was when we became of drinking age, that’s what was going on. Toronto
is really up-to-date on stuff. We’re very in tune with that’s going on. In
regards to scenes, the Internet has sort of created this global thing where it
almost doesn’t matter where you’re from.
How do you guys work together as a duo?
D: It definitely helps when you have a creative block
because someone else will always pick up the slack. The most valuable thing for
me about being a duo is having someone to bounce your stuff off. And someone to
critique you. If we can come to an agreement on something in the long run, it’s
better to have two people on board.
What’s the atmosphere like in the studio?
Z: Boring.
D: There’s long lulls of nothingness and looking at YouTube
videos and talking shit, but sometimes there are exciting on-to-something moments.
Then followed by more lulls of nothingness. And then we call it a day.
Z: Sometimes it can be very exciting when we’re on to
something. You can feel the vibe when there’s a good flow but you can also feel
when that flow crashes to a halt.
What are some of the highlights of 2012 so far?
D: There have been so many top moments already; it’s hard to
put a finger on it.
Z: I think it was really cool to play at Yonge-Dundas Square
in Toronto.
D: That was definitely a special moment, just looking out in
the crowd at Yonge and Dundas, where we’ve walked by so many times growing up. So
to see it transformed into a rowdy concert venue was such a trip.
Z: As far as the shows go, there have been a lot of amazing
highlights; just being able to stand on these stages with the talent that goes
up there as well, like at Coachella.
Check them out on Facebook & Twitter (@whoszed)!
- Christina
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