All that we really know about Steven Zhu as a person is that he was born in 1989 and doesn’t really like to say all that much else about himself. He’s an intensely private person, preferring to keep himself as anonymous as he can and let the music speak for itself. The unfortunate thing for him is that the music is so outrageously good that we must know more about him, and considering he’s created this much hype despite the debuting in February 2014, he’s going to have to get really good at staying anonymous very, very quickly. His first track was “Moves Like Ms Jackson”, a mashup of several Outkast tracks that he posted onto his Soundcloud account.
That track gave him an audience thanks to it featuring on a number of blogs. That audience began to grow at an alarming rate when he started producing more tracks and put them on his Soundcloud page. He soon signed a contract with the record label Mind Of A Genius, who put out his first E.P “The Nightday” in April 2014. His first single was released on the same day as the E.P, and “Faded” ended up being a top five hit in both Australia and the U.K. As if that wasn’t enough, it ended up being nominated for Best Dance Recording at the following year’s Grammy Awards as well, almost exactly a year after he put his first track on Soundcloud.
Clearly, Zhu is an artist with a very bright future. Very few other artists have caused such a phenomenal stir in their first year of existence, and chances are it’s going to keep building with time. The sky’s the limit for ZHU, and he comes highly recommended.
Steven Zhu may have only appeared in 2014 yet he is already gaining quite a reputation on the electro music scene. For almost the whole year he remained completely anonymous as many artists of the genre have as he wanted to be judged on the music alone. Luckily the music was very strong so his personality never particularly came into it. He showed huge promise with his first track 'Moves Like Ms. Jackson' demonstrating his mixing and producing abilities and it has now become a highlight in his live show.
The follow-up single 'Faded' became an international hit and earned him a Grammy nomination which seemed to be a huge shock for the musician who claims the project is solely about the art. There is no doubt this has helped with demand to see the performer live as his stages seem to be constantly expanding in size yet Steven handles this with ease as he is really confident in his mixes and abilities as a DJ. There is some great music included from 'The Nightday' EP and the full length debut looks to be a promising affair.