He put together a show that was so unique. His vocals are off the charts and as he played through his discography I was absolutely blown away by the fact he could maintain such accuracy for such a long time. Gallant, who opened for the show, was truly incredible. This marked my first ever concert and, honestly, this was a perfect introduction to the experience. I enjoyed a number of songs from his first EP, and ended up purchasing the entirety of the one that followed.įor a while, I have wanted to see one of my favorite artists play in Detroit. I have been listening to ZHU for a decent while now.

The sky’s the limit for ZHU, and he comes highly recommended. 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. 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.Ĭlearly, Zhu is an artist with a very bright future. 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. 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. That audience began to grow at an alarming rate when he started producing more tracks and put them on his Soundcloud page. That track gave him an audience thanks to it featuring on a number of blogs. His first track was “Moves Like Ms Jackson”, a mashup of several Outkast tracks that he posted onto his Soundcloud account. 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.

He’s an intensely private person, preferring to keep himself as anonymous as he can and let the music speak for itself. Must be something in the water at Mau5trap records, because every single artist on the label is impressive in their own respects.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 laid down a banging set – definitely one of my favorite techno sets I have heard in recent memory. I am a huge techno fan, and I had heard claims of i_o being closer to “business techno.” This assessment couldn’t be further from the truth. We chose tickets for Red Rocks before the lineups were announced, and luckily we hit the jackpot as his set announced for Friday. We arrived shortly before the one DJ that has alluded my ears all year, the chainsmoking techno king himself, i_o. #freshmusicfreaks #fmf #denver #denverEDM #deadmau5 #dayofthedeadmau5 #cubev3 #concertvisuals #redrocks #redrocksamphitheater #templedenver #ledwall #FML #smackmybitchup #mindawake #edm #electronicmusic #joelzimmerman #mau5trap #deadmau5live #cubev3tourĪ post shared by Fresh Music Freaks on at 4:17pm PST And the after-party at had us partying through daylight savings in style. A remarkable show to close out the season at this magnificent venue. I never expected to share my passion for music, travel, and art with the world… and to take in such splendor that the universe has to offer.īehold the Cube v3! Day of the at was straight-up spectacular.

Years ago my life was incredibly different. I feel blessed just to have been there, let alone coupling that with my favorite artist of all time. It is abundantly obvious when you climb up a mountain (a first for me) and take in the incredible natural beauty of Red Rocks, that it is one of the most stunningly beautiful and mystifying natural venues a music fan will ever see in their life. You know what they say… save the best for last. It was the last venue in the United States that I had on my list of must-sees.

When I chose Red Rocks as the first Cube v3 show to attend for the post-Halloween Day of the deadmau5, I knew I would be moved by the stunning views of Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado… I just had no idea how much. When you catch the travel bug, it is hard to let go of attending every event. I have three major loves in my life: dancing, traveling, and the producer known as deadmau5.

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