Names: Dylan Mamid (aka DC) and Zach Rapp-Rovan (aka Hooks)

From: Toronto, Canada

Origin of Artist Name: Zeds Dead is a reference to a line by Bruce Willis in Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece: Pulp Fiction.

Formerly Known As: Mass Productions also known as MP Records (primarily a hip-hop label)

Genres: Bass Music, Dubstep, Drumstep, Drum and Bass, Electro House, Glitch

Labels: San City High Records, XL Recordings, Hypnotic Records, Mad Decent, Dim Mak, Ultra, Basshead Music, Inspected Records

Upcoming Shows: (besides their relentless 35 show tour) Paradiso, Ottowa Bluesfest, Mad Decent Block Party, Mysteryland, Pukkelpop

Spring Awakening Music Festival Info: Saturday (June 15th) 8:30 – 9:30 on Da Equinox Stage 2

DC and Hooks have a long history together. Their friendship was forged over a mutual passion for Hip-Hop and music production when they were merely teenagers. Very early in the duo’s career, they produced an LP of hip-hop influenced instrumentals titled Fresh Beetz, but a stagnancy in the scene left the boys craving from something new and fresh.

In 2009 they began their introduction into electronic dance music. Zeds Dead is the tandem’s effort to coagulate ‘the ecstasy and comradery of house, the heart pummeling thrill of Drum and Bass, the beauty of ambient music, and the heaviness of electro – all in one sound’. Since then, the sky has been the limit for Zeds Dead. With countless releases on many of the leviathan labels in EDM, DC and Hooks have solidified their name among the biggest names in the business. Working on a largely dubstep-influenced platform, Zeds Dead is sure to get your blood pumping next week in Chicago.

They are certainly a group you will regret passing up.