The tape reads Biography. Pop it in. Rewind. Press play.

A whiskey-voiced narrator starts speaking as the hazy images come into focus. “It’s 2010. Zeds Dead is about to play one of their first shows in the basement of a dive bar in Toronto. Behind the brick walls and the unfinished ceiling exposed wires hang freely. The air smells of booze, smoke, and sweat. A crowd is lined up outside, flasks hang from their back pockets and cigarettes from their lips. Abandoned drinks rest on the lip of the dj booth while joints get sparked in the corners.

The tiny room is packed. Nobody quite knows how to describe the music yet. When Hooks and DC start their set the earth trembles. The air becomes charged and almost sexual. Everyone goes crazy. You feel the music in your bones. Your marrow shakes. You don’t know what they will play next but you know it might just change your life. Everybody at those early shows could tell – these guys are gonna be big.”

Fast forward a few scenes. The narrator continues.

“It’s 2013. Zeds Dead is killing it. They’ve got an enormous catalogue that includes remixes for some of the biggest artists out there, and releases with the most credible labels in the game. They’ve accumulated hundreds of millions of views online. They play tours of over 70 dates to hundreds of thousands of people. Fans love their shows, critics love their creativity, and heads love their production. They’re big. Really big.”

“The date’s not important. The place is Toronto, Canada. Teenagers Zack Rapp-Rovan and Dylan Mamid are introduced – they hit it off immediately over a shared love of classic hip hop, music production, and digging through crates. They join forces and call themselves Mass Productions aka MP Records. Dylan becomes DC and Zack becomes Hooks. They work out of DC’s often smoky garage. Critiquing, dissecting and swapping samples. They grow with every tune. They get on a level where their combined sound is unified and strong. MP releases an LP of hip hop instrumentals called Fresh Beets. It’s a pivotal moment for the duo.”

“It’s 2009 and hip hop is in a coma. Hooks and DC are about to have an epiphany that will change everything. They thirst for something new. They want to make people move to their sounds and not just bob their heads, but to grind, heave, shiver, stomp, and dance to their music. They want to capture the ecstasy and comradery of house, the heart pummelling thrill of Drum and Bass, the beauty of ambient music, and the heaviness of electro – all in one sound. They want to push boundaries. To challenge themselves and their listeners to”– The movie cuts out. Ribbons of static shimmer across the blackness. Someone has taped over this part. A scene from Pulp Fiction flickers on screen. Butch and Fabienne are sitting on top of a Harley Davidson.

FABIENNE: “Who’s motorcycle is this?”

BUTCH: “Zed’s dead, baby, Zed’s dead.”

Zeds Dead

GG Magree serves up rock/bass bone-rattling enough to shatter all expectations. The Australian DJ / producer / vocalist’s unique sound has catapulted her from her girl-next door-status to sold-out shows across the globe, stints on every major festival, collaborations with international artists, partnerships with a slew of name brands, and original music releases.

GG delivers a heavy dose of what can only be characterized as relentless club anthems. Equal parts heavy and hooky with vocals that have drawn comparison to MIA and MØ, GG has been sought after for a multitude of collaborations with some of the hottest producers to grace the worldwide charts-- among them her 2016 vocal debut with electronic royalty NGHTMRE x Zeds Dead for FRONTLINES – a track that was praised the world over hitting over 23 million spotify plays alone. When she is not hard at work laying down vocals for the likes of Zeds Dead, she is working tirelessly on new material in the studio, or being named Youtubes #1 artist to watch in 2019.

The best way to experience GG Magree is live. Calling her bass-fueled performances energetic would be a gross understatement-- her frenetic live show has undisputedly made her one of the most sought after female bass acts in the southern hemisphere, having being personally requested to join the likes of Zeds Dead, DJ SNAKE, Virtual Self, Iggy Azalea, NGHTMRE, and many more.

On stage, GG plays the role of entertainer with seemingly little effort, a woman on a mission to free her audience from all inhibition and create a head-bangingly raucous and inclusive community for her fans. “My aim in every set is for people to feel free, for them to be able to do the weird moves they do in their bedroom out in public,” says GG. Simply put, when it comes to her show, “Expect to dance, head bang, and scream, but most of all, feel sexy.”

GG Magree

DNMO, pronounced ‘den-mo,’ aka Aiden Morgan hailing from the United Kingdom exploded onto the scene in 2016 with his hit remix of ‘Wonder’ by MOONZz which encapsulated fans with his signature grungy post-punk era sound, all the while being 16-years-old. 2017, gave fans collaborations and remixes with artists such as; Zeds Dead, Kill Paris, KRANE, and Sub Urban – each breaking millions of streams across all major platforms.


In 2018, both Soundcloud and Billboard Dance announced DNMO as an Artist to Watch which paved the way for his U.S. debut at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater supporting Zeds Dead with their collaboration ‘We Could Be Kings,’making him the youngest electronic artist to perform there. The momentum continued as DNMO travelled across the U.S. on tours with OOKAY and Ghastly to finish off the year.


April 2019 shook fans with the release of DNMO’s four-track EP, Definition Forbidden garnering five million streams, and catapulting him into the spotlight as he is the youngest performer to ever hit EDC Las Vegas’ stage. Following DNMO’s EP, he also collaborated and released tracks with 3LAU on ‘Falling’ and Jauz on ‘Thunder.’ Having just finished a massive festival run during the summer, DNMO signed a publishing deal with Prescription Songs.


2020 will garner more new music from DNMO, with forthcoming releases already scheduled with Deadbeats and RAM Records. DNMO continues to build momentum, working his way up as one of electronic music’s ones to watch.

DNMO

We Are Deadbeats Vol 4, is a collaborative album between Zeds Dead and artists from across the Deadbeats world of releases and live events. It showcases Zeds Dead at the forefront of the constantly evolving and ever diverse soundscape of bass heavy electronic music. From dubstep to drum & bass to house, Zeds Dead has never been pigeonholed to a singular style or genre and they've built Deadbeats in that image. Featuring collaborations between Zeds Dead and Ganja White Night, Deathpact, Droeloe, Jauz, Urbandawn, Subtronics, and more.

We Are Deadbeats 4

Zeds Dead x GG Magree x DNMO