<p>Today's guest went from making songs on a floppy-disk keyboard, sampling off a Kellogg’s cereal box DAW, and sending blind MySpace messages… to producing the some of the biggest crossover dance anthems of the last decade. And The Writer Is... Zedd!</p><br><p>What makes this conversation special isn’t just the hits — it’s how brutally honest he is about the&nbsp;<strong>craft</strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>obsession</strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>unexpected moments</strong>&nbsp;that built his career.</p><br><p>A special thank you to our sponsors...</p><br><p>Our lead sponsor, NMPA aka the National Music Publisher's Association. </p><p>Your support means the world to us!</p><br><p>And @splice -- the best sample library on the market, period.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>0:00:00 – Teaser&nbsp;</p><p>0:01:06 – Welcome &amp; Episode Intro&nbsp;</p><p>35:58 – Zedd on Never Thinking He’d Be Successful&nbsp;</p><p>25:41 – Growing Up Poor &amp; Studying One Album a Month&nbsp;</p><p>18:01 – The Kellogg’s DAW That Started Everything&nbsp;</p><p>15:33 – Learning Music on a 16-Track Floppy-Disk Keyboard&nbsp;</p><p>30:44 – Why He Thought EDM Was a Joke at First&nbsp;</p><p>38:12 – The Skrillex MySpace Story That Changed His Life&nbsp;</p><p>31:25 – Finding His Sound Through Curiosity &amp; Obsession&nbsp;</p><p>47:14 – The “Lightning Moment” Behind Clarity&nbsp;</p><p>59:34 – Being Wrong More Often Than Right&nbsp;</p><p>1:03:03 – Why Most Music Feels the Same Today&nbsp;</p><p>1:03:37 – Extraordinary vs. Average: What Listeners Actually Feel&nbsp;</p><p>1:00:08 – “All I’m Doing Is Chasing a Feeling”&nbsp;</p><p>56:26 – The Chaos Behind Making The Middle&nbsp;</p><p>1:00:47 – Realizing the Scale of His Own Success&nbsp;</p><p>28:23 – What It Takes to Stay Inspired&nbsp;</p><p>6:48 – The Creative Principles He Still Lives By&nbsp;</p><p>41:22 – The Fastest Way for Artists to Get Noticed&nbsp;</p><p>1:05:23 – Zedd’s Final Advice for Musicians&nbsp;</p><p>1:07:19 – Closing Thoughts</p><br><p>Hosted by Ross Golan</p><p>Produced by Joe London and Jad Saad</p><p>Watercolor by Michael White</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>