Sunday, September 18, 2011

ZEDS DEAD marches across North America + new EP on Mad Decent

ZEDS DEAD marches across North America on
 “The Graveyard Tour” + new EP on Mad Decent
 
Massive 65-date tour * large sized venues * fuelled by the underground
 
 
 
 
 
Allow us to introduce you to one of electronic music’s most promising new acts, Zeds Dead. The truth is, however, Toronto-based Zeds Dead (AKA DC and Hooks) needs no introduction to the legions of fans that have been on to the electronic/dubstep/progressive duo for the better part of two years. Through positive world of mouth, massive YouTube hits, support from top jocks and a never ending string of tour dates - to cities big and small - Zeds Dead has become one of the most exciting acts of 2011 and a true phenomenon.
 
Since its inception Zeds Dead has toured the United Kingdom twice and launched their first official North American Tour in Dec 2010, playing over 40 dates throughout Canada and the USA.  They toured all around the world in 2011 and embarked on "The Rumble in the Jungle Tour" playing summer festivals in North America and the UK. Launched on September 2 and running though December 17, “The Graveyard Tour” is Zed’s Dead’s biggest tour to date. 
 
Kissy Sellout and Skream were two of the first to take notice of Zeds Dead, featuring their remix of Blue Foundation's "Eyes on Fire" on their radio shows, on BBC Radio 1 and Rinse FM, respectively. Soon after releasing their remix of “Eyes on Fire,” Zeds Dead was approached by Dragonette for whom they remixed their 2010 release, "Volcano". Their original self-released “1975” was featured in GQ Magazine’s 2010 Video Shoot with Russian Supermodel Irina Shayk.
 
Zeds Dead's productions can be heard in sets from artists like Diplo, Rusko, Skrillex, and Bassnectar with Kissy Sellout calling Zeds Dead "the future of genres...flipping genius." In November 2010, Kissy Sellout’s label San City High released Zed's Dead's first official single and the title track, "Rudeboy", reached #7 on the Beatport Dubstep Charts only 48 hours after its release. Their productions have garnered tens of millions of hits on youtube, and their remix of “Eyes on Fire” is the single most-viewed production on the UKF channel.
 
In addition to “The Graveyard Tour” Zeds Dead is preparing for two brand new releases - “Bass Mentality” (September 20, Basshead Records) and “Rumble In The Jungle EP” (October 4, Mad Decent). 


“They're becoming internationally known perpetrators of notoriously unconscionable dance-floor violence, dropping dirty wobble, hacking it up with hammer fists, hitting the filthiest frequencies, dragging the bpm down to a slo-mo grind, and then ratcheting it back up to brutal superspeed.” - Miami New Times
 
"The Zeds Dead boys are the kind of artists who are willing to explore all sorts of genres in bass music and do them all really well. Not to mention they are the best of dogs!"
- Skrillex
 
"Zeds Dead caught my attention with their bootlegs...they took a different approach to dubstep...with their new releases they keep taking it further"
- Diplo
 
“Zeds Dead is the future of genres...flipping genius" 
- Kissy Sellout
 
“This is the sound I CRAVE!” 
- Bassnectar
 
“Zeds Dead is what’s been missing in EDM. These guys can produce and play every style”
- 12th Planet 
 
“Zeds Dead is essential in every set”
- Excision
 
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 Zeds Dead – The Graveyard Tour
 
Sep 2               The Fillmore                     Miami, FL
Sep 3               Congress Theater             Chicago, IL
Sep 4               90ne9                               Victoria, BC
Sep 23             The Valarium                    Knoxville, TN
Sep 24             The Georgia Theatre         Athens, GA
Sep 29             Firestone                          Orlando, FL  
Sep 30             Union Transfer                  Philadelphia, PA
Oct 01             Majestic Theater               Madison, WI  
Oct 02             Higher Ground                  Burlington, VT 
Oct 04             Toad's Place                     New Haven, CT  
Oct 05             Middle East                       Boston, MA  
Oct 06             Town Ballroom                  Buffalo, NY     
Oct 07             Lupo's                               Cranston, RI     
Oct 08             Best Buy Theater               New York, NY    
Oct 09             Chameleon                        Lancaster, PA    
Oct 12             Republik                            New Orleans, LA     
Oct 13             Ampitheater                       Tampa, FL    
Oct 14             The Loft                            Atlanta, GA    
Oct 15             Skyway                             Minneapolis, MN     
Oct 16             Sammy T's                            Huntsville, AL     
Oct 17             Engine Room                      Tallahassee, Fl      
Oct 18             The New Palace                 Halifax, Canada     
Oct 20             Hard Rock Cafe                 Las Vegas, NV     
Oct 21             Lawor Events Center          Reno, NV     
Oct 22             Ace of Spades                    Sacramento, CA    
Oct 23             Knitting Factory                  Boise, ID     
Oct 25             The Hub                             Santa Barbara, CA     
Oct 26             Madonna Expo Center            San Luis Obispo, CA    
Oct 27             Eureka Theater                  Eureka, CA     
Oct 28             San Diego Bay Front         San Diego, CA     
Oct 29             L.A. Sports Arena             Los Angeles, CA     
Oct 31             Nashville Municipal Auditorium    Nashville, TN    
Nov 03            The Regency Ballroom          San Francisco, CA    
Nov 04            Royal Oak Music Theatre      Detroit, MI     
Nov 05            Midland Theater               Kansas City, MO     
Nov 08            Bourbon Theatre              Lincoln, NE     
Nov 09            Madison Theater              Covington, KY     
Nov 10            Republik                          Austin, TX    
Nov 11            Rich's                               Houston, TX     
Nov 12            Texas Music Theater        San Marcos, TX  
Nov 15            Trees                               Dallas, TX  
Nov 16            The Top Hat                    Missoula, MT 
Nov 17            The Catalyst                    Santa Cruz, CA
Nov 18            Ogden                             Denver, CO
Nov 19            Ogden                             Denver, CO
Nov 22            Belly Up                          Aspen, CO
Nov 23            Roseland Theater             Portland, OR
Nov 25            Webster Theater              Hartford, CT
Nov 26            Fall Massive                    Washington, DC
Nov 30            Rex Theater                     Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 02             The Norva                       Norfolk, VA
Dec 02             The National                    Richmond, VA
Dec 07             Knitting Factory               Spokane, WA
Dec 08             The Marquee                   Phoenix, AZ
Dec 09             Showbox at the Market         Seattle, WA
Dec 10             Turner Hall                       Milwaukee, WI
Dec 17             Kool Haus                       Toronto, Canada
 
 

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