Zedd in Riverside

About Zedd

Zedd is Anton Zaslavski, a Russian-born producer and DJ who basically defined mainstream progressive house in the 2010s. He made his name with Clarity, that track that somehow became both a festival anthem and a legitimate pop single without feeling compromised. From there he spent the decade producing for pretty much everyone worth knowing — his remix work is genuinely better than most people's original material. The Middle with Grey and Maren Morris was unavoidable for good reason. He's always been more producer than performer, which means his albums are actually coherent concepts rather than random drops. His sound is precise and restrained, which is rare in electronic music where more is usually the default. He's won Grammys, headlined everything, and never really had to compromise the production quality to do it. Zedd represents that sweet spot where you can be genuinely talented, commercially successful, and not insufferable about either.

Zedd's sets are surprisingly controlled. He doesn't trash around or hype endlessly. The crowd comes to hear those clean production moments, and he delivers them. You get the sense he's actually DJing rather than just triggering a predetermined set. People stay attentive rather than losing it.

Known for Clarity, The Middle, Stay, Beautiful Now, Break Free

Zedd in Riverside News

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Live Music in Riverside

Riverside's electronic music landscape has been quietly building. The city's venue infrastructure—anchored by spots like The Glass House and various mid-sized rooms—has started attracting electronic and pop producers who might've skipped the IE a few years back. Zedd represents that shift: arena-scale production values meeting a younger, dance-forward audience that's tired of driving to LA.

Riverside road trip to see Zedd?

Stay in the Magnolia Center area near downtown Riverside, where restored historic buildings sit alongside new boutique hotels and wine bars—it's the only neighborhood that actually feels like somewhere worth spending an evening. Before the show, dinner at Duane's, a reliable California steakhouse with real cocktails and actual craft to the food. Spend your afternoon at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum or walking through the Mission Inn's sprawling Mission Revival campus—it's genuinely stunning architecture, the kind of thing that reminds you why people actually settled this part of California.