Zeds Dead
Toronto’s genre-defying bass duo — DC and Hooks have warped dancefloors worldwide on their own Deadbeats label.
Who is Zeds Dead?
The Canadian duo who built a bass empire from a Toronto basement.
Zeds Dead are Dylan Mamid (DC) and Zachary Rapp-Rovan (Hooks), a Canadian duo from Toronto. The two met in 2004 over a shared love of hip-hop and production, relaunching under the Zeds Dead name in 2009 — a nod to a line from Pulp Fiction.
From the start they defied categorisation. Their viral 2009 rework of Blue Foundation’s “Eyes on Fire” marked them as pioneers of the evolving dubstep and bass scene, and EPs like Somewhere Else (2014) — home to “Collapse,” “Hadouken” and “Lost You” — built a devoted following. Their 2016 debut album Northern Lights reached the Billboard dance top ten.
They co-founded the Deadbeats label in 2016, now one of independent dance music’s most respected imprints, and their annual Deadrocks event at Red Rocks has become a bass-music pilgrimage. Explore more electronic music artists in the full DJ directory, or visit their official site.
Signature Sound
The signature tracks that built the Zeds Dead sound.
Career Timeline
The milestones that shaped Zeds Dead.
Upcoming Shows
Zeds Dead plays festivals and clubs worldwide. Filter by year and region — tickets via official partners.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Zeds Dead is a Canadian duo from Toronto made up of Dylan Mamid (DC) and Zachary Rapp-Rovan (Hooks), performing together since 2009.
The members are Dylan Mamid (DC) and Zachary Rapp-Rovan (Hooks).
Zeds Dead are from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where they met in 2004 and launched the project in 2009.
Their best-known tracks include “Eyes on Fire (Remix),” “Collapse,” “Hadouken,” “Lost You” and “Frontlines.”
Deadbeats is the label Zeds Dead co-founded in 2016, now a respected bass-music imprint that also runs the annual Deadrocks event at Red Rocks.
It comes from a line spoken by Bruce Willis’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction.
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