Returning to Australia for the first time since 2018, GRAMMY-nominated producer & DJ ZHU has just announced headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne and is set to perform at the transformational camping, music, and arts festival Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival.
ZHU made his presence known to the world with his 2014 single “Faded,” and has since established himself as one of dance music’s most coveted artists. Renowned for his distinctive genre-blurring production, he continues to push forward with his new single “LEVELZZZ” - which ZHU describes as “for all my clubber, ravers, and late night creatures who need energy to keep going” - and his forthcoming album BLACK MIDAS, an electrifying reconnection with his dancefloor roots that blends big-room energy with his signature moody production set to release April 24 - marking a bold new chapter in his ever‑expanding sonic world.
ZHU “BACK DOWN UNDER” TOUR DATES
Thursday April 2 - Roundhouse, Sydney
Saturday 4 April - Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival, Texas, Queensland
Sunday 5 April - 170 Russell, Melbourne
About ZHU
Beyond being a DJ and producer, many fans associate electronic music artist ZHU (Steven Zhu) with being a live performer, singer and instrumentalist. He delivers indelible live shows and sets using his keen production ability, voice, sleek synth melodies, billowing basslines, and undeniable hooks to create a hypnotic experience that is all-at-once sultry and sinister. His latest project BLACK MIDAS accompanies his nightlife warehouse concept BLACKLIZT, creating an album of compelling dancefloor tracks.
ZHU first made his presence known to mainstream music fans when his 2014 single “Faded” was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 2015 GRAMMY® Awards. His 2016 genre-blurring debut album GENERATIONWHY followed, with the hit single “In The Morning.” ZHU continued to evolve with subsequent projects, tours and collaborations including his releases RINGOS DESERT (2018), DREAMLAND 2021 (2021), Musical Chairs Mixtape (Vol. 1) (2022), and THE DAYS BEFORE GRACE EP (2023). For his last 2024 album and tour GRACE he also produced the “making of…” documentary, 24 Hours of Grace, recorded in San Francisco’s grand Grace Cathedral.
For BLACK MIDAS, ZHU returns to his roots, transporting listeners into a different world by creating tracks around late-night narratives through sound, emotion, words and energy. “In the beginning my music was intended for the dancefloor,” shares ZHU. “BLACK MIDAS is a return to why I first made music… I wanted the new dance community to understand that I came from that world and am still a part of it.” The productions range from deep house to melodic techno and feature collaborations with an array of underground and emerging artists.