ZEDD - STAY (PETIT BISCUIT REMIX)

Born Mehdi Benjelloun, France's live electronic producer and DJ, better known as Petit Biscuit, continues to disrupt the norms of the EDM world. At only 19 years old, Petit Biscuit is performing at globally recognized music festivals, and collaborating with Grammy Award winning musicians. After the monumental success of his 2016 debut album, "Petit Biscuit," his beautiful buzz landed in the hands of Russian born producer, Zedd. Three months ago, Zedd released his single "Stay." And three days ago, Zedd released PB's flip of "Stay" on his Soundcloud. PB's remix is is chopped with a fine, delicate syncopation; it is warm, bubbly and vibrant. As I listen to the collaboration between a radio sensation and a French teenager, I hear the sounds of confetti, and the reverb of celebration. It is an instrumental interpretation of fireworks. It will fill each of your senses with silk and sentiment. PB's integrated piano riffs challenge the standard of electronic music by filling the void of Ableton software with live instruments. This remix is fluid, as it flows like liquid diamonds through my veins. As I stream this track for the 6th time in a row, editing my run on sentences, I am overwhelmed with an artistic vision that can only be inspired by a remix as striking as this one. Find your own inspiration with the litany of "Stay" remixes, featuring Petit Biscuit and other talented producers on Zedd's Spotify. 

ZEDD - STAY (WITH ALESSIA CARA)

I’ll be honest, when I first heard this massive collab between two very much established artists I wasn’t immediately sold on it. The Chainsmokers have hooked the general public on simple chill future bass pop and it seems that a lot of other artists are trying to get in on this trend. Part of me wants to shame Zedd for following in this direction. I’ve been a fan of his since before “Clarity” and my first thought was that this was a “safe” song. But after coming back to it after a few listens, the catchy songwriting began to grow on me, and I like what he did keeping the production fairly minimal in parts. He’s still a really cool guy in my book, especially for throwing this upcoming fundraising concert for the ACLU at the STAPLES Center on April 3rd with quite the lineup of other socially conscious mainstream artists.