The first single from The Nightday, titled " Faded", drew support from Pete Tong, who named it an "Essential New Tune" on his radio show on BBC Radio 1. Other tracks appeared on the music streaming site SoundCloud throughout February and March, followed by an EP titled The Nightday in April 2014, which earned a number 1 play of the week on Triple J. ZHU's first track, "Moves Like Ms Jackson", a mashup of several songs by Outkast, was released anonymously in February 2014 and was positively received by blogs and reviewers covering electronic music. He played in jazz bands and orchestral practices at school, and later studied music during college. ZHU is of Chinese heritage and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. ZHU's Coachella performance was praised, with a writer for the New York Observer suggesting that he could be "the next Daft Punk". His debut album, Generationwhy, was released on J and first premiered at Coachella during his closing set in the Sahara Tent. Until mid-2014, ZHU remained anonymous, asking to be judged by his music alone. Steven Zhu, known mononymously as ZHU ( / z uː/ stylized in all caps born April 28, 1989), is an American electronic music producer and singer who has been active since the beginning of 2014, signed to Mind of a Genius Records.
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