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Apple
Logic Pro“I'm a Logic person and I do most of my work in Logic.”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
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ZHU has said he is a Logic person who does most of his work in Logic Pro, while also working in Avid Pro Tools and Ableton Live. For DJ sets he has said he spins on Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s. He has also shown custom Levi's 501s and a NIGHTDAY duffel.
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Pro Tools“I do use Avid Pro Tools and Ableton Live, but I'm a Logic person”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“When I'm DJing, I'm on the Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s.”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
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Top 5Has said they love
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP“My first cassette was the SLIM SHADY LP”
Said in Essentials: ZHU (Hypebeast), September 2022
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Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I'm a Logic person and I do most of my work in Logic.”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“I do use Avid Pro Tools and Ableton Live, but I'm a Logic person”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
Has said they use
DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“When I'm DJing, I'm on the Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s.”
Said in ZHU: State of Grace (DJ LIFE Magazine), October 2023
What I wear
Levi's
501 jeans (custom hand-dyed)
Has said they love
“These 501s are customs and hand-dyed.”
Said in Essentials: ZHU (Hypebeast), September 2022
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Tour bag
NIGHTDAY
Nappa Leather Duffel (prototype)
Has said they love
NIGHTDAY
Nappa Leather Duffel (prototype)“This is an early prototype of a fashion line I'm launching next year in 2023 that's not merch but rather more elevated rave wear.”
Said in Essentials: ZHU (Hypebeast), September 2022
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP“My first cassette was the SLIM SHADY LP”
Said in Essentials: ZHU (Hypebeast), September 2022
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What DAW does ZHU use?
ZHU told DJ LIFE Magazine in 2023 that he is a Logic person and does most of his work in Logic Pro. He has said he also works in Avid Pro Tools and Ableton Live.
What CDJs does ZHU use?
In the same 2023 DJ LIFE interview, ZHU said that when he DJs he is on Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s and pretty much only spins on CDJs.
What jeans does ZHU wear?
In a 2022 Hypebeast Essentials feature, ZHU showed a pair of custom, hand-dyed Levi's 501 jeans and talked about the tie-dye work behind his merch.
What was ZHU's first cassette?
ZHU told Hypebeast that his first cassette was Eminem's The Slim Shady LP, which he recorded off a local FM station on a boombox in middle school.
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ZHU is the San Francisco producer, singer and DJ behind "Faded" and the albums Generationwhy, Ringos Desert, Dreamland and GRACE. This guide covers the DAWs and DJ players he has named in interviews, plus the clothes, bag and record he picked out for a Hypebeast feature.
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