Zayde Wolf
Birth nameDustin Burnett
Born (1977-10-22) October 22, 1977
Louisville, Kentucky
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active2015-present
Formerly ofThe October (lead singer)[1]
Spouse(s)Miranda Burnett[2]
Websitewww.zaydewolf.com

Dustin Burnett, (born October 22, 1977) commonly known as Zayde Wolf (also formatted as Zayde Wølf) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His songs have been shown in many forms of media, including film, television, video games, and advertisements.[2]

Early life

Dustin Burnett was born on October 22, 1977, in Louisville, Kentucky, but he was raised in the town of Metropolis, Illinois.[2] His mother sold the family piano to buy a keyboard, which was then sold to buy a guitar for him. His parents always saved money to get Burnett and his brothers instruments.[3]

Career

Before becoming Zayde Wolf, Burnett was in the alternative rock band The October as the lead singer, along with producing songs for other artists such as Tyrone Wells, Us the Duo, and Dave Barnes.[3] The band broke up, resulting in his move to Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Near the end of 2015, Burnett started producing concept music. He had ideas, but could not find any singers, causing him to just sing them himself. Upon finishing the songs, Burnett sent them to a licensing company called Lyric House in Los Angeles, listing his name as "Zayde Wolf." The president, Jessica Cole, licensed the song and requested more. Burnett's alter ego's name was originally intended to be for his third child, whose gender was not determined at the time, as both he and his wife chose a name for a boy, with his wife choosing "Zayde" as a first name and Burnett choosing "Wolf" as a middle name. The baby turned out to be a girl, so they ended up using a different name.[2][1][3]

Fulfilling Cole's request for more songs, Burnett released an album in 2016, Golden Age, which caught on positively with the general public.[1]

In media

"Gladiator" was used in episodes of Teen Mom OG, Are You the One?, Love Island. "Top of the World" can also be heard in other episodes of the two former shows.[4] Other songs by Burnett have been in media such as Fortnite, Shameless, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.[5]

In 2019, Burnett's song "We Got the Power" was used as an opening for WWE's 2019 Royal Rumble.[6] "Cold Blooded" was the Chicago Cubs' spring 2019 theme song, and Dude Perfect commonly uses his songs in their videos.[2] The Cleveland Cavaliers, featured one of his songs in a package video and "Home" was presented in a performance during the Stanley Cup finals.[5]

Personal life

Burnett and his wife, Miranda, have three children.[2] He also is the founder of a drum sample company, That Sound.[7] Burnett also is fond of the NBA and enjoys going to their basketball games.[3]

Burnett joined DrLupo's 24-hour live stream in December 2021 to help raise money for cancer research for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He played the card game UNO with Annemunition and BigCheeseKIT, raising $50,000.[8]

Influences and music style

Some of the main themes in Burnett's music are perseverance, trust, connection, and encouragement.[2]

Discography

This is a list of Zayde Wolf's studio albums, EPs, and singles.[9]

Albums

Rare Breed

  • Released: April 1, 2016
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "New Blood", "Built for This Time", "Live Life", "King", "Wildest Ones", "Heroes", "Strike a Match"

Golden Age

  • Released: November 4, 2016
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Golden Age", "Hustler", "Live Life", "Army", "Be Free", "Walk Through the Fire (Ft. Ruelle)", "Born Ready", "Champion (Ft. Sincerely Collins)", "New Blood", "Top of the World", "Built For This Time", "Running All Night", "King", "Save This City (Bonus Track)"

Modern Alchemy

  • Released: June 7, 2018
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Dangerous", "No Mercy", "Next Level", "Won't Ever Let You Go", "Do What We Wanna Do", "Gladiator", "The Crown", "Billionaires", "Higher Than High", "Rule the World", "Breathing Oxygen", "Animal", "Take a Look at This"

Modern Alchemy (Deluxe)

  • Released: October 25, 2018
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Dangerous", "No Mercy", "Next Level", "Won't Ever Let You Go", "Do What We Wanna Do", "Gladiator", "The Crown", "Billionaires", "Higher Than High", "Rule the World", "Breathing Oxygen", "Animal", "Take a Look at This", "Hurricane (Ft. FJØRA)", "The Jungle 2.0 (feat. Konata Small)", "We Got the Power", "Redemption", "Rule the World (Generdyn Remix)", "Dangerous (Built By Titan Remix)", "Gladiator (MONO_KYO Remix)", "Billionaires (BHAVIOR Remix)", "You Do You", "Brave", "Watching over You"

Neon Blood Type

  • Released: May 7, 2021
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "The Reason", "Let's Go", "Back at It", "Madness", "Look at Me Now", "Issa Vibe", "Holy Water", "Rumble", "El Capitan", "Never Fade", "Feel Good", "Brand New Thing", "Still Fighting for It"

EPs

The Hidden Memoir - EP

  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Built for This Time", "Rise Up", "Home", "Heroes (Generdyn Remix)"

Reimagined, Vol. 1

  • Released: October 30, 2020
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Heroes (Reimagined)", "Born Ready (Reimagined)", "King (Reimagined)", "Brave (Reimagined)", "New Blood (Reimagined)"

Holy Water Versions

  • Released: August 13, 2021
  • Format: DL
  • Tracks: "Holy Water (Remix)", "Holy Water (Live Band in the Studio)", "Holy Water (Live Acoustic)", "Holy Water"

Singles

2015

  1. "Built for This Time"

2016

  1. "Save Tonight"
  2. "No Limits"
  3. "Live Life"
  4. "Walk Through the Fire"
  5. "Will I Fall"
  6. "Born Ready"

2017

  1. "Brave"
  2. "The Jungle"
  3. "Higher Than High"

2018

  1. "Gladiator"
  2. "Gladiator (MONO_KYO Remix)"
  3. "Rule the World"

2019

  1. "Cold-Blooded"
  2. "The Boys of Summer"
  3. "Rumble"
  4. "Oblivion"
  5. "Oblivion (Reimagined)"
  6. "Still Fighting for It"

2020

  1. "New Blood (Reimagined)"
  2. "Let's Go"
  3. "I Got You (End of the World)"
  4. "Run This Town"
  5. "Brand New Thing"
  6. "Born Ready (Reimagined)"

2021

  1. "Back at It"
  2. "Madness"
  3. "Holy Water"

2022

  1. "Renegade"
  2. "Miracles"
  3. "All Our Friends"
  4. "Danger Zone"
  5. "Future Electric"

2023

  1. "That Energy"
  2. "Jumping Into Danger"
  3. "It's Not Over"
  4. "It's Not Over (Slowed & Reverbed Remix)"
  5. "Everybody Looking at Us"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zayde Wolf Biography - Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ZAYDE WØLF". Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "An Interview With Charting Songwriter and Grammy Nominated Producer ZAYDE WOLF On His Latest Songs and More!". All Access Music. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Zayde Wolf - Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 Bennett, Macie (28 January 2021). "Zayde Wolf Emerges From Small Town Upbringing and Pop Affinity". American Songwriter. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Watch the epic Royal Rumble 2019 Open With Zayde Wolf's "We Got The Power"". World Wrestling Entertainment. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Rogerson, Ben (28 February 2017). "Me in my studio: ZAYDE WØLF". MusicRadar. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "DrLupo surpasses $10 million in lifetime fundraising for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 24-hour Build Against Cancer livestream". St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Zayde Wolf - Genius". Genius. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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