After having his life suddenly transformed with the release of the track “Mwaki”, which already has more than 200 million plays on digital platforms.
Being revealed at just 17 years old in mid-2016, Matheus Massa went through great inconstancy in his career that made him think about giving up the project at the end of 2023. However, his 7-year persistence paid off: his global hit “Mwaki” spread worldwide and changed his life overnight. Today, the Brazilian artist celebrates a full schedule of shows and has just launched a collaboration with one of the biggest bands of this century – Coldplay.
Experiencing a career boom, Zerb left for Los Angeles for 1 month to make the most of the opportunities that arose from this – and there were many.
The Brazilian artist strengthened ties with the star North American DJ duo The Chainsmokers, a partnership that culminated in the collaboration “Addicted”, which has already accumulated 100 million plays on Spotify. Recently, another big surprise: a meeting in the studio with the legends of Coldplay.
The relationship with the musicians arose in June this year through an invitation from the band itself for the Brazilian to remix their new song “Feels Like I’m Falling In Love” and meet in some studio sessions.
“They saw that we had a date in Germany and would be there doing a show in the same city. And then they invited me to come and watch and also to be able to do two studio sessions with Chris Martin. It was incredible”
– reveals Zerb.
The meeting gave experience and knowledge to the young Brazilian, who, in addition to sharing ideas about his career, worked with several musical instruments with the band, from Chris Martin’s guitar and piano, Jonny Buckland’s guitars, Will Champion’s drums and Guy Berryman’s bass.
“When we sat down on the studio’s second day, I played the song for the first time (…) Chris looked at me with a look of astonishment. He stood up, opened his arms when the chorus came on and came running to shake me excitedly, he pressed pause and said: ‘play it again from the beginning because I want to feel that again’, and that was incredible for me”, described the artist.
Some records of this special meeting can be seen on the DJ’s social networks. The new version of Zerb re-recorded entirely with Coldplay is finally out, complete with an official music video.
“We tried to carry a lot of emotion and feeling in one song and I believe that was what Chris Martin and I felt in the studio (…) I hope everyone feels the same!”, added Zerb.
Zerb was one of the 6 most listened-to artists in Brazil this year and is currently on tour in Europe. Follow the artist on social media so you don’t miss any news and support this Brazilian talent who never tires of breaking barriers in music.
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