Dustin Burnett (born October 22, 1977), known professionally 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.
Early life Dustin Burnett was born on October 22, 1977, in Louisville, Kentucky, but he was raised in the town of Metropolis, Illinois. 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.
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. The band broke up, resulting in his move to Nashville, Tennessee.
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.
Fulfilling Cole's request for more songs, Burnett released an album in 2016, Golden Age, which caught on positively with the general public.
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. Other songs by Burnett have been in media such as Fortnite, Shameless, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
In 2019, Burnett's song "We Got the Power" was used as an opening for WWE's 2019 Royal Rumble. "Cold Blooded" was the Chicago Cubs' spring 2019 theme song, and Dude Perfect commonly uses his songs in their videos. The Cleveland Cavaliers, featured one of his songs in a package video and "Home" was presented in a performance during the Stanley Cup finals.
Personal life Burnett and his wife, Miranda, have three children. He also is the founder of a drum sample company, That Sound. Burnett also is fond of the NBA and enjoys going to their basketball games.
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.
Influences and music style Some of the main themes in Burnett's music are perseverance, trust, connection, and encouragement.
Discography
Studio albums Title Details Golden Age Released: November 4, 2016 Labels: Morning Routine Collective, Lyric House LLC Formats: Digital download Modern Alchemy Released: June 8, 2018 Label: Morning Routine Collective, Lyric House LLC Formats: Digital download Neon Blood Type Released: May 7, 2021 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download
Collaborative albums Title Details Zayde and the Stereo War (with Duncan Sparks) Released: June 16, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download
Extended plays Title Details Rare Breed Released: April 1, 2016 Label: Lyric House LLC Formats: Digital download The Hidden Memoir Released: March 3, 2017 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Reimagined, Vol. 1 Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download
Singles Title Year Album "Built for This Time" 2015 Golden Age "Save Tonight" 2016 rowspan="2" "No Limits" "Live Life" Golden Age "Walk Through the Fire"(with Ruelle) "Will I Fall" rowspan="1" "Born Ready" Golden Age "Brave" 2017 Modern Alchemy "The Jungle" rowspan="1" "Higher Than High" Modern Alchemy "Gladiator" 2018 "Gladiator - MONO_KYO Remix"(with MONO_KYO) "Rule the World" "Cold-Blooded" 2019 rowspan="2" "The Boys of Summer" "Rumble" Neon Blood Type "Oblivion" rowspan="2" "Oblivion - Reimagined" "Still Fighting for It" Neon Blood Type "New Blood - Reimagined" 2020 Reimagined, Vol. 1 "Let's Go" Neon Blood Type "I Got You (End of the World)" rowspan="1" "Brand New Thing" Neon Blood Type "Born Ready - Reimagined" Reimagined, Vol. 1 "Back at It" 2021 Neon Blood Type "Madness" "Holy Water" "Renegade" 2022 rowspan="2" "Miracles"(with HØVDING) "All Our Friends"(with Duncan Sparks) Zayde and the Stereo War "Danger Zone" rowspan="1" "Future Electric" Zayde and the Stereo War "That Energy" 2023 rowspan="4" "Jumping Into Danger"(with EDVN) "It's Not Over" "It's Not Over - Slowed & Reverbed Remix" "Everybody Looking at Us" Zayde and the Stereo War "Back in the Fight"(with EDVN) rowspan="4" "Fangs" "Maniac"(with EDVN and Sam Tinnesz) "The Warrior" 2024
References
External links Official website