Matheus Zerbini Massa, known professionally as Zerb, is a Brazilian DJ and record producer.
In 2012, at the age of 14, Zerb became interested in electronic music. Inspired by DJs like Skrillex and Deadmau5, he began producing his own songs and releasing them on his YouTube channel and SoundCloud. Initially, his productions contained elements of progressive house and big room.
In 2015, he began posting various remixes online, mixing elements of deep house and tropical house, attracting the attention of various artists in the scene. He caught the attention of Vintage Culture through a Facebook message and together they released a remix of ZHU's "Faded". With the success of the track, Zerb became part of the management Entourage and began performing throughout Brazil. That same year, Zerb was confirmed as one of the attractions for the 2016 edition of the Lollapalooza festival.
He is currently part of the event agency and production company Plus Network. Zerb achieved his mainstream breakthrough in 2023 with the song "Mwaki" featuring Kenyan singer Sofiya Nzau, in which the lyrics are performed in Kikuyu language. Nzau had vocal tracks and packages available for download on various websites and Zerb used her material for the track. The track went viral across various websites, including TikTok, and charted across Europe. The song was remixed by numerous DJs including Major Lazer and Tiësto.
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