Zayde Wolf

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.

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.