Press Kit

A multifaceted artist whose output reflects his innate desire to experiment with a variety of sounds and genres, ZOiD (AKA Daniel Jacobson) is driven by decades of experience and an unwavering mission to continue expressing himself freely. Overflowing with ideas, always inspired by the media he consumes and full of passion for music in its many forms, ZOiD prides himself on being unpredictable. From his jazz roots to full-on techno, his desire to embody the diversity of the artists who inspire him is the catalyst behind a sprawling discography. Currently in a phase of elevating his production skills, while planning a change of location from his native Ireland to the UK, ZOiD is readying himself for the next stage of his wonderfully vibrant and varied music career…

A self-professed outsider from the age of 7, ZOiD’s entry point to music was the guitar. Inspired to learn an instrument after becoming obsessed with Michael Jackson’s Bad album, he initially wanted to play the drums, but his parents (perhaps wisely) suggested the guitar. He borrowed a friend’s acoustic guitar and practised so fervently for six months, his parents bought him his own one. Initially idolising Jimi Hendrix, it was only a matter of time before he delved deeper into one of the great guitarists in history, Django Reinhardt, through to the jazz legend Charlie Parker. Jazz provided ZOiD with his early grounding in rhythm, harmony and a liberal approach to musical expression. His connection to electronic music came through a school friend. The friend’s proclivity for electronic music – Aphex Twin, The Orb, Surgeon, Jeff Mills et al – introduced ZOiD to a whole new world of sophisticated and mindblowing sounds and textures. This formative period informs his work all the way up until today; a marriage of the esoteric nature of jazz and the in-your-face power of techno.

Since beginning his lifelong love affair with jazz and electronic music, ZOiD’s path has taken him from playing his first ever live show at the age of 17, for Dublin icons D1, to studying at jazz school, integrating Vipassana meditation into his life, meeting his wife through the practice, travelling the world for almost three years and setting up his own music school. He completed a Masters In Music and Media Technologies, spent time living in New Zealand and took part in the 2006 Red Bull Music Academy along with then-up-and-coming artists like Andreya Triana, Oddisee, Flying Lotus and Nina Kravitz. ZOiD also runs his own label, Zoitrax.

Along the way, of course, there have been plenty of music releases, too, along with live performances. In 2007 he released his debut album ZOiD Versus The Jazz Musicians of Ireland Vol 1 a joint release on his own label, Diatribe, and D1 Recordings. The LP revolves around collaborations with senior Irish jazz figures, including Tommy Halferty, Mike Nielsen, Michael Buckley and Greg Felton. ZOiD using his computer and mixing desk to manipulate the jazz composers’ work in his typically playful and engaging manner.

ZOiD’s most recent music projects range from “dirty techno” to guitar covers of Aphex Twin tracks. He’s worked with string quartets, composing music and performing alongside the group, produced acid-tinged solo EPs, and two recent albums (ZONGS in 2022 and Internal Space Element, with the string quartet, in 2023).

2025 album (sold out on vinyl, available digitally on all platforms) Industrial Wind Quartet features remixes from none other than Mu-Ziq (Mike Paradinas) and Dan Curtin.

His releases get support from DJs including the likes of:

Red Rack’em

Dan Curtin

Ceyda, B Riddim

David Lopez

CiCi

Cheng NWSH

Sinistarr

FFF

I:Cube

Fish Go Deep

Consistency of output is one of his core values, driving his will to keep creating and exploring the infinite possibilities in music composition. Along with this as a motivational factor, his relationship with media (films and music) also informs his unerring fascination with making music, getting inspired to create his own alternatives based on the ideas he encounters. These alternate versions give birth to original ideas and so the process is ongoing, neverending, driving him forward in a constant blur of creativity.