EDM superstar and music producer Zedd found himself in an uncomfortable situation this week.

… Its like, Why are you here?

What are you doing?

just those little things that are really scary.

I cant even imagine what it must feel like to people who are actually directly affected by this.

Circuit Court of Appeals.

You were born in Russia, grew up in Germany.

Do you recall your first trip to America?I do, yeah.

My flight was delayed and I missed 90 percent of my set.

But it didnt feel very comfortable.

Aside from the process of getting here, what was your initial impression of the States?

I really didnt know what America was like.

Also, I flew into L.A., which also doesnt represent all of America.

Its definitely not what I imagined it to be like.

There are also a lot of great things.

There are so many people in town every day.

There are just so many more opportunities to collaborate and meet people.

I was pretty much touring for two years by myself.

So it didnt feel like I waslivingin L.A. just because I was working all day.

I really love it and Im kind of sad every time I leave.

You mentioned earlier the ease you find now in collaborating.

Stay, the one you did with Alessia Cara, is new and climbing the Billboard.

We give a shot to plan as far ahead as possible.

But theres also many times that I reach out to an artist.

I remember we were in the car… And then the week after, I believe, we went to the studio and started recording Stay.

Its not something that probably would have happened if I still lived in Germany.

benefit came together really quickly.

Which youalso tweeted.[Laughs.]

Yeah, I did!

Some agents wrote to us and said, I just heard about this tweet.

We think its a great idea, and we think our artist would be down.

Theyre not in town.

So we get two different [answers] from the same camp.

I need do this.

I will fly in, I will make it happen.

The concert is basically a month away.

The artists are locked in, and Im guessing there may be some surprise appearances.

And then people are like, We miss the old Zedd, the one with the complextro sound.

Now, Im really into songs.

I wanted to make a song with Stay that is not focused on the drop.

benefit starts at 7 p.m. PT on Monday, April 3 at L.A.s Staples Center.Go here to buy tickets.