But it’s not enough to be a good DJ; success almost always boils down to production. Most producers release EPs or singles to keep up with the fast pace of dance music, but Zedd’s mentality is a little more pop-centric. He accompanied Lady Gaga on her Asian tour this spring and recorded his first studio album, “Clarity,” which goes on sale next week.

“I definitely have a relationship with pop music, and I personally like the idea of an album,” Zedd says. “When I made albums with my band, we always tried to create a whole package. . . . It was never about throwing songs together. I think you can learn a lot from that world.”

The ultimate question for dance music whiz kids such as Zedd and Robinson is where electronic music goes from here. Both artists are relishing its most common formats — raves, concerts and festivals — but they also have bigger ideas.

Robinson has said he could see himself spearheading a trance renaissance in America, and Zedd would eventually like to follow in the footsteps of A-Trak, Diplo and Steve Aoki, who own their own labels. And someday, he’d like to score a movie.

“Electronic music is about emotions,” Zedd says. “And when you combine that music with a moving picture, the emotion can just explode.”