American Authors Talk Tiesto, Touring with OneRepublic & Echosmith

American Authors seem to be on the road to mainstream success, but its been a bumpy one. "With our music, it does have this very positive feel and message to it, but believe it or not, when we wrote most of these songs, especially 'Believer' and 'Best Day of My Life,' we were actually at one of the lowest points in our musical career," singer Zac Barnett tells Fuse. "When we really had nothing left, we were out of money. We were all sharing a tiny little apartment. We were at such a low place, [our music] was our way of inspiring one another and being able to see that light at the end of the tunnel, to push through these hard times and really go after our dreams."

They have EDM mastermind Tiesto to thank for much of their newfound success. The DJ remixed their single "Believer," making the song accessible to those who wouldn't normally hear it. "We've developed this really cool relationship with Tiesto, where I sing on his title track, 'A Town Called Paradise,' and then in return, because we started that bond, he remixed our song," Barnett continues. "We've had a bunch of remixes done. It's awesome. We love EDM and we love electronic music. To see our music translate over to that scene is incredible."