It would surprise most people to hear that the most listened to radio station in the world is a trance dedicated super station, hosted by none other than the 'best DJ in the world' - Armin van Buuren's "A State of Trance", but such is the growth and widespread appeal of this music that has allowed for such facts to be just that. When Deadmau5 featured on this station in 2008 with tracks from his debut album, Random Album Title, "Arguru" and "Not Exactly", acclaim grew and saw him list at #11 on DJ magazine's highly rated Top 100 DJ Poll with him rising five places to #6 in 2009. Deadmau5 (pronounced Dead Mouse) is also recognized for his seamless collaborations with other top industry artists such as MC Flipside, Kaskade and most notably Rob Swire of Pendulum helping him spread his appeal across continents.
Born as Joel Zimmerman in Ontario, Canada, Deadmau5 prides himslef on electronic live production with a unique twist every time he plays under his super large comic style mouse head,, an ode to the eternal legends of electronic music, Daft Punk perhaps? Armin van Buuren named him DJ of the year 2007 ahead of Tiesto, as well as winning 2 Juno Award for Dance Recording nominations and taking home one trophy for the good work he did with Newton-Davis. Deadmau5 is now the most awarded artist on the beatport music awards.
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His first studio album he ever created in this genre was "Faxing Berlin" on almost no funding and using the name 'Deadmau5' after finding a dead mouse on his computer one day it all seemed to be fate after sending it to Chris Lake who then got it played by Pete Tong in the UK. It quickly became one of the biggest dance records in '07 with its fusion of trance chords and house beats. Imitators weren't far away, but it soon was clear that Zimmerman's expert knowledge of the technology combined with his incomparable ability set him apart from anyone. "Its quite a buzz knowing that I have influenced the course of dance music" says Zimmerman, we can only imagine!
Zimmerman hates being called a "DJ" as he feels that, for him, the term is outdated, much of his appeal lies in the technology he uses and his unique ability of playing actual live sets for his audiences; an issue that many DJ's fall short on. He assembles his sets as he goes, making use of cutting edge computer technology, some of which he helped write himself, allowing for the perfect integration of DJ with equipment. As he says, "when people come to see Deadmau5, I want them to see Deadmau5", no cd's are used at all, something very rare in the electronic music industry.
Next was Deadmau5' image, dance music had always been accused of lacking the theatrical element that live bands held, but Deadmau5 wised up to this and converted his logo, a comical mouse head, into a Deadmau5 head, first created by local Toronto movie prop makers.
Deadmau5 is fresh, arrogant and beautifully unique. He is a treat to new comers on the electronic music scene and old timers alike. Few hate him, many are jealous but most are enthralled and unshamefully obsessed. There are very few Deadmau5 in all of music and there will never be enough. A must see live; he next plays at the 02 Acadamy Brixton on the 30th of April; if you are nearby, go!
Check out his MySpace page on this link to hear his tunes, see his dates and even check out his tour bus; one of the best MySpace pages MusicDesk has seen in a while.
His website on this link is also sick!
Favourite tracks; ["Ghosts n Stuff" ft. Rob Swire], [Deadmau5 re-mix of Calvin Harris' "I'm not Alone"], ["Catbread"], ["Where is Here"]
MusicDesk has another favourite...show love for DEADMAU5!
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