Deadmau5 (pronounced " ded ˌ maʊs ", literally "dead mouse"), aka Joel Zimmerman ( Toronto , January 5 1981 ) is a disc jockey and record producer Canadian . his musical style is easily recognizable, but hardly fits into a specific genre, generally fits in ' electro / progressive house , although it suffers from strong influences techno, trance , tech house and minimal occasional exceptions and pop music as "Brazil 1st edit," "Sleeping Beauty Pills" and "Creep." His best-known tracks are Arguru (including by raising the Tiesto In Search Of Sunrise 6 - September 2007), Not Exactly, Faxing Berlin and ultimately Ghosts 'n' Stuff , and Strobe Some Chords.
International awards
Deadmau5 received in the last two years several international awards, among the most relevant is that of "Producer of 2007", awarded by the international DJ Mag , and "DJ / producer / remixer of the year 2008," the online music portal Beatport. Also in 2010 is now in its fourth ranking position Top 100 DJs of DJ magazine from May 2008 to 2010 he was elected "Best Electro House Artist" and "Best Progressive House Artist" from the previously mentioned Beatport, the site where best known.
- The name Deadmau5 comes from an episode which saw the young protagonist Joel in 2005 when he found a dead mouse on his computer while trying to change a video card due to a fault. Hence the name which literally means "dead rat" . Before
- establish itself as a DJ and devote himself full time to music, Joel Zimmerman has worked for several years as a computer programmer. During his performances
- Deadmau5 wears the "Mau5head", a sort of giant mask that represents the head of a mouse, usually red or blue (lately sporting masks of many colors and also representing flags)
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