Deadmau5

Electronic music producer

Deadmau5 is the stage name of Canadian electronic music producer Joel Zimmerman, known for progressive house and electro house tracks.

The name is pronounced "dead mouse" and spelled with a 5 replacing the s—a stylization from early internet culture.

He's recognizable for performing in a large mouse-head helmet: I saw Deadmau5 at Coachella.

visual

helmet

Protective head covering

light show · visuals · costume · iconic · mask · ears · spheres · projection · laser · glow

artist

EDM

Beat-driven club genre

Zimmerman · Canadian · Grammy · dubstep · remix · synthesizer · performer · musician · beatmaker · composer

technical

Ableton

Music production software

production · masterclass · software · hardware · plugins · synthesis · sound design · mixing · engineering · workstation

persona

troll

Deliberate online antagonist

gaming · Twitch · streamer · coffee · cats · philanthropy · unfiltered · sarcastic · blunt · McLaren

discography

collab

Informal joint project

mix

Opposites
musical style/genre

Deadmau5Yo-Yo Ma

Preeminent contemporary cellist

Luciano Pavarotti · Dolly Parton · Willie Nelson · Bob Dylan · Alison Krauss

artist persona/presentation

Deadmau5Taylor Swift

Lady Gaga · Beyoncé · Justin Bieber · Adele · Ed Sheeran

production approach

Deadmau5jam bands

Groups favoring lengthy improvisation

Grateful Dead · Phish

Family

dead

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G