deadmau5's Biography

Canadian native Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as Deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), didn't set out to become a groundbreaking electronic artist.

Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced 'deadmouse'), is one of the world's most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his 2x platinum-certified single "Ghosts 'n' Stuff," as well as "Professional Griefers," "Sofi Needs A Ladder," and "I Remember," he has also released seven critically acclaimed albums. The multiple JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated artist's ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts 15 million and more over his combined social media channels. His latest music offerings include “Pomegranate” with The Neptunes, “Bridged By A Lightwave” with Kiesza, “Channel 43” with Wolfgang Gartner, with REZZ “Hypnocurrency” and “Infraliminal” (as REZZMAU5), “When The Summer Dies” with Lights, “Hyperlandia” featuring Foster The People, “this is fine.” with Portugal. The Man, “XYZ,” “My Heart Has Teeth” featuring Skylar Grey, and his latest EP, *some ep*.

In 2022, deadmau5 teamed with longtime friend and collaborator Kaskade on the new music project Kx5, releasing the Top 40 smash and #1 dance music radio single “Escape” featuring Hayla, leading into the release of their 2023 GRAMMY-nominated debut self-titled album *Kx5*. In the live realm, his 2019/20 U.S. cubev3 tour featuring production of his own design and implementation ranked in the Top 10 of Pollstar’s top tours globally. In 2022, he completed the ‘We Are Friends’ North American tour and as Kx5 headlined the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in December, breaking records as the largest single-day concert event headlined by an electronic music artist ever in North America, with Billboard confirming Kx5 at the Coliseum as the biggest ticketed global headliner dance event of 2022. deadmau5’s latest accomplishment in the live music space includes sold-out performances at legendary Los Angeles venue the Hollywood Bowl, New York City’s Brooklyn Mirage, and Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre for his career celebration ‘retro5pective: 25 years of deadmau5.’

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