Deadmau5

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Biography

Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), is a Canadian progressive-house music producer and performer from Toronto, Ontario. Zimmerman produces a variety of styles within the house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic dance music. His tracks have been included in numerous compilation albums such as the 2007 In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza CD. The February 2008 issue of MixMag's music magazine included a free CD which was titled MixMag Presents: The Hottest New Name In Dance! DEADMAU5 Tech-Trance-Electro-Madness, mixed by Zimmerman. Tracks have also been included and presented on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. His debut album, Get Scraped, was released in 2005, followed by others in the next few years. As well as his own solo releases, Zimmerman has worked alongside other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Knife Party and Pendulum, Wolfgang Gartner, Bighorse, and on a number of releases, Zimmerman has partnered with Melleefresh. The release date is currently unknown, but an early 12" single produced on vinyl titled "I Don't Want No Other" was released by Joel Zimmerman under the alias "Dred And Karma". The 2006 album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 was released using the alias "Halcyon441" and the collaboration with Joel Zimmerman and Steve Duda was under the alias "BSOD". Zimmerman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. His mother, Nancy (née Johnson), is a visual artist, and his father, Rodney Thomas "Rod" Zimmerman, is a General Motors plant worker. He has two siblings, Jennifer (older) and Chris (younger). His ancestry includes German, Swiss, and English. He received his first keyboard for Christmas when he was a teenager. His career began in the mid 1990s, with a chiptune and demoscene movements-influenced sound with the Impulse Tracker. In late 2012, an old demo track by Zimmerman from 1995 called "Can't Remember The Name" resurfaced on YouTube.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1981
Number of Albums 171
Record Label mau5trap
Website deadmau5.com
Wikipedia Deadmau5 on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What genre of music does Zimmerman produce?

progressive house music

...He mainly produces progressive house music , though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpil...
How many Grammy nominations has Zimmerman received for his work?

six

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What was his 2006 compilation album titled?

Deadmau5 Circa 19982002

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When was his debut album Get Scrape released?

2005

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What was the name of the follow-up album to Scrape?

Vexillology

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Random Album Title was certified gold in what country?

Canada

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When was his debut studio album Get Scrape released?

July 26, 2005

... when he was a teen. His debut studio album Get Scraped, released on July 26, 2005 , represented his early musical style. Two tracks FlashTV and Messag...
What two tracks were removed from his digital release?

FlashTV and Messages from Nowhere

... 26, 2005, represented his early musical style. Two tracks FlashTV and Messages from Nowhere were removed from the digital release. Play Digital relea...
Which company released his second album?

Play Digital

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When did Play Digital release his second album?

November 6, 2006

...ease. Play Digital released his second studio album Vexillology on November 6, 2006 . Project 56, a compilation album, was released on February 19, 200...
When was Project 56 released?

February 19, 2008

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What year was Joel Zimmerman born?

1981

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At what age did Deadmau5 start making chiptune music?

15

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What was the name of the artist who started working with him?

Tommy Lee

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What is Deadmau5's nickname?

Joel Zimmerman

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How many critically acclaimed albums has deadmau5 dropped?

three

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Who was the original name of Deadmau5?

Joel Thomas Zimmerman

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What was the name of his first fulllength album?

Get Scraped

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What year did Deadmau5 release Random Album Title?

2006

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What is the name of the compilation album that Zimmerman has been featured on?

Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza

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Who presented Zimmerman's music on A State of Trance?

Armin van Buuren

... 6: Ibiza, and his tracks have also been included and presented on Armin van Buuren 's A State of Trance radio show. Zimmerman has received six Grammy ...
Who did Zimmerman collaborate with under the group name BSOD?

Steve Duda

...ipside, Rob Swire and Wolfgang Gartner. He has also collaborated with Steve Duda under the group name BSOD (Better Sounding On Drugs), and was part of...
Deadmau5 was released under what alias?

Halcyon441

...album titled Deadmau5 Circa 19982002 was selfreleased under the alias Halcyon441 . His debut studio album, Get Scraped was released in 2005, with follo...
In what year was the singles collection It Sounds Like released?

2009

... It Sounds Like and mix album For Lack of a Better Name were released in 2009 , while the studio album 4 X 4 12 followed in 2010. The next year, Deadma...
In 2010, what was Deadmau5's studio album?

4 X 4 12

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What was the name of Deadmau5's next fulllength?

While(12),

...arl's Court and a compilation of Remixes. Deadmau5's next fulllength, While(12), was released on Mau5trapAstralwerks in June 2014. After a brief perio...
When was While(12) released?

June 2014

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What was the name of his eighth LP?

W:2016ALBUM

...6 with the single Snowcone. That track would appear on his eighth LP, W:2016ALBUM , which was released in December and became his third U.S. Dance char...
In what month did W:2016ALBUM come out?

December

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What was Joel Zimmerman's father's occupation?

General Motors plant employee

...Early Years and Career The son of Rod Zimmerman, a General Motors plant employee , and Nancy, a visual artist, Joel Zimmerman took piano lessons as a c...
Who was Joel's mother?

Nancy

...nd Career The son of Rod Zimmerman, a General Motors plant employee, and Nancy , a visual artist, Joel Zimmerman took piano lessons as a child, and gre...
Where was Zimmerman born?

Niagara Falls, Ontario

...her forms of electronic music. Early life Zimmerman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario on January 5th, 1981 to Rodney and Nancy Zimmerman. As a child,...
What did Zimmerman learn as a child?

piano

...uary 5th, 1981 to Rodney and Nancy Zimmerman. As a child, Zimmerman took piano lessons and grew up with an interest in computers and video games. He s...
When did Zimmerman start making music?

mid 1990s

...interest in computers and video games. He started to make music in the mid 1990s , making chiptune tracks from old computer chips. His style eventually...
What was Zimmerman's style influenced by?

IDM and trance

...omputer chips. His style eventually evolved to become influenced by IDM and trance . After graduating from Westlane Secondary School, Zimmerman moved o...
What school did Zimmerman attend?

Westlane Secondary School

... to become influenced by IDM and trance. After graduating from Westlane Secondary School , Zimmerman moved on to become a programmer and composer for a...
When did he find a dead mouse in his computer?

while trying to chat with a friend online

...is teens, Zimmerman found a dead mouse in his computer while trying to chat with a friend online . Members of a chat room started to connect him with t...
Who gave Deadmau5 the idea to wear a helmet based on his logo?

Jay Gordon

...but being too long, he had to shorten it to deadmau5. He was then given the idea to wear a helmet based on the logo by one of his friends, Jay Gordon ....