Deadmau5 biography
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deadmau5
Birth name
Joel Thomas Zimmerman
Born
January 5, 1981 (age 42)
Origin
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Instruments
Digital audio workstation, synthesizer, piano, vocals
Years active
1995-present
Labels
mau5trap, Ultra, Virgin EMI, Astralwerks, Ministry of Sound, Parlophone, Play Records
Associated acts
Karma K, Halcyon441, Testpilot, Pivoteffekt, Dred And Karma, BSOD, WTF?, Kx5, REZZMAU5
Joel Zimmerman, better known by his stage name deadmau5, is a Canadian electronic music producer from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Zimmerman produces a myriad of styles within the house genre and other forms of electronic music. He is widely credited for pushing electronic music towards its current-day notoriety in North America.
Early life[]
Zimmerman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on January 5th, 1981, to Rodney and Nancy Zimmerman. His mother was a visual artist, while his father worked at a General Motors plant. He was a middle child, with an older sister named Jennifer and a younger brother named Chris. Zimmerman hailed from a lower middle-class upbringing, with ancestry tracing back to German, Swiss, and English heritage.
When Zimmerman was five years old, his grandmother gifted him an Atari, sparking his lifelong l
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Deadmau5
Canadian music producer and DJ (born 1981)
Musical artist
Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as deadmau5 (pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ.[2] Zimmerman has received seven Grammy Award nominations for his songs.[3] He mainly produces progressive house and electro house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot.[4] Zimmerman is well known for wearing custom helmets for performances and appearances, similar to Daft Punk and later inspiring Marshmello.[5]
Zimmerman has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake. He has also collaborated with Steve Duda as the duo BSOD (Better Sounding On Drugs) and the band WTF? with Duda, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap.[2] Deadmau5 later formed electronic music supergroups such as Kx5 with Kaskade and Rezzmau5 with Rezz. Zimmerman is currently one of the highest-paid electronic music producers in the world.[6]
Zimmerman first gained recognition for his breakthrough 2008 album Random Album Title, which was certified gold in Canada an
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| Birth name | Joel Socialist Zimmerman |
| Also get around as | deadmau5, Halcyon441, BSOD, Dred and Karma |
| Born | (1981-01-05) Jan 5, 1981 (age 44) Niagara Waterfall, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Progressive House, Electro House, Hypnotic, EDM, Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | mau5trap, Especially, Ministry forfeit Sound, Oscine, Play, Virgin/EMI |
| Website | deadmau5.com |
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Personal life
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