Joel Zimmerman doesnt like being called a DJ. The dance music phenomenon from Toronto, better known as Deadmau5, rolls his eyes a the description, which he sees as a hopelessly outdated way of describing what he does. His sets are closer to live performances. He plays mostly his own material, assembling tracks on the fly, using cutting edge computer technology, including software hes helped write himself. There are no CDs involved, he explains. Its a technological orgy up there and I try and keep it more my music than anyone elses. If people come out to see Deadmau5 I want them to hear Deadmau5 music.
No Grammy just yet, then, but you wouldnt bet against him winning one in the future. Deadmau5 is on a dizzying upward trajectory. Dance music just got very exciting again.
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Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead mouse"), is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto, Ontario.
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Awards
Beatport Music Awards
2008
Best Electro House Artist
Best Progressive House Artist
Best Single
2009
Best Electro House Artist
Best Progressive House Artist
2010
Best Electro House Artist
Best Progressive House Artist
Most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past twelve months.
International Dance Music Awards
2010
Best American DJ
Best Artist
Best Electro Track Ghosts n Stuff (feat. Rob Swire)
Juno Awards
2008 All You Ever Want (with Billy Newton-Davies) Dance Recording of the Year
2009 Random Album Title- Dance Recording of the Year
2010 For Lack of a Better Name Dance Recording of the Year
DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs
2008 11th Place
2009 6th Place
2010 4th Place
Grammy Awards Nominations
2009
Nominated for Grammy Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (The Longest Road [deadmau5 Remix] by Morgan Page featuring Lissie).
