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deadmau5

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Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5, is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house genres, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot.

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Biography

Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5, is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house genres, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Zimmerman mostly appears and performs with a custom helmet called the "mau5head". He has received seven Grammy Award nominations and won four Juno Awards for his songs. Zimmerman has collaborated with other artists, such as Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake. He collaborated with Steve Duda to form the duo BSOD and later joined Tommy Lee, DJ Aero, and Duda in the electronic band WTF?. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap. Zimmerman later formed electronic music supergroups such as Kx5 with Kaskade and Rezzmau5 with Rezz. Zimmerman first gained recognition for his breakthrough album Random Album Title (2008), which was certified gold in Canada and silver in the United Kingdom. The album included the single "Faxing Berlin", and the moderate chart hit "I Remember", a collaboration with Kaskade. He won a Juno Award for both this album and the song "All

Scores

influence score
0/100
reach score
0/100
house crew relevance score
60/100
booking potential score
0/100
emerging artist score
40/100
contact confidence score
0/100
citation confidence score
95/100
agent readability score
90/100
brand fit score
36/100
interview potential score
28/100
sponsorship potential score
12/100
education value score
10/100
house crew priority score
33/100

Sources & provenance

FieldValueSourceVerifiedConf.
origin_countryCAMusicBrainzJune 10, 202695
genresprogressive house, electronic, house, electro house, edm, tech houseMusicBrainzJune 10, 202680
origin_cityCanadaMusicBrainzJune 10, 202675
musicbrainzhttps://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a00ec9d-c635-463a-8cd4-eb61725f0c60MusicBrainzJune 10, 202699
bandcamphttps://deadmau5.bandcamp.com/MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
discogshttps://www.discogs.com/artist/257938WikidataJune 10, 202690
spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2CIMQHirSU0MQqyYHq0eOxWikidataJune 10, 202690
websitehttps://deadmau5.com/WikidataJune 10, 202690
beatporthttps://www.beatport.com/artist/deadmau5/26182MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deadmau5/WikidataJune 10, 202690
soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/deadmau5WikidataJune 10, 202690
apple_musichttps://music.apple.com/ca/artist/78011850MusicBrainzJune 10, 202688
wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49009WikidataJune 10, 202695
youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYEK6xds6eo-3tr4xRdflmQWikidataJune 10, 202690
gendermaleWikidataJune 10, 202694
tiktokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@deadmau5WikidataJune 10, 202690
wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadmau5WikipediaJune 10, 202685
bio_shortJoel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5, is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house genres, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot.WikipediaJune 10, 202680
bio_longJoel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5, is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house genres, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Zimmerman mostly appears and performs with a custom helmet called the "mau5head". He has received seven Grammy Award nominations and won four Juno Awards for his songs. Zimmerman has collaborated with other artists, such as Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake. He collaborated with Steve Duda to form the duo BSOD and later joined Tommy Lee, DJ Aero, and Duda in the electronic band WTF?. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap. Zimmerman later formed electronic music supergroups such as Kx5 with Kaskade and Rezzmau5 with Rezz. Zimmerman first gained recognition for his breakthrough album Random Album Title (2008), which was certified gold in Canada and silver in the United Kingdom. The album included the single "Faxing Berlin", and the moderate chart hit "I Remember", a collaboration with Kaskade. He won a Juno Award for both this album and the song "All WikipediaJune 10, 202680

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House Music Intelligence Database. "deadmau5 — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/deadmau5