Though he can come off as somewhat curmudgeonly, Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman)'s critiques on electronic dance music and those trying to cash in on it are actually quite cogent. He first knocked Madonna's attempt to prove her relevancy at Ultra Music Festival by making a joke about ecstasy use, then told Rolling Stone he thinks DJ'ing is not an art. His newest target? Paris Hilton.
The heiress has been following around pop-house DJ Afrojack for quite some time now, popping up on his Afrojet and limply dancing in his DJ booth at events from Vegas to Miami to New York. But now -- and this shouldn't come as much of a surprise -- she's doing some fake DJ'ing of her own.
After a video was posted of Hilton mixing some songs waving her hands in the air and playing with a flanger (an effect that warps the sound of a track when a knob is turned), Deadmau5 took to Twitter with typical candor:



deadmau5
thanks we appriciate it. we really really do. you are the man. thanks.


deadmau5
to be fair... the mayans saw this shit coming.


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funnily enough, were on our way to go smash the fuck out of Paris... no, not that one. FRANCE. that one.

Zimmerman's continued criticism of  DJs who play the same 20 or so songs at every show have finally struck a chord within the community, as other artists like A-Trak and Laidback Luke tweeted out messages in support of the craft but demanding that top DJs begin adding new sounds to their setlists. After all, there's only so many times one can dance to a Gotye acapella over a thumping bassline.
The progressive house producer clarified his remarks in a post on his blog, admitting that he "might have pissed off more people than I would have liked to":
All im trying to do, is put on my life jacket and swim as far away from this shipwreck as fast as i can. Because in all honesty, i just wanna be in the studio, making electronic music, and expressing myself by means of sitting in a comfy chair with my cat and my equipment by kia makarechi