Story Behind The Name Deadmau5

The Grammy-nominated producer has become a fixture in the international dance music scene, known for speaker-rattling tracks such as "Ghosts N Stuff" and "Strobe." Earlier this year, the DJ explained the origin of his singular name to MTV News as a headliner at this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami.

"Long story short, a mouse went into my computer and died, and I found him in there when I was changing my video card," he said. After news of the incident lit up chat rooms and blogs, "everyone just started calling me 'that dead mouse guy' because of he story, and it just stuck. And the 5 was because I couldn't spell out D-E-A-D-M-O-U-S-E because it was too long to have as a name in the chat room, so I had to trim a character, so I was just like, whatever, and I put a 5 in there and it stuck."

Deadmau5 New Mouse Head Design Contest

Deadmau5 with Talenthouse are inviting aspiring and creative designers to submit their most unique mau5head design for a chance to have it produced as the next deadmau5 head.
HOW THE WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN:
Deadmau5 will choose the winners from all qualified submissions* with special consideration for the top voted entries.
*A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions & Guidelines.
WHAT THE WINNERS WILL GET:
The selected design will be produced into the next deadmau5 head for promotional events and deadmau5′s signature ‘Unhooked’ shows. Photographs of the winning mau5head will be featured on deadmau5′s official website along with details about the winner.
The winner will receive 2 VIP passes to a deadmau5 performance in Los Angeles and will meet deadmau5 at an in-store event in Los Angeles in August 2011. Travel and 2 nights’ accommodation for the winner plus a guest will be provided.
The 5 highest voted submissions will each receive 2 VIP passes to a deadmau5 performance nearest to their location (travel and accommodation not provided).
A further 5 highest voted submissions will receive official signed deadmau5 merchandise.
Dates To Remember:
Submission Deadline: July 12, 2011
Voting Starts: July 13, 2011
Voting Ends: July 19, 2011
Winner Announcement: August 3, 2011
For more info:
www.Talenhouse.com/Deadmau5

Deadmau5 During the Historic Close Of The Meowingtons Hax Tour

Rogers Centre  was the scene of an historical homecoming for local progressive electronic producer Joel Zimmerman, aka Deadmau5, as Toronto marked the last stop of the Meowingtons Hax tour, and the first time the stadium played host to a Canadian headliner.
The event attracted droves of fans who flooded the floor of Rogers Centre wearing glowing fluorescent accessories including mouse-ear headsets (free with admission and a great mood enhancer) and homemade Mau5 helmets; and also featured openers Manzone & Strong, Idris Elba, Sydney Blu, Crystal Castles and MSTRKRFT who performed great warm-up sets before the main attraction.



Although Deadmau5’s production of outstanding lighting, LCD visuals and his trademark Mau5 helmet (which has become vastly more complex and a visual spectacle on its own) all add greatly to the Deadmau5 experience, the strength still is in the music he creates. Its simplicity is also strangely complex. Warbles and bleeps of sound become symphonic electronic orchestral pieces when sequenced in Deadmau5’s unique way and although completely synthesized, there is warmth in the melodies of songs such as “I Remember” and “Arguru”. You can easily get lost in the music before an explosive assault of driving bass knocks you back to earth and forces your feet to move.
From his podium above the crowd, the comical ever-grinning Swiss cheese head overseeing all, Zimmerman treated eager fans to an extensive set of anthemic songs including “The Reward Is Cheese”, “Complications”, “Jaded” and “Aural Psynapse”, the colourful images of the monitors ever changing and thematic to the music.
The real treat of the night was the appearance of Sofi to the stage, adding her lyrical touch to the performances of “Sofi Needs a Ladder” and “One Trick Pony” which prompted the emergence of Deadmau5 at stage level. The two toured the length of the catwalk, getting close to the audience while Sofi sang.
Toronto’s performance was a monumental finish to the 40-plus tour and cemented in many people’s minds the importance of Zimmerman’s contributions to electronic music.
On his Facebook page, Deadmau5 thanked fans for the “…epic homecoming” adding “let’s do this again sometime yeah?”

Yes please! by dave macintyre