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Carl Cox and deadmau5 Are Being Interviewed Live on Spin’s “Kat Calls”—Watch Now
Spin’s “Kat Calls” is live now with a special interview and Q&A session featuring two of dance music’s biggest contributors, Carl Cox and deadmau5. Right now, “Kat Calls” host Kat Bein has the two dance music tastemakers on the line for a virtual discussion on music, the industry at large, and more. It’s a landmark episode for the burgeoning dance music-focused talk show, which began in April of this year. Carl Cox and deadmau5’s worlds recently collided when Cox was approached with an opportunity to remix deadmau5 and The Neptunes‘ collaboration “Pomegranate.” The tenured producer outfitted the twangy nu-disco original with an instrument stack fit for the club, dialing up the tempo to 128 BPM and add...
deadmau5 Announces New Merchandise Drop, Shares Teaser of Collection
deadmau5 fans rejoice, because the man himself is dropping a new collection of merchandise soon. The Grammy Award-nominated electronic producer and DJ took to Twitter today, August 21st, to share a teaser of the merch drop, which will arrive tomorrow. Soundtracked by his single “FALL,” the video shows numerous items that will be available for sale, including t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, plaid button-ups, and even mau5-branded slides. All of the items can be purchased via deadmau5’s mau5hop marketplace. deadmau5 is hot on the heels of a remarkable drive-in rave in Toronto, where he performed before the city’s skyline in a successful, socially distanced event. Take a look inside the concert here. Check out the announcement below and head over to the offici...
Look Inside deadmau5’s Intimate Toronto Drive-In Rave
Earlier in the month of August, deadmau5 announced that he was playing an intimate drive-in rave in Toronto. The popularity of drive-in shows during the COVID-19 epoch has grown tremendously and they are now a robust sub-sector of the live music industry, which was decimated by the impact of the virus. Following the announcement, the Grammy Award-nominated electronic music producer flung his diehard fanbase headfirst into a fever pitch. “hey Toronto, the boss has been chatting with the city mayor… and we’re happy to let you know we’ve got a small drive-in show booked in for Friday, August 14th!” he wrote at the time. Drive-in raves do, of course, come with many caveats in the name of public safety, so deadmau5’s City View Drive-In was under a very public microscope a...
Hardwell, deadmau5, More Announced on “Creamfields House Party 2020” Lineup
Relive some of your favorite Creamfields sets alongside those never before seen. Following the postponement of its 2020 in-person event and the announcement of its foray into the virtual concert space, Creamfields has dropped the official lineup for the “Creamfields House Party 2020 Edition.” Earlier this week, news broke that the iconic UK festival would be hosting a livestream that would feature some of the best sets from Creamfields over the last few years along with exclusive, never-before-seen headline sets. Organizers kept their word, releasing a lineup that has something in it for everyone. Set to appear at the two-day virtual house party Saturday, August 29th to Sunday, August 30th are Annie Mac, Armin van Buuren, Camelphat, Carl Cox, de...
deadmau5, REZZ, More Throw Their Weight Behind Blockchain-Based Streaming App Audius
Blockchain-based music streaming startup Audius has made sizeable strides in the last year, and a bevy of dance music artists have helped lay the groundwork for its growth. With over 250,000 monthly users and $8.6 million in growth capital to its name, Audius is among the most promising music industry-related blockchain ventures. The project seeks to disrupt the streaming industry by creating a peer-to-peer payment system that enables artists to receive payments instantly. The model makes for a more efficient system that effectively eradicates label inefficiencies and payment latency. Dance music artists have flocked to the cutting edge project. 3LAU, deadmau5, Lido, Mr. Carmack, REZZ, and Zeds Dead have signed on thus far, and in total, the platform has attracted over 40,000 artists to da...
deadmau5 to Perform Intimate, Socially Distanced Drive-In Show in Toronto
deadmau5 is throwing his hat into the drive-in rave craze, which has continued to pick up steam in the wake of the pandemic’s decimation of the live music industry. The Grammy Award-nominated electronic music producer took to Instagram today to announce a forthcoming drive-in concert in Toronto on August 14th, 2020. “hey Toronto, the boss has been chatting with the city mayor… and we’re happy to let you know we’ve got a small drive-in show booked in for Friday, August 14th!” deadmau5 wrote. Drive-in shows have been a topic of consternation in the aftermath of “Safe & Sound,” a concert in the Hamptons headlined by The Chainsmokers that reportedly devolved into a show devoid of social distancing. They have also proved to be a headache for promoters and ...
OSC/PILOT, Performance Tool deadmau5 Used Only for His Shows, is Now Available to the Public
Iconic DJ and electronic music producer deadmau5 has unveiled OSC/PILOT, a control surface application that has been a vital component of his performance arsenal. Originally developed as a both a control surface unit for his shows and a performance tool for digital artists and musicians, deadmau5 has now made the tool available to the public. Considering the increasingly omnipresent overlap in audio and visual contrived by the livestreaming era in light of COVID-19, OSC/PILOT represents a simple way to bridge the gap in a desktop application. Artists are also able to adapt the control surface to their programs and DAWs, including Ableton Live, TouchDesigner, and Bitwig, among others, providing a streamlined and fully customizable UI. A press release issued to announce the application ...
10 Glorious Pre-Pandemic EDM Concert Moments for the Nostalgic
COVID-19 is like a disposable camera—it has no place in modern society, but it conjures nostalgic memories of old. iPhones are to disposable cameras what COVID-19 is to live music. The only difference, however, is that live music will eventually return. Until that happens, though, we can only look at the past through rose colored glasses and hope the hues don’t fade. To that end, a number of electronic music artists and labels have taken to social media in recent weeks to share old videos of intoxicating concert moments that are crystallized in time as mementos of a once-vibrant EDM zeitgest. However, these little vignettes should be emblematic not of a culture lost, but a culture with a stormproof foundation ready to be reborn. Here are 10 glorious pre-pandemic EDM concert moments f...
Prince Harry Used deadmau5-Inspired Secret Instagram Account While Dating Meghan Markle
A recently released biography may have revealed Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex‘s affinity for dance music. Authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand discovered that after his first date with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex—then Meghan Markle—he followed her on Instagram using a secret account. Interestingly enough, his username was inspired by iconic Canadian EDM producer deadmau5. In Finding Freedom, Scobie and Durand write that the couple dated in secret, but after their first encounter, she followed a user by the name of “SpikeyMau5.” The page was a private account that donned a profile picture of deadmau5’s iconic mau5head. They then go on to explain why Prince Harry chose that name and how it was inspired by one of his favorite artists and a...
deadmau5 Unveils New Merchandise Collaboration with Mad Dog Jones
deadmau5 has revealed his latest collaboration. In lieu of a musical team-up, he joined forces with cyberpunk artist Mad Dog Jones for a new line of merch. Fans will be able to purchase a variety of gear, mostly based around the electronic music icon’s love for automobile racing. deadmau5 shared pictures of the new items via Instagram and directed fans to his shop, where they can be purchased. In addition to standard threads like t-shirts, fans will be able to purchase art prints and even a skateboard deck featuring one of Jones’ iconic cityscapes and a retro racecar flaunting deadmau5‘s logo. The limited supply prints have also been signed by both Jones and deadmau5. For more information on deadmau5 and Mad Dog Jones’ new merchandise line, you can visit the official mau5hop here. FOL...
deadmau5 Teases New VR Project with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine
deadmau5 took to Instagram recently to share a teaser of a forthcoming VR project. The electronic music icon was mum on the details, however, writing nothing but an arcane caption along with the video that reads, “A breed of goat.” The teaser does divulge that the project was produced in collaboration with Epic Games‘ gameframe Unreal Engine as well as Geodesic Games and Upsurge Studios. The teaser closes in typically cryptic deadmau5 style with a nebulous message that says “Codename #Oberhasli.” An Oberhasli is a breed of dairy goat, which explain’s deadmau5’s caption but does nothing to demystify it in terms of the forthcoming project. You can watch the teaser below. FOLLOW DEADMAU5: Facebook: facebook.com/deadmau5Twitter: twitter...
Carl Cox Reimagines deadmau5 and The Neptunes’ “Pomegranate” Into Tech House Thumper
deadmau5 and The Neptunes sent nu-disco shockwaves across the industry when they dropped their striking hit single “Pomegranate.” As the weeks went on, they passed the production torch over to French Original and Ninajirachi, who each delivered one-of-a-kind official remixes. To close out the “Pomegranate” chapter of deadmau5’s forthcoming LP, we’ve received the third and final remix by none other than the three-deck wizard himself, Carl Cox. The melding of four iconic producers onto one track was bound to be gold, and they proved not to disappoint. Cox delivers over six minutes of heart-thumping tech house flavors expertly crafted to support Pharrell’s iconic vocal stylings. He brings the track straight to the darkest of danc...
