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deadmau5 Reveals He Has “A Lot of Music in the Pipe” and New Album On the Way
In an interview published today in the Niagara Falls Review, Grammy Award-nominated producer deadmau5 divulged that he has “a lot of music in the pipe” as well as a new album on the horizon. In the wide-ranging interview, deadmau5 also went into detail about how the pandemic has affected his business, label, and upcoming tour. “My whole summer program was set to be like my biggest year,” he said. “We had a record to debut at Coachella, and then the whole house of cards fell down and we were like, ‘Wow, nice timing. You couldn’t wait six months?'” After teasing his stupefying “cube v3″ stage production, deadmau5 was forced to postpone a barnstorming world tour due to COVID-19 concerns. “We actually built t...
mau5trap Donates 100% of Label Earnings from Bandcamp Today to Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
deadmau5‘s mau5trap imprint took to social media this morning to align with the Black Lives Matter movement, announcing they will donate 100% of label earnings from Bandcamp today directly to the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund. The label will also match 100% of its net proceeds that are received today. The fund has been established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist Floyd’s family in the days to come as they continue to seek justice. Bandcamp recently announced that it would be donating 100% of its share of sales on June 19th to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a major legal organization who “seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate dispar...
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Feel Those Pre-Summer Vibes with May’s New Releases [Playlist]
Getting in gear for the summer, DJs and producers across electronic music’s subgenres pumped out both fun, radio-friendly dance pop singles and chill, laid-back collaborations last month. Most notably, deadmau5 teamed up with The Neptunes for his first release of 2020, “Pomegranate,” exploring a nu-disco sound. Marshmello and Halsey also dropped a summery, 80s-inspired collaboration of their own called “Be Kind.” Although it touches on the struggles of being in a serious relationship, Halsey described it as “cute,” “optimistic,” and “heartfelt” in a tweet. She went on to say they thought everyone “could use the vibes right now.” This same sentiment can be found in Martin Garrix‘s latest progressive house co...
deadmau5 Announces Livestream Performance and Q&A with Amazon Music Tomorrow
deadmau5 has announced a new livestream event in partnership with Amazon Music, who will be hosting the Grammy Award-nominated dance music producer for a wide-ranging session tomorrow, May 29th, 2020. The mau5 took to Instagram to share the news and invite fans to ask questions leading up to the stream. In his post, deadmau5 divulged that he will be performing a DJ set and also answering questions from fans, who should have a lot to ask about. Hot off the release of his stunning collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s The Neptunes, “Pomegranate,” he recently appeared on KISS Ibiza‘s “LIVE in the MIX!” for a performance where he showed off his iconic cube v3 production. Livestreamed events from the mau5 have been...
deadmau5 Drops Virtual cube v3 Set for KISS Ibiza’s “LIVE in the MIX!”
Hot on the heels of his new collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s production supergroup, The Neptunes, comes a new hourlong set from deadmau5. Released in honor of KISS Ibiza‘s “LIVE in the MIX!” online festival, the trendsetting producer joined artists like Kygo, Alesso, Tiësto, and more for three days of music. In typical deadmau5 fashion, the virtual production was mind-blowing. While many artists have used green-screens in their livestreamed performances, the masked EDM superstar raised the bar with a simulated dome complete with his iconic cube v3 production and a horde of mau5head-wearing, computer-generated attendees. Earlier in the week, deadmau5 treated fans to a special performance from his techno alter ego TESTPILOT...
Factory 93 Brings the Warehouse to You with New Stream Tonight Featuring TESTPILOT, Deadmau5’s Techno Alias
Missing the sweaty underground warehouse scene? Us too. Insomniac and Factory 93 are here to curb your rave blues with their new house and techno-focused livestream this evening, May 22nd from 8PM to 12AM PDT (11PM to 3AM EST). Dance music livestreams like this have been dominating as our leading source of entertainment during quarantine, and we don’t know what we would be doing without them. Taking the virtual stage this evening will be platinum-selling industry mainstay Erick Morillo. He’ll be having us all screaming “I Like To Move It” like we’re one of those little lemurs out of Madagascar. deadmau5 will be unleashing his techno alter-ego TESTPILOT, and you know whenever he’s on the lineup, you don’t want to miss it. As if thos...
deadmau5 Drops New Single with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s The Neptunes, “Pomegranate”
Only two days after announcing his new collaboration with The Neptunes, deadmau5 unveiled the single today, which marks his first original release of 2020. “Pomegranate,” released via deadmau5’s mau5trap imprint, explores the funkier side of the celebrated electronic producer, who teamed up with the Grammy Award-winning duo (comprised of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) for a pre-summer bop bursting at the steams with foot-tapping nu-disco flair. “Pomegranate” holds all the gravitas of a technically pristine deadmau5 record while brilliantly interweaving the velvety, electro-pop-inspired sonic verve of The Neptunes. “Pomegranate” was recorded back in December 2019 in North Miami’s Criteria Recording Studios during Art Basel, whe...
deadmau5 Reveals Upcoming Collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s The Neptunes
A cryptic teaser from Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s production project The Neptunes was shared on Saturday, leaving fans scrambling to figure out what the duo is up to. All was uncovered this morning, as deadmau5 shared an image of a mau5head made out of pomegranate, revealing that he would be joining them on a new track named after the fruit. Unfortunately, nothing else was revealed about the new song other than the title and that it will be released on deadmau5’s label, mau5trap. Although the masked EDM sensation has not worked with the Grammy-winning production duo in the past, back in 2013 he was joined by Williams for an episode of his “Coffee Run” interview series. At the time of writing, neither deadmau5 nor The Neptunes hav...
Deadmau5, Dillon Francis, and Steve Aoki Take Over Fortnite’s Party Royale
While many have adapted to virtual concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for more than a year, Fortnite has been a driving force in the simulated concert world. Last year, Epic Games’ behemoth flagship product hosted the most ambitious video game and music crossover to date in the form of a giant interactive performance from Marshmello. Fast forward one year later and EDM fans were treated to performances from not one, but three of the genre’s biggest stars. deadmau5, Steve Aoki, and Dillon Francis took the helm for the newest in-game concert experience, “Party Royale,” and the video game publication IGN captured footage of the entire event and shared it for all to enjoy. During the virtual concert, a giant floating screen was placed ...
Deadmau5 Drops New Fortnite Edition Playlist On Spotify
Ahead of his hotly anticipated virtual Fortnite concert, deadmau5 dropped a special Spotify playlist just to celebrate the event. The masked producer helped usher in Fortnite’s new “Party Royale” mode alongside fellow performers Steve Aoki and Dillon Francis. For those that missed the premiere, a rebroadcast of the performances will take place beginning at 1PM CDT today. As a party favor, Deadmau5 is leaving fans with a “Deadmau5 & friends: Fortnite Edition” playlist. Opening with a throwback classic, “Hi Friend!,” Deadmau5 curated a fast-paced gaming playlist for when the stakes are high. The mau5trap label head didn’t steal the spotlight all for himself, however, as he diversified the experience by hi...
Fortnite Reports Over 350 Million Players Ahead of In-Game DJ Sets from Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5
Fortnite developer Epic Games has reported that their wildly successful game now has over 350 million registered players as the clock ticks down to the start of their latest in-game concert. The news should come as no surprise to most, as Fortnite quickly took the world by storm after releasing in September of 2017. Since then, they’ve hosted some of the biggest music artists in the world, starting with Marshmello‘s game-changing virtual performance where over 10 million players were in attendance. According to a tweet from Epic Games, Fortnite players spent a staggering 3.2 billion hours playing the game in April. Last month, Fortnite hosted Travis Scott‘s Astronomical event, where they more than doubled their previous concert’s attendance with over 27.7 ...
Fortnite “Party Royale” Will Feature DJ Sets from Deadmau5, Dillon Francis, and Steve Aoki
Epic Games has announced its newest Fortnite mode, “Party Royale,” which will feature virtual shows from Deadmau5, Dillon Francis, and Steve Aoki. Fortnite players were first introduced to “Party Royale” in the game’s v12.50 patch, where players were able to interact and dance with each other in-game. Due to its instant popularity, which was augmented by an in-game concert featuring Diplo and Major Lazer, Epic released it as a trial run in rapid fashion. The premiere of “Party Royale” marks an exciting development for both gamers and Epic, as it represents the latest effort by the preeminent video game developer to enhance the Battle Royale genre. They’re goal is to transform harness its flagship product into a social hub for g...
