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deadmau5, Don Diablo, More Confirmed as ADE 2021 Conference Speakers
The Netherlands just recently announced its third wave of COVID-19 relaxations, green-lighting large-scale events more than a year after the onset of the pandemic. The world’s leading electronic music summit, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is wasting no time, planning to return to its full live format in October 2021 at its homeport of Felix Meritis Palace. The picturesque canals of the Dutch waterways will be taken over by the dance music industry’s finest once again this fall. Organizers have announced the first confirmed conference speakers: House superstar and futurist Don Diablo, deadmau5 and his business partner Dead Wilson, Mixcloud CEO and co-founder Nico Perez, IMPALA chair Helen Smith, musical duo Zaena x Jason Maek, and AR/...
deadmau5’s Rare 2015 McLaren P1 is Up for Auction
It’s no secret that deadmau5 is a lover of exotic cars. His Nyan Cat-themed “Purrari” Ferrari 458 Spider was a fan-favorite, even though Ferrari felt differently and ordered a cease and desist to get the meme wrap removed. After the drama with Ferrari, deadmau5 picked up another dream car, this time from one of the esteemed brand’s biggest rivals, McLaren. He already had his sights set on the P1 in 2014: Seven years and only 3,177 miles later, the self-proclaimed Goat Lord has put the beautiful McLaren P1 up for auction at the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas event. One of only 375 such vehicles ever produced, deadmau5’s 2015 P1 still holds up today as a very impressive high performance hybrid vehicle. Barrett-Jackson With a mid-mounted twin-turbo 3....
High-Profile Music Publishers Have Filed a Lawsuit Against Roblox for Copyright Infringement
A new battleground is coming into focus in the ongoing clash between emerging tech companies and established music rights holders. Roblox has been hit with a hefty nine-figure lawsuit filed on behalf of a large collective of music publishers. Plaintiffs in the suit include one of the largest independent music publishers, Downtown Music Publishing, as well as Sony’s Kobalt Music Group, Universal Music Publishing, and high-profile artists such as deadmau5. The suit alleges that Roblox enabled its users to illegally stream copyrighted music across its platform. According to the $200 million complaint, Roblox sells players virtual boomboxes which effectively allow players to stream copyrighted, unlicensed music in the game. The gear has been available since 2015, but it was s...
Official deadmau5 Protégé Lamorn Makes mau5trap Debut With “Physical Layer”
A masterful storyteller and innovative producer, Lamorn has made his official mau5trap debut with his new single “Physical Layer.” The relationship between Lamorn, the mau5trap family, and label head deadmau5 has been brewing since August 2020. Now finally making his highly anticipated mau5trap debut, the 18-year-old Lamorn has been declared as deadmau5’s official musical protégé. “I came across Lamorn on a mau5trap Monday’s stream. His song ‘Physical Layer’ was so strong I had to ask him to send his session files to make sure it was him,” deadmau5 said in a statement. “Since then he’s remixed my song with Kiesza ‘Bridged By A Lightwave.’ Excited to welcome him to the mau5trap family and looking forward t...
deadmau5 Announces Split From Wife of Four Years, Kelly Zimmerman
After nearly four years of marriage, deadmau5 has announced a split from his wife, Kelly Zimmerman. The separation was amicable in nature. The dance music legend shared the news in an official statement posted to Instagram. “After three and a half years of marriage, Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) and his wife Kelly Zimmerman are legally separating,” the statement reads. “Their decision to terminate their marriage is amicable.” “We have chosen different paths in life and I am forever grateful for the time we spent together,” deadmau5 added. Joel and Kelly Zimmerman were engaged in January 2016, when the former secretly popped the question while vacationing in the Maldives. They ended up tying the knot in August 2017. The iconic “Strob...
deadmau5 Announces New 2021 U.S. Summer Tour Dates
The anticipation for post-lockdown show announcements has been boiling over, and concert-goers couldn’t be happier that live events seem to be returning full swing. New tours have been appearing at a breakneck pace in recent weeks, and now electronic music legend deadmau5 has announced new dates for summer 2021. deadmau5 will hit seven cities across the U.S. through the month of July, including a two-show run at Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado, which was previously announced and is already completely sold out. He’ll also be performing two shows at Brooklyn Mirage in New York. The summer tour will also see deadmau5 play at Echostage in the United States’ capitol, St. Louis’ The Factory, The Pavilion at Pan Am in Indianapolis, The Crofoot Festival Grounds...
Marshmello on Prior deadmau5 Beef: “I Have No Animosity Towards Him”
In a new interview with GQ, Marshmello got candid about his prior online feuds with deadmau5, appearing to extend an olive branch in an effort to squash their beef. The feud goes way back to 2016. In the early days of his career, Mello was famously known for the not-so-subtle “inclusion” of deadmau5 in his music videos. That included a pet mouse named Joel in his “Alone” music video as well as a mau5head-donning character in his video for “Ritual.” The trolling certainly succeeded in catching deadmau5’s attention, although he wasn’t having any of it. Marshmello became the subject of more than one Twitter rant from the legendary “Strobe” producer, who at one point even outed Marshmello’s real name, which was s...
deadmau5 to Perform at E11EVEN Miami During World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Conference
Miami is set to be taken over by Bitcoin 2021, the world’s largest cryptocurrency conference. As the leading figures of the crypto scene prepare to descend on the city, so too are the EDM titans who have have established themselves as its early adopters. The summit, which is scheduled for June 3rd to 5th at the MANA Wynwood convention center, will receive a heavy dose of deadmau5, who has announced a headlining set at E11EVEN Miami on the 2nd. The announcement arrives on the heels of the news of a performance by fellow crypto pundit 3LAU, who will spin at Miami’s STORY Nightclub on the 4th. In addition to 3LAU, deadmau5 was one of the first major electronic artists to align with the NFT community. In December 2020, he partnered with Emanate, who utilized the WAX ...
SiriusXM Announces Virtual Memorial Day Weekend Festival With Martin Garrix, Kygo, More
SiriusXM has announced its brand new “Dance Again” music festival, a three-day virtual event set to take over Memorial Day Weekend with a staggering list of electronic music’s finest artists. “Dance Again” will kick off this Friday, May 28th and air across four SiriusXM dance channels: BPM, Chill, Diplo’s Revolution, and Utopia. Those who tune in will be able to grill and chill at home to exclusive DJ sets from Martin Garrix, Kygo, Kaskade, Nora En Pure, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, David Guetta, deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Marshmello, and many more. The broadcast will also air new sets from a number of legendary dance music artists who helped pioneer the genre, including Cascada, Darude, Ian Van Dahl, Paul Oakenfold, Marshall Jefferson, ...
Epic Games to Host Free Virtual Event With Keynote Speaker deadmau5
Fortnite, Gears Of War, and Unreal developer Epic Games has announced a free virtual event that will bring together some of the industry’s foremost innovative thinkers from around the globe to share inspiring and informative content. “Unreal Build: Broadcast & Live Events” will feature keynote speakers, game studios, and other key industry figures as well as a preview of the new features and upgrades that will be introduced in the latest Unreal Engine update, 4.27, this summer. EDM legend deadmau5 will be one of the keynote speakers, in a fireside chat with Epic’s Solutions Architect Patrick Wambold and moderated by Senior Marketing Manager Dana Cowley. He will reflect on everything from the role real-time technology can play in sta...
deadmau5 Announces 2021 Las Vegas Concert With Nero
Two legendary dance music acts are set to collide to celebrate the return of live music in Sin City. Insomniac has announced a major Las Vegas concert later this month with deadmau5 headlining and the legendary three-piece electronic music outfit Nero playing a supporting DJ set. Renowned techno producer and mau5trap mainstay No Mana will also perform at the show, which is scheduled for Friday, May 21st at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and will kick off a series of Insomniac concerts across two weekends. The outdoor event falls on what would have been the first day of EDC Las Vegas, which was postponed in controversial fashion in the month of April. Tickets to the show will be available today, May 11th, at 12PM PT (3PM ET). Fans can purchase passes here at that time. Flyer for...
deadmau5 and Extreme Music Partner to Form Electronic Licensing Label, beathau5
A new label for electronic music licensing is set to be launched by deadmau5 in partnership with Extreme Music and UTA. Created specifically for professional music users, beathau5 is a new project that will launch this Spring along with five album releases from deadmau5 himself, and fellow mau5trap artists like Jay Robinson and Maison Ware. Each album release will also be followed by NFT drops, created in collaboration with a yet-unnanounced world-renowned visual artist. beathau5 music libraries will be curated by deadmau5 himself to help artists secure placements for their music within film and television productions and more. Recently, deadmau5 scored the 2019 film Polar, and Ware was behind the score for the 2020 Sundance film, Spree. “Extreme is an excellent partner to...
