deadmau5
deadmau5 is Canadian electronic music producer Joel Zimmerman, the artist behind Strobe and Ghosts ’n’ Stuff, founder of mau5trap and one half of Kx5 with Kaskade.
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Joel’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Overview
- Name
- Joel Zimmerman
- From
- Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- Work
- Electronic music producer and DJ
- Breakout
- Random Album Title, 2008
- Label
- Founded mau5trap in 2007
- Other projects
- TESTPILOT, Kx5 with Kaskade and REZZMAU5 with REZZ
Mini bio
How it started.
Joel Zimmerman grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. His route into music ran through computers: he used tracker software, found people making music online, and put those skills to work in radio, advertising and stock music libraries.
Finding his sound.
After releasing Get Scraped in 2005, he founded mau5trap in 2007. Random Album Title followed in 2008, bringing together tracks including Not Exactly and I Remember. Strobe and Ghosts ’n’ Stuff became lasting parts of his catalogue.
Building the live world.
The mau5head and Cube made his shows instantly recognizable. His first Cube debuted at Coachella in 2010, and he later developed the techno project TESTPILOT. With Kaskade, he formed Kx5 in 2022; their 2023 debut album earned a GRAMMY nomination.
Still in the studio.
Recent releases include Error5 EP, Ameonna and Science with Stevie Appleton. His work with REZZ as REZZMAU5 continues the collaborative side of a career built around producing music and exploring performance technology.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026ScienceCo-writer and co-producer with Stevie Appleton
- 2025Error5 EPWriter and producer
- 2023Kx5Artist with Kaskade as Kx5
- 2008Random Album TitleWriter and producer
Awards
- Canadian Music Industry Hall of FameInducted on June 4, 2024 at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards in Toronto.
- GRAMMY nomination for Kx52024 · Best Dance/Electronic Music Album nominee. The Recording Academy lists seven career nominations and no wins.
- JUNO Award: Dance Recording of the YearWon for Random Album Title in 2009, For Lack of a Better Name in 2010 and Sofi Needs a Ladder in 2011.
Quotes
To this day, I’m really planted here in Canada, and I really like staying here.deadmau5, Billboard Canada, quoted on his official website
Reflecting on his Canadian roots around his 2024 Hall of Fame induction.
Trivia
- His name came from finding a dead mouse inside his computer.
- TESTPILOT is his techno alias.
- The first Cube stage production debuted at Coachella in 2010.
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