deadmau5

deadmau5

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Born Joel Thomas Zimmerman , Niagara Falls
📍 Based in Niagara Falls 🎛️ Person 📅 Active since 1981
16 Releases
8 Genres
4 Labels
45+ Years

About

Joel Thomas Zimmerman, known as deadmau5, is a Canadian producer and DJ from Niagara Falls, Ontario, born January 5, 1981. He first released music in 2000 under the alias Karma K before adopting the deadmau5 moniker in 2005. Zimmerman operates his own label mau5trap and also performs under the testpilot alias for his techno-focused releases.

deadmau5 produces melodic house and techno, deep house, and dance electro pop, with releases spanning from progressive house to minimal trance and ambient territories. His music appears on mau5trap, UMC (Universal Music Catalogue), and ERA, with tracks regularly charting on Beatport's top 100. Since his first documented release in 2016, deadmau5 has maintained consistent output through 2025, delivering productions that range from club-ready progressive house to atmospheric deep house cuts suitable for both peak-time and after-hours DJ sets.

Also records as: Joel Zimmerman, Halcyon441, testpilot
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