• Grammys 2015 Best Dance/Electronic Album, Who Should & Will Win: Aphex Twin Completes Comeback

    Entering its 11th year, the Best Dance/Electronic Album category has an interesting group of nominees. Past winners have included everyone from Madonna to Daft Punk -- Bassment Jaxx to Skrillex and this year provides a varied group of five newcomers, veterans and comeback kings. It appears to be a two-horse race, but when it comes to the Grammys selecting a genre they aren't very familiar with, you never know for certain what they might do.

  • deadmau5 Guvernment Closing Party Live Set Hits the Internet [WATCH]

    Legendary Toronto music venue Guvernment shuttered its doors a week and a half ago, and for the closing party it called upon local superstar Joel Zimmerman, known to the public as deadmau5, to close it out. The final hour was left to long-time resident Mark Oliver, but for the three hours leading up until that point, deadmau5 was given total control of the venue. Some intrepid fan recorded the full set on a device resulting in decent visual footage but excellent audio.

  • deadmau5 Unveils Plans for Purracan Lamborghini

    Deadmau5 has a penchant for nice cars. Whether it is his recent Mclaren P1 or a Porsche he had for driving around Toronto, the Canadian producer caught the bug for sports cars and does not appear to be giving it up anytime soon. He announced on Twitter that he is now acquiring a new Lamborghini, the Huracan LP 610-4 and will be fitting it with his favorite car design: the bright and bold colors of Nyan Cat, dubbing it a "Purracan."

  • deadmau5 Shows Off Mouthwatering Hardware Studio Setup

    Canadian producer deadmanu5 -- real name Joel Zimmerman -- is known for his impressive collection of studio hardware that includes a variety of different analog, modular synths and sequencers. Deadmau5 recently took to his Instagram to show off the hardware he has installed in his new studio and for any gear head it is mighty impressive, via "Mixmag."

  • Deadmau5 Receives Calvin Harris's "Sweet Nothing" Double Platinum Award in the Mail

    Calvin Harris has become a successful artist not just in the EDM space, where he has dominated in his own right, but also on the radio, where label executives and A&Rs have clamored for Calvin-Harris-type, dance-pop, crossover hits. That success has led Harris to lofty sales, notably for singles, and a new achievement has just been given to the "Blame" artist -- or at least was supposed to be given to him. Calvin Harris went double platinum for his hit single "Sweet Nothing, featuring the ethereal vocals of Florence Welch of Florence & The Machine, but the plaque was delivered to the wrong address. Deadmau5 took to his favorite medium of communication, social media, to let Calvin know that he had some hardware waiting for him, via "Mixmag."

  • See deadmau5's 20-Minute Live Edit of 'Strobe' Played at Guvernment Finale [WATCH]

    Legendary Toronto music venue Guvernment opened its doors to customers and performers for the last time on Sunday night, Jan. 25 and the man to say farewell to the venue was fittingly Toronto native, deadmau5. Deadmau5 had been hyping up his set in the several weeks leading up to the occasion, noting the historic night and hinting at a few of the tricks he had up his sleeve for the night. One of the most talked about ideas from Joel Zimmerman was a 20-minute live edit of his beloved song "Strobe," which he would premiere at the venue.

  • Deadmau5 Releases 'Spirit of Gumball' Recap Video Set to 'While (1<2)' [WATCH]

    Over the summer, the rich and famous gathered for the Gumball 3000, a 7-day, 3,000 mile car rally featuring some of the nicest and gaudiest cars money can buy. Noted producer, DJ and car enthusiast, Joel Zimmerman, better known as deadmau5 joined the fun with his "purrari," the now stripped and sold bright blue Ferrari that had the pattern of the infamous internet meme, "Nyan Cat" painted on the side. The whole video is soundtracked by the sounds of his 25-track artist album released over the summer of 2014, While (1<2).

  • deadmau5 Recording 20-Minute Live Edit of 'Strobe' for Guvernment Closing Party

    Deadmau5 has some great new for his Canadian fans. He is recording a 20-minute long live edit of his classic track, "Strobe," for the final ever concert at legendary Toronto venue, Guvernment. The 2009 classic from his album, 'For Lack Of A Better Name,' remains one of the signature songs of deadmau5's storied discography and helped catapult him to the stardom he enjoys today, while also helping to define an era.

  • Disney Being Sued by Electronic Music Festival Tomorrowland Over Movie 'Tomorrowland'

    The tables have turned on Disney. After starting its public and still-ongoing lawsuit with deadmau5 over what it deems to be using the likeness of Mickey Mouse, Disney is now on the other end of a trademark battle with electronic music festival Tomorrowland. The current dispute stems from a new movie Disney is releasing in 2015 titled "Tomorrowland," starring George Clooney and Hugh Laurie, and since the festival owns the rights to the name Tomorrowland in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the Disney film is being forced to make a name change to acquiesce with the trademark demands of ID&T, the promoter of Tomorrowland. Tomorrowland launched its first festival in 2005.This legal discord between Tomorrowland the festival and Disney has some history. Disney owns the rights to the term "Tomorrowland" in the United States, since it is a themed land in each of the five Disney parks around the world. When the festival Tomorrowland decided to make the move Stateside, Disney forced the festival to make a name change, so it became "TomorrowWorld."Trademark attorney Sharon Daboul told the "Belfast Telegraph":"Disney has a trademark registration in the USA for the term 'Tomorrowland,' dating back to 1970. With this registration, it was successfully able to prevent the music festival from calling itself Tomorrowland when it launched in the USA. However, the music festival has the rights to the term in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and has prevented Disney from using the name in these countries."

  • Governors Ball 2015: Drake, Deadmau5 and The Black Keys Top Lineup; Bjork and Florence + The Machine Also Set to Appear

    Governors Ball will once again be claiming Randall's Island in New York City for its fifth rendition and once again, the lineup is bigger than ever. The clear headliners are Drake, EDM figurehead Deadmau5 and rockers The Black Keys, all of whom will be making their first appearances at the festival. Other "sub-headliners" listed include Florence + The Machine, My Morning Jacket and Bjork.
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