Deadmau5 (pronounced Dead-Mouse) is definitely one of the hottest talents in the world of electronic music. His sounds transcend various genres including techno, trance and electro.
Deadmau5 also known as Joel Zimmerman is Canadian based producer. He has become the number one selling artist on Beatport (an US-based online music store that specializes in electronic music, dance music and remixes)and is the one of the most in-demand producers.
His mau5trap label has sold over 72,000 units on Beatport from July 2007 and vinyl sales have topped 22,000. Deadmau5 has been voted by some of the top 100 DJ’s as Producer of the Year in 2007, best Electro Dj at the Ibiza 2008 awards and not to mention various other awards. Some of his tracks have also been played in computer games including Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.