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Deadmau5 Announces groundbreaking live shows
In this world of ever evolving genres, sounds and trends, the word phenomenon is rarely if ever used, unless of course you are the hottest talent in the world of electronic music and your name is Deadmau5.
Now Deadmau5 has announced a groundbreaking tour with planned stage production for all shows. Operating off Ableton, and incorporating a Lemur, Anomaly, plus visual effects, this full live stage show is changing the face of live dj performances as we know it. And there is the tailor made giant Mau5head complete with powerful strobe lighting eyes that has his fans in a frenzy during his spellbinding sets.
His sound transcends various genres of music, flirting with techno and minimal whilst hinting at tech house, trance and electro, and a glance at the names supporting his unique sound proves testament to this fact. Sasha, John Digweed, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Dubfire, Eric Prydz, David Guetta, Sander Kleinenberg, Erick Morillo, Laurent Garnier – the list goes on and on.
His productions are a regular feature with Pete Tong on the Essential Selection with ‘Hi Friend’, ‘Brazil’ and ‘I Remember’ going on to become huge hits, whilst his remix of Energy 52’s ‘Café Del Mar’ on AATW has become one of the biggest remixes of the year. His most recent track ‘Ghosts N Stuff’ – written especially for Pete’s show – yet again hit the Beatport top spot after a world exclusive on Radio 1.
His Radio 1 Essential Mix was one of the most popular in its history. He is no stranger to awards either. He received the accolade of Producer Of The Year as voted for by the top 100 djs at the DJ Mag Awards; beating various supremos to the top spot. This was followed by no less than 4 category wins at the Beatport 2008 Awards, a Canadian Juno Award, and Best Electro DJ at the Ibiza 2008 awards. The recent Grammy nomination has given him the ultimate recognition, a man that is being honored as one of the most influential producers of 2008.
And then of course there is the music. In less than 18 months, the Canadian based whiz kid has gone from near obscurity to becoming the number one selling artist on Beatport and the most in demand producer on the face of the planet.
His Mau5trap label has sold over 72,000 units on Beatport since its inception in July 2007, with over 110 licenses, 3 game syncs and 12 exclusives, whilst vinyl sales have topped 22,000. ‘Not Exactly’ hit the Beatport top spot for six weeks, and still retains its status at the biggest ever selling release on the site, whilst his productions have hit the Beatport number one on no less than 14 occasions. His debut album Random Album title has now sold in excess of 25 000 copies worldwide.
2009 looks to be an exciting year as deadmau5 continues to break boundaries in the electronic world. Deadmau5 will be at major festivals and there’s plenty of exciting music in the pipeline.
To see DeadMau5 Live:
May
Wednesday 6th London Electric Ballroom 0207 403 3331
Thursday 7th Norwich UEA 01603 508 050
Friday 8th Manchester Academy 0161 832 1111
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