whats the big deal about deadmau10?

irishvamp90

jesus in college the last few weeks everyone is on about this guy!!even the people who would be into tiesto dyacent heads!!!awhhhh!

engrish?

In a word, he's fuppin brilliant. Ok that was three words but you got the gist. Its amazing how fast he is becoming popular! His live show is excellent.

Jev/N

He's alright as a producer, don't really think he's anything spectacular. Had some of his tracks from awhile back but haven't really bothered with any of the newer stuff. Heard he was ****e at the picnic but great in Tripod, didn't see him play at either so can't really give any opinion.

All the Tiesto heads are into him because he's the next big name so that's why they listen I'd imagine, I doubt they'd know what genre they're even listening to....more like it's deaaadddmauusss

ghostdancer

he's basically a massive crowd pleaser.

plays all sorts of accessible generic cheesey ****e, and sometimes dresses in a "wacky" mouse costume on stage.

in fairness, he used to be ok about a year ago, but since then he's released some utter ****e.

a lot of people i know who wouldn't really be into dance music like him, along with Justice,Tiesto, etc, because it's accessible and easy to get into, and it's the "in" thing.
the type who say they like rap music (read: Kanye West, 50 Cent, whatever other faux pop-rap is in the charts at the moment)

most people i know who are into their dance music find him contrived and his productions pretty bland these days, as well as the whole thing pretty much a fad.

still, it's better than listening to Lisa Lashes or crap like that I suppose...

run_Forrest_run

well i've been listening to this 'Random Album Title' album lately and i must say I'm left wondering what all the fuss is about! A lot of the beats and drums sound all the same, a bit like when I was listening to Justice, just not diverse enough.

Zascar

I've been into Deadmau5 since he just started getting bit and was very very impressed with his stuff. He is the biggest thing to hit the scene in a long time, naturally he will get overexposed commercially, but fcuk it he has a lot of talent and he's hugely in demand, so he's making the most of it and probably making a fcuking fortune, touring the world and having the time of his life.

I was very impressed by the sheer quantity of quality tunes he put out, very little flops. Some people say his stuff is a little 'samey' - and I would kind of agree, maybe he needs to diversify more. Maybe he is just sticking to what he is good at.

I saw him at EP and although it was good I was a little disappointed. He started off very progressive and deep and was not normally as uplifting as other sets I have heard. When I was really into him I downloaded loads of his tracks and made a mix of just his stuff - listen here - its one of my favourites.

Tbh I have not listened to any of his newer stuff in the last few months, must give his album a listen

brianc27

hes marketed very well and appeals to people that dont know any better, simple as that really.

seannash

Jev/N wrote: »

He's alright as a producer, don't really think he's anything spectacular. Had some of his tracks from awhile back but haven't really bothered with any of the newer stuff. Heard he was ****e at the picnic but great in Tripod, didn't see him play at either so can't really give any opinion.

All the Tiesto heads are into him because he's the next big name so that's why they listen I'd imagine, I doubt they'd know what genre they're even listening to....more like it's deaaadddmauusss

honestly i dont think people get into a certain artist because there the next big thing.they have to at least like his music.who cares if they dont know what genre it is.noone listens to music they dont like.so what if they dont like the most underground of artists.hes accesible,nothing wrong with that and nothing wrong with the people who like him.
wed all kill to have his career or have the skill to make the "samey"tracks he puts out.
you can slate him but you cant deny the man is talented
i actually dont really like his music either:pac:

jonny68

I've made it my business of listening to most stuff he has released and i must say i think it's absolute crap especioally his remixes of classic old skool tunes which are nothing short of cringeworthy to say the least becuse the "dance media" have hyped this artist up who wears a fuc*ing mouses mask :rolleyes: and produces bland electro house doesn't wash with me, if you know the score you will find far better better people that Deadmou5 out there definitely...don't believe the hype (as Public Enemy would say)
DON'T ALWAYS BELIEVE THE HYPE;)

jonny68

brianc27 wrote: »

hes marketed very well and appeals to people that dont know any better, simple as that really.

ditto.

jonny68

Here is someone who isn't "the darling of the dance media" but is absolute quality and for me is one of the pivotal players in the House music thesedays.

http://www.myspace.com/thefunkichile ]

seannash

jonny68 wrote: »

Here is someone who isn't "the darling of the dance media" but is absolute quality and for me is one of the pivotal players in the House music thesedays.

http://www.myspace.com/thefunkichile ]

eh atfc is very very well known,everyone knows him,and he has releasd some really bad remixes as well as some fantastic tracks.but whats the point posting that link anyway.
oh deadmau5's bad remixes,are you talking about that awful carl cox tune.

seannash

oh and how cool were altern8 in there radiation suits,or orbitals light glasses.
same **** different era but you didnt seem to mind it back then im sure:rolleyes:

jonny68

seannash wrote: »

oh and how cool were altern8 in there radiation suits,or orbitals light glasses.
same **** different era but you didnt seem to mind it back then im sure:rolleyes:

I actually thought they looked deadly as it goes:p

copeyhagen

brianc27 wrote: »

hes marketed very well and appeals to people that dont know any better, simple as that really.

thats a bit of a stupid comment, i thought he rocked at tripod. yeh, some of his newer stuff can be a bit cheesey but he doesnt play that stuff live.

so, becuase i thought he was "appealing" i dont know any better?! good one.

Gotta admit I kinda missed the whole deadmau5 thing a couple of years back. When I got around to listening to his stuff, really liked the big one (Faxing Berlin?). Not sure I'd be too gone on some of the other stuff I've heard. And that outfit is annoying. He has made some pretty poor comments on other djs to the music press too, seems to be an arsehole.

seannash

copeyhagen wrote: »

thats a bit of a stupid comment, i thought he rocked at tripod. yeh, some of his newer stuff can be a bit cheesey but he doesnt play that stuff live.

so, becuase i thought he was "appealing" i dont know any better?! good one.

yep,thats my sentiments exactly.just coz you dont like him doesnt give you the right to adopt an im right there wrong mentality.

brianc27

copeyhagen wrote: »

thats a bit of a stupid comment, i thought he rocked at tripod. yeh, some of his newer stuff can be a bit cheesey but he doesnt play that stuff live.

so, becuase i thought he was "appealing" i dont know any better?! good one.

in a nutshell yea

like i dont think people that think deadmau is amazing are thick or anything, its just they havent been exposed to anything better, hence why the vast amount of people into him are either new into the whole "electronic music" buzz and are pretty young.

the mouse head is also completely retarded

seannash

brianc27 wrote: »

in a nutshell yea

like i dont think people that think deadmau is amazing are thick or anything, its just they havent been exposed to anything better, hence why the vast amount of people into him are either new into the whole "electronic music" buzz and are pretty young.

the mouse head is also completely retarded

so all those professional djs playing his tracks havent been exposed to anything better.
thats the worst argument ive ever heard.
nobody forces pro djs to play there stuff,but it seems like hes getting plenty of plays from them.
maybe you know better than them,set up a website so we can all flock to you and forget about all those other djs out there:D

PeakOutput

brianc27 wrote: »

in a nutshell yea
are either new into the whole "electronic music" buzz and are pretty young.

you said either but didnt give an or so whats the other option?

i assume its 'people who have been into dance music since they were 12 have dj'd for 6 years and organised numerous dance nights and like him coz he has good tunes and is good live'

he was great in trinity rooms in limerick i think his essential mix with pete tong is good as are alot of his releases.

i also heard he is basically self promoted started selling his own pressing / tunes online built up his own fan base on myspace or something and worked from there with his own independant label dont know how true that is but its impressive if it is.

Zascar

From Wikipedia:

Joel Zimmerman was born in 1981. In 2008 he became Producer of the Year, he also became the most selling artist on Beatport with more than 30,000 on just Beatport alone with his singles "Not Exactly" and "Faxing Berlin".[2]

Deadmau5 received two nominations for the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008 for a track with Billy Newton-Davis and Melleefresh. He did not win an award for Melleefresh's "After Hours" song, but he won the award for Newton-Davis' "All U Ever Want".[3] On May 1, 2008, Deadmau5 became the most awarded deejay/producer/remixer of the Beatport Music Awards. He was named "Most influential, forward-thinking and relevant person" by Beatport.[4] He was also named "Producer of 2007" by DJ Mag's 2007 Top 100 winner Armin van Buuren,[5] and by runner up Tiësto. [6] In 2008, he placed number 11 in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, the highest new entry in the polls history, showing Zimmerman's rise to prominence in such a short period of time.

You can say your personal taste differs and you don't like him, but you can't really say the guy does not have talent or is not any good.

Most people think the mouse head thing is pretty cool. It's just something different to help him stand out. There are too many dj's that come on, barely look into the crowd or dance around or anything, just mix their tunes and go home. What's the fun in that!

brianc27

PeakOutput wrote: »

you said either but didnt give an or so whats the other option?

i assume its 'people who have been into dance music since they were 12 have dj'd for 6 years and organised numerous dance nights and like him coz he has good tunes and is good live'

he was great in trinity rooms in limerick i think his essential mix with pete tong is good as are alot of his releases.

i also heard he is basically self promoted started selling his own pressing / tunes online built up his own fan base on myspace or something and worked from there with his own independant label dont know how true that is but its impressive if it is.

sorry meant to type "are either new into the whole "electronic music" buzz and/or are pretty young".

its not really about personal taste, theres loads of music i dont like but appreciate the production, this deadmau5 fellas stuff isnt very good, its pretty boring and unimaginative.

you'd be surprised how much the hype surrounding something can drown out everything else. Just bacause he won a few beatport awards does not neccessarily mean hes good (dj mag top 100 djs anyone), the top10 ten beatport downloads at any given time pretty much make any sort of beatport awards redundant in my eyes.

the mouse head is really really stupid, how anyone can have any respect for a pleb in an oversized mouse hat is beyond me but thats a different argument altogether.

jtsuited

brianc27 wrote: »

its not really about personal taste, theres loads of music i dont like but appreciate the production, this deadmau5 fellas stuff isnt very good, its pretty boring and unimaginative.

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as far as production standards go, there are a lot worse out there than deadmau5.

He's very accessible, catchy and has a nice little gimmick with the mousehead.

He's also a very talented and clever guy not afraid to speak his mind (hence the whole 'he sounds like an arsehole' thing).

If anyone thinks I have not been exposed to enough music to know any better, please email any of the labels that I am signed to (pm for a list), and let them know. Or any of the promoters I'm doing gigs with.

Scubadevils

Jesus this mouse stirs up a lot of attention, this must be the third thread about him now with a good few heated exchanges! Must have a listen to him at some stage.

acman

Here's an interview with the guy:

Zascar

http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/deadmau5-video-interview/

lubie76

I have never seen a DJ/Producer to cause so much split opinion on this forum. I hope that everybody that is slagging him off has actually seen him live. I saw him recently in the Clarence in Sligo and I have to say it was one of the best and most interactive sets I have ever been to. I'm not young or new to the dance scene either.

His tunes are great and the mouse head is obviously just a marketing thing and at least people recognise it wheteher they approve of it or not.

He is meant to be a bit cocky. So What? He works the crowd by constantly interacting. He crowd surfed made loads of eye contact and other stuff people may find cheesy. Big deal! At least he actually looks as if he is enjoying his gigs and he wants the crowd to enjoy it too. Pity the same couldn't be said for other performers who just stand there banging out tunes.

Pete Tong called him 'an enigmatic producer' and that man knows a thing or two about dance music.

novy

I find his mixes are really bland and most of his stuff really boring, just over-hyped in my opinion!

The G Child

I have to say that I think Deadmau5 is quality. I think for Brianc27 to say that anyone who likes the mau5 knows nothing about music is a bit ridiculous. What I think is more ridiculous is people who slate Deadmau5 and never really listened to him. Just coz he's flavour of the month and wears a mouse head, some dance music snobs are writing him off.

In fairness, if you don't like him, don't listen. Don't get riled up by people saying they do like him and knock them for it either.

Daroxtar

The guy cant mix to save his life. He even says so himself and he sold his cdjs because he couldnt use them. He just plays his tracks from whatever sound box thingy he has connected to his laptop. He does however have a good rapport with the crowd and when you're out and mashed crowd pleasing tunes usually do the trick. And while a lot of the tiesto knackers like him its not a total scumfest when he plays..yet

seannash

Daroxtar wrote: »

The guy cant mix to save his life. He even says so himself and he sold his cdjs because he couldnt use them. He just plays his tracks from whatever sound box thingy he has connected to his laptop. He does however have a good rapport with the crowd and when you're out and mashed crowd pleasing tunes usually do the trick. And while a lot of the tiesto knackers like him its not a total scumfest when he plays..yet

he uses ableton,the box thingy is just a soundcard which gets the sound out of his laptop.but yeah ableton does the beatmatching not the mixing.
At least he's honest about it and not trying to pull the wool over anyones eyes.
beatmatching is important to some people and there generally the people who frown upon laptop djing of any sort.