• Deadmau5 Sneaks Out of Hospital, Hops Plane to Play Miami Show

    Canadian progressive-house producer/DJ Deadmau5, born Joel Zimmerman, was hospitalized Thursday due to a case of severely swollen lymph nodes, EDM Sauce reports. But in under a day the artist broke doctor's orders -- which, based on the producer's social media accounts, included an IV, a sonogram and some other tests in addition to bedrest -- by sneaking out and hopping on a plane to Miami, arriving just in time to throw down at a Red Bull Music Academy gig held at The Fillmore.

  • deadmau5, Pusha T, D.R.A.M. Headline First TIDAL Theater Concert

    TIDAL continues to try and differentiate itself from other streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and SoundCloud and one way it has found a way to gain a slight edge is by having its artist owners throw special concerts for TIDAL fans. The Jay Z-bought streaming service recently announced its new partnership with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as a place to host concert and it has unveiled the lineup and date for the first one. Deadmau5, Pusha T and D.R.A.M. will headline the first concert in the theater, which will take place on Dec. 18.

  • Deadmau5 Challenges Aaron Carter to Video Game Battle

    Deadmau5, the moniker of Canadian progressive-house producer Joel Zimmerman, challenged Aaron Carter to a video game battle after the American popstar uploaded a trap-ish remix-of sorts of Zimmerman's 2012 glitchy track, "The Veldt."

  • Scary Halloweekend for Ravers: 100s Arrested in Cali, Voodoo Fest Canceled, Riots in London

    This past weekend was an especially scary Halloween for many electronic dance music fans and headliners alike around the globe. Revelers faced hundreds of arrests at two California raves, HARD Day of the Dead and Escape: Psycho Circus. In New Orleans, Voodoo Fest's final day was canceled due to extreme weather. Meanwhile, ravers attending Scumoween in London clashed with riot police.

  • Voodoo Festival Cancels Day 3 Due To Weather Conditions, Refunds To Be Issued

    This past weekend, New Orleans saw a massive deluge of rain come down and Voodoo Music & Arts Festival was forced to cancel the third day before the gates opened. Zac Brown Band, deadmau5, Chance The Rapper, Eric Prydz, Post Malone, Third Eye Blind and Bro Safari are among those who were scheduled to perform on Sunday. Refunds will be issued for three-day and single day ticket holders.

  • Voodoo Festival 2015 Live Stream Schedule, Lineup Announced

    Voodoo Music & Arts Festival is coming this weekend and for those of you who are not heading to New Orleans for the three-day Halloween festival, Voodoo has teamed up with Yahoo to live stream the festival. The event is headlined by some of the biggest names in the business, many of whom will perform on the live stream. Some of those include Florence + The Machine, Steve Angello, deadmau5, Modest Mouse, Third Eye Blind, Duke Dumont and Jane's Addiction.

  • Deadmau5 Sues Former Label Play Records Over Remixes, Mashups

    Deadmau5, real name Joel Zimmerman, is making use of his legal team and once again it is over a dispute with a former label. The "Strobe" producer is suing his former label Play Records, which is run by ex-collaborator Meleny "Melleefresh" Brown over alleged remixes and mashups that he did not authorize as per terms of their agreement.

  • Deadmau5 Leaves Universal, Joining Indie Distributer Kobalt

    As one of the most acts in electronic music, deadmau5 knows a thing or two about the music business. He has gone through the major label machine on his way to dance music dominance, but it appears as though that is coming to an end. After signing with Universal Records' American imprint Capitol Records / Astralwerks for his 2014 album while(1<2), deadmau5 became dissatisfied with the way the label handled his music. That pushed him to break off the contract and go indie with music publishing and distribution company Kobalt that represents the likes of Dave Grohl, Lionel Richie, Beck, Skrillex, Paul McCartney and others.
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