In 2006, Zimmerman released his second studio album, Vexillology, on November 6, 2006, through Play Records. Three self-released compilations, Project 56, Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002, and A Little Oblique, were finished in 2006, with Project 56 seeing an official release two years later.Ģ006–2008: Vexillology, Mau5trap, and Random Album Title Tracks "Bored of Canada", "Intelstat" and "I Forget" reappear on this album as is, as well as "The Oshawa Connection" from Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002. The tracks "Just Before 8bit", "Nice Try, Kiddo" and "Uploading and Downloading" from Project 56 were edited and expanded upon in Get Scraped under the names "8bit", "Try Again", and "Unspecial Effects", respectively. Zimmerman released his debut studio album, titled Get Scraped on July 26, 2005. Career 1998–2006: Get Scraped and self-released compilations He adopted the name Deadmau5, which referred to a dead mouse he found in his computer the unique spelling was a result of a maximum character limitation. He then worked with an online music licensing company and as a programmer. Zimmerman graduated from Westlane Secondary School in Niagara Falls. His music career began in the late 1990s, with a chiptune and demoscene movements-influenced sound with the Impulse Tracker. He received his first keyboard for Christmas when he was a teenager. His ancestry includes German, Swiss, and English heritage. He has two siblings, Jennifer (older) and Chris (younger). His mother, Nancy (née Johnson), is a visual artist, and his father, Rodney Thomas "Rod" Zimmerman, is a General Motors plant worker. Zimmerman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In 2020, "Pomegranate" and " Bridged by a Lightwave" were released ahead of his ninth album. He subsequently composed the score for the 2019 action film Polar, and released the singles "Satrn", "Coasted", "Fall" the same year. After a brief hiatus, Zimmerman's eighth studio album, W:/2016Album/, was released in late 2016, with singles " Snowcone" and " Let Go". The album's release was supported by its four singles " Avaritia", " Seeya", " Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer", and " Phantoms Can't Hang". Following his departure from long-time label Ultra Records, Zimmerman released his seventh studio album, While(1<2), through Astralwerks and Virgin EMI in 2014. These singles were featured on his sixth studio album, Album Title Goes Here. In 2012, Zimmerman released singles " The Veldt" and " Professional Griefers" (featuring Gerard Way) to commercial success. His fifth studio album, 4×4=12, released in late 2010, supported by singles " Some Chords", " Animal Rights", " Sofi Needs a Ladder", and " Raise Your Weapon". In 2009, his fourth studio album For Lack of a Better Name was released to critical acclaim, featuring Rob Swire collaboration " Ghosts 'n' Stuff", "Hi Friend", and the critically acclaimed " Strobe". The album includes seminal release " Faxing Berlin", " Not Exactly", and moderate chart hit " I Remember" (with Kaskade). His breakthrough, Random Album Title, was released in 2008 and was certified gold in Canada, and silver in the United Kingdom. His debut studio album, Get Scraped was released in 2005, with follow-up Vexillology in 2006. A 2006 compilation album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 was self-released under the alias Halcyon441. In 2000, an early 12" single produced on vinyl titled "I Don't Want No Other" was released by Zimmerman and Derek Caesar, under the group name Dred and Karma. His works have been included in compilation albums such as Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza and presented on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. Deadmau5 is currently one of the highest paid electronic music producers in the world, and is a masked music artist similar to Marshmello and Daft Punk. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap. He has also collaborated with Steve Duda under the group name BSOD (Better Sounding On Drugs), and was part of the group named WTF? with Duda, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero. He has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake. Zimmerman has received six Grammy Award nominations for his work. He mainly produces progressive house and electro house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5 pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ.
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