DT: DECEMBER 15, 2014
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
deadmau5
GARNERS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR
“BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM”
WITH ‘while(1<2)’ (mau5trap/ASTRALWERKS)
‘4×4=12’ ACHIEVES GOLD STATUS IN SALES
‘5 years of mau5’ RETROSPECTIVE DOUBLE ALBUM
–FEATURING “GHOSTS ‘N’ STUFF,” “THE VELDT,”
“RAISE YOUR WEAPON’ AND “SOFI NEEDS A LADDER”
ALONG WITH REMIXES BY ERIC PRYDZ, DILLON FRANCIS,
MICHAEL WOODS, MADEON, BOTNEK AND MUCH MORE—
OUT NOW
Canada’s deadmau5 is rounding out 2014 in a big way. The esteemed electronic music producer and performer has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the “Best Dance/Electronic Album” for his mau5trap/Astralwerks release while(1<2). In addition, his 2012 album 4×4=12 has just been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 in sales and his retrospective double album 5 years of mau5 is out now just in time for the holidays, making it an essential gift for any deadmau5 fan.
while(1<2)–a double-album highlighted by tracks “Seeya” featuring Colleen D’Agostino, “Avaritia” and “Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer” alongside remixes of Nine Inch Nails “Survivalism” and How To Destroy Angels “Ice Age”–made an impressive debut upon its release in June. It hit #9 on the Billboard Top 200, #1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart and #4 on the Digital Albums chart. At iTunes it peaked at #1 on Dance and #4 on Overall charts respectively and returned again to the #1 slot on the Dance chart following his iTunes Festival performance in September.
This year’s GRAMMY nomination marks deadmau5’s sixth overall. His other nominations are for “Best Dance/Electronic Album” for >album title goes here< (2013) and 4×4=12 (2012); “Best Dance Recording” for “Raise Your Weapon” (2012); and “Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical)” for Foo Fighters “Rope” (deadmau5 Mix, 2012) and Morgan Page “The Longest Road (deadmau5 Remix, 2009). deadmau5 also performed at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of its first ever telecast performance highlighting electronic music.
Select Press highlights:
“Highlights like ‘Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer’ and ‘Mercedes’ are revving engines that gleam with vintage textures: deadmau5 shines…”
— Christopher Weingarten, Rolling Stone (6/17/14)
“It’s not just about making a dance hit or the brand—I love engineering music of all time,” he said. “I’ve done hip-hop tracks, glitch tracks, piano concertos, and dance hits. I think a large part of my fan base knows that, so this is for them. And if it’s not for them, then maybe I’ll attract some new fans who aren’t so E.D.M.”
– deadmau5 as told to Kia Makarechi, Vanity Fair (6/15/14)
“while(1<2) shows deadmau5 at this best — pairing unforgettable beats and hooks with sparse, film score-esque soundscapes and pushing the boundaries of the electronic and dance music form into minimalist atmospherics. The album is his first on Astralwerks and clocks in at a whopping 25 tracks, including remixes of two Trent Reznor songs, ‘Ice Age’ by How To Destroy Angels and ‘Survivalism’ by Nine Inch Nails.”
-Melissa Locker, TIME (7/25/14)
“Yet there’s a lot on this album that’s superb. Zimmerman, who makes a point of performing only original compositions via Ableton during live sets, has designed while to be heard as two mixed suites, sort of thematically united by the piano digressions heard throughout both (which fans have had various tastes of in the last year via SoundCloud and whatever cool club they’re in, I get it… Shaddup). In other words, what you’re hearing on while is very close to what you’d hear if you saw deadmau5 live, which is both awesome and absurd, because… have you seen deadmau5 live? His stage show rivals an Olympic opening ceremony in its pyrotechnic bedazzlement, and it’s doubtful your speakers sound as good as, say, Lollapalooza’s. That said, the comedown from the swarming pulse of ‘Avarita,’ via the whirring atmospherics of ‘Coelacanth 1’ and into the slinking downtempo of “Ice Age,” makes a lot more sense as one seamless track…‘Invidia’ evokes Debussy/Satie and I got no problem with that, ‘Silent Picture’ chops and quantizes acoustic guitars, merging them with background thrum and a sturdy bass line. ‘Superbia’ is ghostly and affecting, and ‘Bleed’ is one long whirring crescendo, a PLUR version of Tim Hecker. That’s one thing you can always count on with Zimmerman: No matter how far afield he goes with the dark theatricality, he always, always brings it back to that warm-fuzzy place. Case in point: ‘Pets,’ which I have already described, but like… so warm and fuzzy!”
8 out of 10
— Garrett Kamps, SPIN (6/22/14)
“deadmau5’s double-album leviathan while(1<2), however, makes room for many new moods while playing with his genre’s formulas…’Creep’ shivers with Squarepusher-style noise bursts levied with genuinely pretty pianos; ‘My Pet Coelacanth’ starts as a wall of white noise, then unravels into a prickly after-hours banger. Album closer ‘Seeya’ has some fun with Chicago house, poking its down-tempo piano bounce with modern, evil synths.”
– August Brown, Los Angeles Times (6/17/14)
“The majestic 25-track effort veers from spirited progressive house and experimental electronica to tender piano interludes with surprising ease. Its varied textures seem to mirror its creator’s own emotional and experiential extremes, from the thrill of the festival spotlight to the seclusion of the studio…”
-Matt Medved, Billboard (6/17/14)
Get up close and personal with deadmau5 on live.deadmau5.com.
ABOUT deadmau5:
Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced ‘dead mouse’), is one of the world’s most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his singles “Professional Griefers,” “Sofi Needs A Ladder,” “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” and “I Remember,” he has also released five critically acclaimed albums: while(1<2), >album title goes here<, 4×4=12, For Lack Of A Better Name and Random Album Title. The multiple JUNO Award-winning and Grammy®-nominated artist performed at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of its first ever telecast performance highlighting electronic music. His ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts almost nine million on his Facebook page. deadmau5 is also the #1 selling artist on online retailer Beatport. A major touring act, he has headlined iTunes Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Budweiser Made In America, Sonar, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, HARD Day of the Dead, and Creamfields, and sold out Rogers Centre in Toronto and PETCO Park in San Diego, as well as multiple consecutive nights at legendary venues like the Roseland Ballroom in NYC and the Palladium in Los Angeles. Plans for a major world tour in 2015 are in now the works. He appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone (summer double issue, 2012), marking him as the first electronic artist to do so.
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