DT: JANUARY 14, 2015
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
deadmau5
REVEALS “SPIRIT OF GUMBALL” DOCUMENTARY FEATURING MUSIC FROM
HIS GRAMMY-NOMINATED ALBUM ‘while(1<2)’ (“BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM”)
TODAY, JANUARY 14 VIA THE VERGE
VIEW NOW HERE
PIONEERING CANADIAN PRODUCER TO HEADLINE BONNAROO, GOVERNOR’S BALL AND
#GUVFINALE, THE FINAL NIGHT INSIDE THE GUVERNMENT IN TORONTO JANUARY 25
SUBMISSION WINDOW FOR UNIQUE REMIX CONTEST WITH BEATPORT PLAY
FOR “SOME CHORDS” (DILLON FRANCIS REMIX) OPEN THROUGH JANUARY 26
VIEW DETAILS HERE
Today (January 14), pioneering Canadian electronic music producer deadmau5 has made available his “Spirit Of Gumball” documentary short from the 2014 Gumball 3000 “Miami to Ibiza” Rally. The 16-minute piece, which made its debut on The Verge here, captures a front-seat experience with deadmau5 as he travels in his custom ‘Purrari’ on the drive of a lifetime up the eastern U.S. seaboard from Miami to New York and then across the Atlantic to the U.K. through continental Europe to Ibiza, Spain. The documentary is entirely set to music from his “Best Dance/Electronic Album” GRAMMY-nominated album while(1<2) (mau5trap/Astralwerks).
Much to the excitement of fans, deadmau5 in June will return to the major U.S. festival circuit to headline the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN and Governor’s Ball in New York City. Next up is a hometown appearance in Toronto at Guvernment on January 25 as part of the famed venue’s closing show #GUVFINALE. It will be a bittersweet moment for the Canadian producer as he bids farewell to the place that launched his musical career.
Meanwhile, producers should continue to be encouraged to submit their productions for the deadmau5 “Some Chords” Dillon Francis Beatport Play remix contest. The Francis remix of deadmau5’s “Some Chords”–which appears on his current retrospective double-album, 5 years of mau5 (Ultra Music)–turned a lot of heads upon its reveal earlier this year when Francis launched it at Mad Decent Block Party. Now burgeoning producers everywhere can take their turn with the track for a chance to win. The grand-prize recipient will see their work made available on Beatport in an exclusive remix release via mau5trap as well as receive an Antelope Audio Interface, assorted Eurorack modular synth modules and some of the latest software. Submissions can be made now through January 26, voting extends from January 27 to February 9 and the winner will be announced on February 24. Log on for more information at: http://btprt.dj/1yAXimj
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 six-time 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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