Deadmau5

Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5[a] is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house genres, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Zimmerman mostly appears and performs with a custom helmet called the "mau5head". He has received seven Grammy Award nominations and won four Juno Awards for his songs.

Zimmerman's musical style has been described as progressive house, trance, techno, and electro house. His songs are mostly instrumentals, with the exception of sampling and collaborations with singers. His dance tracks like 'Strobe' are characterized by their melodies and long buildups, with other dance tracks like 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff' with Rob Swire featuring vocal collaborations. Most of his songs are also at a tempo of 128 bpm. Zimmerman has used FL Studio and analog synthesizers to make his music.