Happy Birthday, Deadmau5: How Joel Zimmerman Shaped EDM and the DAW Debate
January 5 marks the birthday of Canadian producer and DJ Deadmau5, born Joel Thomas Zimmerman in 1981, whose progressive and electro house innovations—and outspoken studio habits—have influenced a generation of electronic artists. From “Strobe” to stadium-sized mau5head shows and heated DAW opinions, his impact reaches far beyond his own catalog into how producers think about sound design, live sets and the tools they choose. Deadmau5, born Joel Thomas Zimmerman on […]

