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 in February 2008. 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. 2005-2006: Get Scraped and self-released compilations Zimmerman released his debut studio album, titled Get Scraped on July 26, 2005. In late 2012, an old demo track by Zimmerman from 1995 called “Can't Remember The Name” resurfaced on YouTube. His career began in the mid 1990s, with a chiptune and demoscene movements-influenced sound.
He received his first keyboard for Christmas when he was a teenager. His ancestry includes German, Swiss, and English. 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. The 2006 album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 was released using the alias “Halcyon441” and the collaboration with Joel Zimmerman and Steve Duda was under the alias “BSOD” (which stands for “Blue Screen of Death”). The release date is currently unknown, but an early 12“ single produced on vinyl titled ”I Don't Want No Other“ was released by Joel Zimmerman under the alias ”Dred And Karma".
As well as his own solo releases, Zimmerman has worked alongside other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Knife Party and Pendulum, Wolfgang Gartner, Bighorse, and on a number of releases, Zimmerman has partnered with Melleefresh. His debut album, Get Scraped, was released in 2005, followed by others in the next few years. Tracks have also been included and presented on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. The February 2008 issue of MixMag's music magazine included a free CD which was titled MixMag Presents: The Hottest New Name In Dance! DEADMAU5 Tech-Trance-Electro-Madness, mixed by Zimmerman. His tracks have been included in numerous compilation albums such as the 2007 In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza CD. Zimmerman produces a variety of styles within the house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic dance music. VanillaTheCat wrote:Who is Deadmau5?(sorry stolen from wikipedia _ ) Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”), is a Canadian progressive-house music producer and performer from Toronto, Ontario.
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