What is Deadmaus real name? Is it Deadmau5 or deadmouse?

Deadmau5’s real name is Joel Thomas Zimmerman. He is also known as deadmau5 (pronounced “dead-mouse”). Deadmau5 is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ who mainly produces progressive house and electro-house music.

Joel Thomas Zimmerman, known professionally as Deadmau5, was born on January 5, 1981, in Niagara Falls, Canada. He has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake.

Deadmau5 was part of the lineup for the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. In 2007, Deadmau5 founded his own record label, Mau5trap.

In 2012, Deadmau5 released singles “The Veldt” and “Professional Griefers” (featuring Gerard Way) to commercial success. He was part of the group named WTF? with Duda, Tommy Lee, and DJ Aero.

Deadmau5 composed the score for the 2019 action film Polar and released the singles “Satrn”, “Coasted”, and “Fall” the same year. He is also featured as a secret unlockable character in the 2014 video game Goat Simulator as “deadgoa7”.