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Deadmau5

1981 - Today

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Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as deadmau5 (pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. His musical style mostly includes progressive house and electro house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Zimmerman appears and performs with a custom helmet, similar to Daft Punk and later inspiring Marshmello. He has received seven Grammy Award nominations and won four Juno Awards for his songs. Zimmerman has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Wolfgang Gartner, Rob Swire, and Chris Lake. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deadmau5 is the 758th most popular musician (up from 2,609th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Canada (up from 867th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Deadmau5 ranks 758 out of 3,175. Before him are Jack Sherman, Ahmad Jamal, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Tom Araya, Danko Jones, and Link Wray. After him are Kenny Clarke, Adrien-François Servais, Klaus Tennstedt, Ilaiyaraaja, Peter Machajdík, and The Edge.

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Among people born in 1981, Deadmau5 ranks 48. Before him are Shahid Kapoor, Milan Baroš, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Crouch, Daniel Bryan, and Belladonna. After him are Patrice Evra, Djibril Cissé, Szymon Marciniak, Hayden Christensen, Lee Dong-wook, and Fan Bingbing.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Deadmau5 ranks 200 out of 1,622. Before him are Marie Dressler (1868), Jeff Wall (1946), John Tuzo Wilson (1908), Ian Hacking (1936), Shulamith Firestone (1945), and Kim Campbell (1947). After him are Katheryn Winnick (1977), Joseph Wiseman (1918), Robbie Robertson (1943), Vincent Massey (1887), George Eaton (1945), and Arthur Hiller (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Deadmau5 ranks 11. Before him are Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), and Maynard Ferguson (1928). After him are Robbie Robertson (1943), Garth Hudson (1937), Neil Peart (1952), Diana Krall (1964), Paul Bley (1932), and Geddy Lee (1953).

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