In 2012, Zimmerman released singles " The Veldt" and " Professional Griefers" (featuring Gerard Way) to commercial success. His fifth studio album, 4×4=12, released in late 2010, supported by singles " Some Chords", " Animal Rights", " Sofi Needs a Ladder", and " Raise Your Weapon". In 2009, his fourth studio album For Lack of a Better Name was released to critical acclaim, featuring Rob Swire collaboration " Ghosts 'n' Stuff", "Hi Friend", and the critically acclaimed " Strobe". The album includes seminal release " Faxing Berlin", " Not Exactly", and moderate chart hit " I Remember" (with Kaskade). His breakthrough, Random Album Title, was released in 2008 and was certified gold in Canada, and silver the United Kingdom.
His debut studio album, Get Scraped was released in 2005, with follow-up Vexillology in 2006. A 2006 compilation album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 was self-released under the alias Halcyon441. In 2000, an early 12" single produced on vinyl titled "I Don't Want No Other" was released by Zimmerman and Derek Caesar, under the group name Dred and Karma. His works have been included in compilation albums such as Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza, and presented on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. Deadmau5 is currently one of the highest paid electronic music producers in the world, and is a masked music artist similar to Marshmello and Daft Punk. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap. He has also collaborated with Steve Duda under the group name BSOD (Better Sounding On Drugs), and was part of the group named WTF? with Duda, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero. He has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Rob Swire, Wolfgang Gartner, Sofia Toufa, and Kaskade. Zimmerman has received six Grammy Award nominations for his work. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under the alias Testpilot. Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5 pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ, and musician.
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