The Deadmau5 discography is currently comprised of eight studio albums, eight compilation albums, six mix albums, one soundtrack album, two remix albums, two video albums, seven extended plays, 55 singles, and 22 music videos.
Zimmerman's career in music began in 1999, releasing the vinyl pressed single "I Don't Want No Other" under Dred And Karma. Six years later, Deadmau5 released his debut studio album album, Get Scraped on July 26, 2005, which featured more experimental genres different from his future sound. Within the following year, Zimmerman finished three compilation albums, Project 56, Deadmau5 Circa 1998â2002, and A Little Oblique, which were released on his (now retired) SectionZ page.
On November 6, 2006, he released his second studio album Vexillology, which marked the beginning of the signature Deadmau5 sound. In 2007, Zimmerman founded his own record label, Mau5trap, which released his third studio album Random Album Title on September 2, 2008. This was his first album to garner mainstream success, coining his unique style of progressive house and featuring the singles "Faxing Berlin", "Not Exactly" and "I Remember" (with Kaskade).
During 2008, Zimmerman left Play Records. However, due to his contract agreement, Play Records was able to claim ownership of tracks he made during the time he was signed to the label. This led to the creation of the At Play series, which consisted of six mix albums released periodically from 2008 to 2015.
On September 22, 2009, Deadmau5 released his fourth studio album For Lack of a Better Name . In contrast of his previous album, For Lack of a Better Name is based around tech house. Despite this switch in style, the album contains two of Zimmerman's greatest hits to date: "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" and "Strobe". He expanded his EDM sound further with his fifth studio album, 4x4=12 which was released on December 6, 2010, and consisted of techno, electro house and the progressive house/dubstep mashup "Raise Your Weapon". In 2011, Deadmau5 released two non-album singles: "Aural Psynapse" and "HR 8938 Cephei", with the former being a modern remake of an old song Zimmerman made under the alias Halcyon441.
Zimmerman revisited his roots with his sixth studio album, > Album Title Goes Here <, released on September 21, 2012. The album consists of house music along with songs in the ambient, glitch, and trip-hop genres. In November 2013, Zimmerman deleted three years worth of music from his SoundCloud account, replacing them with 7, an EP of seven melancholy piano sonatas named after the seven deadly sins. The same month, Zimmerman left Ultra Records and signed with record label Astralwerks.
On January 7, 2014, Deadmau5 announced on Twitter that his next project was complete. However, it was preceded by the weekly release of four singles, "Avaritia", "Seeya", "Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer" and "Phantoms Can't Hang" until his seventh studio album While(1<2) was finally released on June 17. After this, Zimmerman would leave Astralwerks and not release any new music until May 27, 2016, with the digital single "Snowcone". This song was later included on his eighth studio album W:/2016ALBUM/, which was released on December 2, 2016.
In 2017, Deadmau5 would go on to release a compilation album of his older works, Stuff I Used to Do on January 7, and the single "Legendary" on August 25. On March 30, 2018, Zimmerman released Where's the Drop?, a compilation album containing orchestral covers of previously released music, with the exception of "Caritas", an entirely original song. From July 13, 2018 to February 1, 2019, Deadmau5 released the Mau5ville series, three EPs which featured original work along with remixes and songs by other Mau5trap artists. On January 25, 2019, the movie Polar premiered on Netflix, with Zimmerman releasing the soundtrack album, Polar (Music from the Netflix Film) the same day. In November, Zimmerman released three new singles, entitled "Satrn", "Coasted" and "Fall", released on the 16th, 22nd and 29th, respectively.
The following year, Deadmau5 would continue to release singles, with "Pomegranate" on May 20 and "Bridged By a Lightwave" on November 10. Both are expected to appear on Zimmerman's next studio album. On March 29, 2021, Zimmerman debuted a new, house-focused record label called Hau5trap, and simultaneously released the single "Nextra". He would go on to release "Hypnocurrency" on April 22 and "When the Summer Dies" on July 15.
Throughout his career, Deadmau5 has won 15 competitive awards and received 42 nominations. Amongst his major achievements, Zimmerman has won five Beatport Music Awards, four DJ Awards, three International Dance Music Awards, three Juno Awards, and has also received six Grammy Award nominations and one World Music Award nomination.
Zimmerman has also worked with a number of artists both underground and mainstream, including Melleefresh, Steve Duda, Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Pendulum, Chris Lake, Glenn Morrison, Wolfgang Gartner, Sofi, Chris James, Cypress Hill, Imogen Heap, Gerard Way, Colleen D'Agostino, Grabbitz, Attlas, Shotty Horroh, Lights, Mr. Bill, The Neptunes, Kiesza, and Rezz.
The name Deadmau5 originates from an incident where a mouse crawled into his computer and died. He posted this story on an internet forum, and members began calling him TheDeadMouseGuy. "Dead Mouse" was too long for an IRC login name, so he abbreviated it to "deadmau5".
1981
deadmau5 Lyrics
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Nine one
Nine one
One
Nine
One
Nine one
Nine one
One
Nine
Eight
One
Nine one
The lyrics to deadmau5âs song 1981 are incredibly simple but evocative, consisting only of a repeated sequence of numbers: 9, 1, 8, and 1. The song itself is named after the year 1981, which is often cited as a pivotal year in the history of electronic music. It was around this time that the first personal computers and synthesizers were being developed, which would lead to the explosion of electronic music in the coming decades.
The repetition of the numbers in the lyrics could be interpreted in a number of ways. It could be seen as a reference to the repetitive beats and rhythms of electronic music, or as a way of emphasizing the importance of numbers and sequencing in the creation of music. Alternatively, one could interpret the lyrics as a nod to the crucial role that technology played in the development of electronic music in the 1980s.
Overall, the lyrics to 1981 are simple but evocative, and they work in tandem with the songâs driving beat and rhythmic structure to create a powerful and memorable piece of electronic music.
Line by Line Meaning
Nine one
Referring to the year 1991, which was a significant year as it was the birth year or beginning of various things.
One
Symbolizing the start of something new or the beginning of a journey.
Nine
Referring to the year 2009, another significant year in its own right.
Eight
Referring to the year 2008, which was also an important year for deadmau5 as it marked the release of his album 'Random Album Title'.
One
The beginning once again, perhaps emphasizing the cyclical nature of life and events.
Nine one
Reinforcing the importance of both years, 1991 and 2009, as well as the repetition of certain significant events in one's life.
Contributed by Madelyn O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MissKitty
His early tracks are GOLD!! Better late than never right?
Diaz palermo
WOW que buen gusto musical tienes
AVER4GE_GAM3R
More like better when listened to at night!
MissKitty
@AVER4GE_GAM3R facts
Jay Shrimpon
Try listening to your ad here if you haven't already. Intelsat too!
Tholy Tholyovic
So proud to be born in the same year as Deadmau5.
Alala Howard
Musicians Justin Timberlake and Deadmau5 are born in 1981.
David Ruiz
Likewise.. born 1981 as well and share the same birth month.. double bonus points for me đđ
asimple pie
God damn holy throwback to the most catchy mau5 song
Abel Padilla Coral
Esta mĂșsica tiene clase en todos mis sentidos