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Canadian DJ/producer Deadmau5 collapsed on stage Friday during a set at the 9:30 Club, "suffering exhaustion and vomiting," according to his website. His following nine shows have been canceled to allow for his recovery.
Deadmau5 (pronounced "Dead Mouse") was about 50 minutes into his set when he collapsed, according to Audrey Schaefer, the venue's publicist. It was the third night of a sold-out three-show run at the club.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
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First You Say Party! We Say Die! had their drummer collapse on stage, now Deadmau5.
Who's next? The Dead Weather? I'm worried for tonight's show.
Posted by: Nick | August 2, 2010 10:30 AM
See what happens when your gimmick backfires. I wonder if he's rethinking the mou5 helmet.
Posted by: Tyler | August 2, 2010 10:34 AM
@Tyler -- From what I hear, he doesn't wear the helmet all the time. It comes on and off over the course of the show.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | August 2, 2010 10:45 AM
@Tyler -- Sam Sessa is right, he doesn't where it all the time.
But really? You think it's a gimmick? His helmet, lightshow and The Cube are so legit -- the development of them cost thousands of dollars and countless hours of design. I've seen it live, it's absolutely incredible and far from gimmicky.
Have you read about the technology in his new mask? It doesn't even have glass to see out of, it has a projected image inside of whats happening outside the helmet via camera. And the leds on the helmet are insane as well.
Or do you just hate house music?
:p
Posted by: Sean | August 2, 2010 11:03 AM
@Sean -- I like house music but I love hau5 music.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | August 2, 2010 11:21 AM
I hate that people think Dead Mouse is House Music.
Posted by: Anonymous | August 2, 2010 1:01 PM
DeadMau5 is not house music at all!
Posted by: Calvin | August 3, 2010 7:05 AM
Then what is it??? According to Last FM: house, progressive house, electronic, electro, minimal
Posted by: Tom | August 3, 2010 11:52 AM
pop stands for popular. pop music with a house music beat. it's watered down, generic electronic music for the masses who dont know any better. lucky lad for figuring out the formula for mtv success.
Posted by: someone from the underground scene | August 3, 2010 3:17 PM
your feeding his fire...if you look at his latest interview with some paul guy, you'll see his job is making music, that no one can put a label on...hes house, electro, progressive, trance, minimal...and im sure a lot more...youtube shit by bsod and some other songs rather than the mainstream stuff...goofsssssssss
Posted by: osk | August 4, 2010 3:07 AM
I hate people who have no clue about the history of house music and dont give Joel the respect he deserves. Deadmau5 IS house music, the newest hottest shit. He has been instrumental in taking electronica to the masses. Dont hate [female dogs]!
Just an FYI for any idiots who think they have a clue 4x4 is HOUSE MUSIC, progressive IS HOUSE MUSIC.
make me lauge
go Mau5!
Posted by: Gman | August 4, 2010 10:50 AM
....Deadmau5 is progressive and electro trance you [phenomenal] americans... get it right.
Posted by: john | August 4, 2010 4:20 PM
"Cocaine's a hell of a drug" - Rick James
Posted by: love/hate | August 5, 2010 11:55 AM
Maybe, Joel doesn't get the respect he deserves? Perhaps, but his "talents" aren't the ones touted by his fans. He's always had a knack for mimicry. And, he's fairly proficient from a technical stand-point, so long as he's following a set template.
His track "Bored of Canada" is hilarious b/c takes aim at Boards of Canada fanboys, and probably does a better job than 99% of the BoC impostor tracks.
However, he's made many, many ridiculous statements/claims over the years. He's got an extensive web-history. Joel was a dedicated mp3.com user/poster, as well as frequenting the We Are The Music Makers forum, for a time being. The only time I met him IRL, he continued to spout out nonsense--comments ranging from embellishment to flat-out-lies...
Posted by: BEZ | August 5, 2010 2:55 PM
i don really give a (sheleleh) what you people say deadmau5 is absolutly amazing
Posted by: TR3VOR | August 8, 2010 6:59 AM
i saw the video online and he didn't have the helmet on at the time, from what i saw at least, also all the news is he was on drugs or whatever...but to the contrary he doesn't use drugs at least what he has said in interviews
Posted by: Brett | August 9, 2010 1:13 AM