INTERVIEW: Deadmau5
- Posted on October 8, 2008 3:39 PM
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Interview by Katie Spain
You know you’re part of a special live moment when an artist chunders his insides up and doesn’t skip a beat. Luckily, the masses didn’t notice quite how ill Deadmau5 was during last week’s performance at Matter. When we caught up with Progressive House artist and DJ for some phone line tango, the Canadian was narky; he’d just been called by four journalists at the same time. “I keep cutting them off” he warned. It seems everyone wants a piece of this award winning, mask wearing master of sound. There are puns aplenty to be had here; but we’ll spare you the cheese and cut to the chase. It’s what this guy does best.
Are you feeling better? There’s picture of you on MySpace with a huge needle in your butt.
You liked that hey? Yeah I’m feeling a little better… I think twenty percent of that is psychology; if you know you’re going to take a hit like that you’re going to get better. I’m definitely feeling a lot better.
You were sick when you played at Matter last week – was it a case of throwing up before the set and doing so straight after?
I threw up before the set and I puked twice during the set but I don’t think anyone noticed because there’s this covered thing in front. I had my Tour Manager bring out a puke bucket and I just tipped up the mouse head, kind of ducked under there and had a go.
You’ve proved your devotion to the gig and to the crowd. What do you think of the venue?
It was great – it’s cool. Um… I don’t know about ‘club’ but live venue definitely. It’s a bit out of the way I’ve heard.
Let’s go back a little bit before we talk world tours… what’s your first musical memory?
My first musical memory is probably banging on pots and pans in the kitchen when I was about four or five.
You’re a Niagra Falls boy; if we was to head to your part of the world for a day in the life of Deadmau5, where would we go and what would we get up to?
Oh Jesus, well we’d probably be stuck in some hotel – fat chance in Toronto because I haven’t ever really been there. It kinds of bums me out because I’m paying rent for a place I’m never really at. So it’d be a bit of email, a bit of yelling and screaming with all the people you’re working with; trying to get things right and ready. There’d be lots to kind of undermine in regards to running the label and making sure that you know, that said release is coming out when it should.
Your presidential campaign video was a laugh…
I didn’t do it! My friend Steve did it – one of my mates from LA. I moved him up to Toronto and he kind of did it when I was out on tour as a laugh and said “You got to put that up there” as a laugh. Well done.
You’re in the midst of a world tour and you’re up for the Top 100 DJs Award… tell the truth – do you think you’ve got it in the bag?
No.. I don’t know. It’s anyone’s guess. I’m not all for it and I’m not really strongly campaigning against it. It was really more of the management and colleagues that came up and said “You’ve got to get on this list, you’ve got to work at this... this is what you want”. I was like “What is it? Is it a popularity contest? I don’t get it. What does it mean? What do you win?”
I’m just letting it take its course and if I make it within the top 100 then I’m happy.
I was blown away by your ‘Deadmau5 Does Denver’ video. What does it feel like to stand up there working your magic and looking out at the starry-eyed masses?
It’s kind of fun. To be quite honest, when I’m up there doing my thing I’m looking down, not out. I’m just so enveloped in my little bubble you know; just playing around and having fun as I would at home. Whether you’ve got 80,000 out there or twenty or none.
I remember my very first gig; I was a nervous fucking wreck. My first gig ever was the main room at Ministry Of Sound. It was like baptism by fire. They were like, “Of we got you this main timeslot in the main room at Ministry, how bout it?” and they just kick you in. I was like… “Oh shit, I hope nothing breaks”.
If God really is a DJ, what tune do you think he’s playing up there now?
‘I Don’t Need This Shit’ by Green Velvet.
Related links:
Deadmau5 on MySpace.
Deadmau5's offiicial site.
Matter - official site.
Catch Deadmau5 during his world tour. or you can see him at the Top 100 DJ Awards at Ministry of Sound on Wednesday 29th November. HOSTED BY BEARDYMAN.
www.djmag.com / 9.00pm – 3.30am / £5.00 Charity Donation on the Door
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