Review: Deadmau5 at the Festival Pier

Deadmau5, who sold out Festival Pier, has become a movement-shaping performer.

Thirty-year-old Canadian Joel Zimmerman probably didn’t start life wanting to lead a nation of techno-house fanatics to distraction. Heck, there was barely a nation of electro-fans to speak of when the Ontario-born producer began making music.

And once he strapped on a giant mouse head, adopting a new persona, things changed. He became larger than life, bigger than the catchy but minimal progressive house sounds and laser-filled shows he became known for. Continue reading →