Deadmau5 on Skrillex and Jack Ü's Where Are Ü Now

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He was asked:
"I know Skrillex has some releases on mau5trap, but when you first heard his songs what kind of impression did you have? Also, the other day you criticised jack U's where are u now, Don't you like the way Skrillex makes music lately or do you disagree with the stylistic changes in Skrillex's music?"

[@TheBlashMusic]

Mau5 isn't an "asshole" at all....he's just telling the truth

[@shaymary5247]

+TheBlashMusic Usually those who tell the truth are labeled as 'assholes', or a 'dick', or 'prick', or whatever, b.c the truth HURTS. It's brutal even if put gently. But if it's not told, it'll still reveal itself one way or another.... it's a manifestation process...

[@shaymary5247]

***** Virgins of what?

[@shaymary5247]

***** What FORM of intelligence?

[@TheBlashMusic]

***** What? lol

[@shaymary5247]

***** Elaborate.

[@Softlol]

Yeah, I love how when deadmau5 have a singer, its always some one not well known.

[@bloodstaindew1888]

Fossegrim e Excepto for Gerard Way

[@Softlol]

Let em Rip True. But that was amazing... And I dont feel like that was a sellout at all.

[@bloodstaindew1888]

Fossegrim Yeah, I don't mind features from famous people as long as they're memorable

[@alexkonakov1142]

Grabbitz was really good with deadmau5

[@jakehuffman2816]

bloodstainDew You beat me to it. Granted most people won't know him just by the name Gerard Way. At best that gets the Emo kid's ears to pop up. If you say, "The lead singer of, 'My Chemical Romance,' " then people freak out. Either way, it DEFINITELY wasn't a sell out, it's one of Joel's best tracks. It wasn't a publicity stunt, heck, making songs that are very fitting of the term, "Hybrid-Genre," rarely ever is a sell out. Like Crystal Castles or Caravan Palace. If anything it makes them LESS popular.

[@Guadeloop]

Skrillex is better when he's doing his own thing, by himself. I feel like everytime he does those big collabs, it doesn't sound as good. Joel's totally right on this.

[@Mk-6677]

He wants to sellout thats why he's doing collab with mainstream artists

[@tobiastho9639]

He was very good and different with Korn tho…

[@unkown34x33]

That's why I stopped following him with a bunch of collabs...

[@squidmannnredstonemaster875]

This is why I love deadmau5, not only does his music sound amazing but he's so down to Earth and not afraid of arguing with famous people over social media and the fact that he's a gamer is really awesome. Love this guy!

[@GhostbustersArchives]

Skrillex is just a guy who wants to make money.. Not music, when he first started out he created something new. One album and a EP and that was it. Before he all of this he played in a successful band, but as most artists, they want to make money and not create art.. Sadly Skrillex is just an ass that cares only for money. D5 is the man.. Makes art not money.

[@EAGYSL]

@@GhostbustersArchives Even the Bangerang EP was shit in my opinion. I loved scary monsters and nice sprites but after that, he completely lost it.

[@Tea-bs8vj]

@@GhostbustersArchives bro.. deadmau5 focuses on synth, skrillex focuses on vocal manipulation... it dosent matter if you're after money.. as long as you put out quality music then its all good... sonny is a genius in edm so it just adds on yo his success.. stop hating

[@Tea-bs8vj]

@@EAGYSL stop acting like bangerang wasnt good, it was amazing.. stop the old head mentality

[@schqrr]

​@@EAGYSL how is bangarang bad lol, shits hype

[@Baghuul]

I want to see a skrillex album made with no collaborations. I'm tired of that shit.

[@Guadeloop]

Yeah, it was pretty good back in "My Name is Skrillex" I wish he did something similar nowadays.

[@Guadeloop]

Harris Codini Yeah but they didn't directly influence in his style

[@sonexog7757]

+Lupe exactly.

[@passengerseed]

Recess was really really good .-.

[@UnlovedZetsu]

CL and G Dragon was the only good collab (IMO)

[@renecruzbonilla]

I'm not a big fan of him but man does he speak the truth.

[@SehMatjoe]

+Nelson Cruz No, it's HIS truth..its all perspective

[@nonexisting4602]

he wasn't kidding when he said it probably only took 20 mins to make lmao

[@sirbirbton]

Actually he was kidding. That, or he was wrong :/

[@tash5540]

It took alot of experimenting though. I recall skrillex saying he made more versions of this song than any he made before that the time, showing that he cared, considering it would be his biggest collaboration and release ever. Knowing that skrillex is known just as well for his vocal manipulation in ableton as his growls and choppy 'Justice' like producing, it's not much of a surprise him and Diplo came up with the high pitched chorus hook with Justin's voice. It wasn't supposed to be that intense or explosive in energy, it's was supposed to be an original vibe pop song which they fulfilled perfect. I personally thought the song could have a bridge and a better outro being a fan of complex song structure (makes every song better), but keeping it short was great for radio play publicity.

[@brianwenner7914]

@@tash5540 yeah there's a video about how they made it and skrillex played some of the other versions

[@okidot]

Some people do better shit in 5 mins than some people do in their entire careers.

[@joseignacioctm]

@@tash5540 deadmau5 has a big mouth, he felt betrayed and never couldnt stand skrillex going mainstream

[@MorePassionMoreFish]

Deadmou5 is the realest producer ever. I'll just leave that there.

[@Lemonayyd]

+Jorge Padilla deadmau5 evil twin. xD

[@shubhammasram2483]

i just wrote the same fuckin words that you wrote on deadmau5's other video .....

[@CPlusKaraoke]

Greg Kulaga then learn how to spell his name right dumbshit. I'll just leave that there.

[@Oduah-358]

David guetta: how cute.

[@dj_mw6055]

favor and sharon Dike he’s overrated his older stuff is good but his new stuff is meh.

[@MythicSuns]

I have to admit I did like Skrillex's remix of The Island by Pendulum

[@devkrishanrpurohit5181]

IKR i still bop to that shit

[@unkown34x33]

That's why I respect deadmau5 a lot! He gives bulls for no one. Not even the biber guy. And he actually makes he songs. Joel... Respect

[@flukeshot4562]

I'm just here to say: Dog Blood > Jack U

[@tonoormusic]

yes, I think he knows that. Doesn't sell millions though, that's the problem I guess

[@lollmao4991]

Big agree here.

[@bellpepper3166]

I love the shit out of Dog Blood! Unexpected collab with Boyz Noise.

[@whoisryad]

Nah

[@Capo98y]

0.40 "Dubstep back then sounded like reggaeton"

[@zodiac909]

And it's sad how bad most of it sounds these days. :'(

[@johnbeard7252]

Is he saying that dubstep back then sounded bad or he was trying to say there's some similarities between those two genres?

[@axbxi]

Like riddim😡

[@davidhuerta1247]

@@johnbeard7252 it's where dubstep came from. Reggea/Dub with electronic Elements, heavily emphasizing on a low frequency bass.

[@tekno679]

@@axbxi mate don't disrespect riddim

[@StephenOrion]

Skrillex Mumbai Power is probably what deadmau5 was talking abt when he said Skrillex is lazy on where r u now. Cuz this Skrillex guy can literally change music culture

[@joseignacioctm]

saying its lazy is just his ego talking, its not a competition, its about what the producer wanna do and accomplish

[@mikeprice25]

the video is 5 years old, so no

[@urphakeandgey6308]

Him saying "that's not dubstep to me" is a sign of how familiar he is with the genre... To him, Dubstep is stuff like Skream and Digital Mystikz. Not this "FM synth aids" as he describes.

[@joechapman8208]

Except he said pre-Skrillex dubstep was "reggaeton with electronica elements", which shows he didn't know what the fuck he was talking about

[@notdon245]

Should have said dark-ish sounding garage but I totally accept that he fully knows what old and new dubstep sounded like.

[@jarosawbrodowski1934]

@@joechapman8208 well, he's was not that wrong, i mean, his description fits antiwar dub really well for example

[@the_Googie]

yeah, "dubstep" pre skrillex was boring as fuck, fucking Skream? Lmao oh my god, miss me with that sleepy ass shit. Might aswell listen to fucking lofi. If you wanna turn up nothing's gonna beat modern edm production. Drum&Bass, Future Bass, Future House, all variants of electronic house and dubstep, etc

[@joechapman8208]

@@the_Googie I wasn't a dubstep fan bar the odd track here and there, so you can't actually annoy me with your comment. Deadmaus is still fully wrong about this as he so often is about dance music culture

[@improbablywrong]

He is 110% right. I will always be in the Joel's corner. He's not a bully, he just demands the best and I think he expects the best from a talent like skrillex. Skrillex used to be an out of this world sound...and lately his stuff is boring. He is light years ahead of diplo in talent and no offense to diplo, That guy has done a lot. Jack U just sucks, it's like how many bros can we pack into a show kinda crap. Honestly dogblood was a much better project if anyone has seen them live. A lot more innovation from that duo

[@shaymary5247]

+Brian McDonald I get a very bad vibe from that Diplo fellow.... yes, he's done a fair share of work & doesn't mess around, but there's something about him I sense sinister. :|

[@calabiyou]

+Shay Mary Lauren Mayberry doesn't like Diplo either.

[@shaymary5247]

calabiyou Well, IDK Diplo personally to say if I dislike him or what not, but I do get VERY sinister vibes from him... And where did you learn Mayberry doesn't like him? O.o

[@calabiyou]

+Shay Mary Everyone has there own opinion, maybe Diplo is OK. On one of Mayberry's TYCI podcasts she indicates she doesn't like Diplo or Eminem.

[@shaymary5247]

calabiyou Ah, I see what you mean! :P Well, from what I know of Diplo, I don't like him so far, but IDK him personally to actually say that... I wonder if she's met them tho? *I feel bad for poor Eminem tho. :|

[@Vader96]

I agree with Joel, but the reason this whole thing came about is because Skrillex took Beibers song and messed with it a bit. If it was Sonny's song, im sure it would be different.

[@sdemosi]

He forgot to mention the "very expensive" sounds which was just ridiculous.. I actually like the Beiber track but I take Joel's point that he thought they could do better. Unfortunately Joel has a habit of making controversial and absolute statements when he really has a nuanced and refined point that somehow gets lost in translation. He's really saying that Diplo and Skrillex are super talented and he expects a lot from them. They know that but the way he makes the point isn't ideal, calling it shit on twitter :(

[@amazingcori]

Joel has a habit?? It's called 'Honest debate'. It's not a 'Habit'

[@Sanghelli]

Different era. Crazy how times change.

[@breenr2020]

yeah i see where he’s coming from with the money play but justin was really good on that record and it basically launched his comeback so it was nice to see

[@strawberryfrogforever]

Agreed. This clip was from 2015, be curious if deadmau5's opinion has changed. To me read as him jealous that Skrillex got a smash hit with Justin Bieber but that's just my arm chair POV

[@aAnubis7281]

@@strawberryfrogforever fax , joel wasn’t being rude or anything but he def seemed kinda jealous. who cares if skrillex and diplo collabed with one of the biggest artists in the world, the song sounded super good 😹

[@brandonrieger3861]

Deadmau5 i have so much respect for you, i can't say i like all his tracks, but as a producer i respect them, for the amount of effort he puts into him

[@kaivrzy4462]

I feel like Virtual Riot brought dubstep to a whole new level

[@Jay-407]

VichieVersa he may be the most under appreciated artist in bass music

[@jamiedixon8255]

It's not dubstep lmao

[@gautambohra603]

@@jamiedixon8255 Virtual Riot makes dubstep, riddim, Future bass, Melodic Dubstep

[@TheChadPad]

Dude, yeah he did. He still has made the best dubstep song I've ever heard to this day, which is his remix of Follow You by Au5 and Danyka Nadeau

[@AmilioTheWeirdo]

Eh that's debatable, but he is a good artist

[@Thisisntcaketown]

The Myon & Shane 54 remix of Where Are Ü Now is BRILLIANT

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

Gabriel Moss Everything they touch is brilliant! :D I haven't even listened to it, but i already know I'll love it.

[@alandas99]

MS54 releases the best trouse

[@202aaaaaa]

the point here is to make good music that's all. It doesn't matter if its jack ü or Skrillex or deadmau5. You can't​ compare any music. Music is a state of mind, you never know when it hits or who it hits. Everyone perceives things differently.

[@Lumax96]

I think i know what he means with real dubstep. "zoology" by skrillex and knife party. holy guacamoly that song is soo good.

[@SingularityMedia]

What he means is real dubstep was dubstep before Skrillex made brostep.

[@kenshin4113]

He's more talking about stuff like Burial, Coki, Mala, Benga, etc.

[@SingularityMedia]

@@kenshin4113 Pinch, Chestplate, Tectonic, Moving Ninja.... All the OG south london dubstep basically. Actual dubstep.

[@Silverwidows]

he knows his shit, but dubstep started in the grime scene in the UK in 1998ish. When skrillex showed his album in 2010 dubstep had already evolved into what we call dubstep now, its just skrillex did a slightly, yet revolutionary form of dubstep that brought it to the US chat attention. This stuff was happening way before in the UK so the US and Canada was way behind.

[@BrickWolfy]

+Adam Weaver You say he knows his shit (which he does) but then you act like he doesnt? I mean he obviously know what old school dubstep sounds like and apparently Skrillex handed him a CD with stuff like that on it

[@jakehuffman2816]

Adam Weaver He probably knows that. I don't think he was saying that Skrillex was the creator of dubstep, or even brostep, but rather it wasn't really a thing in the U.S. and Canada until he began producing it. It existed sure, but not many Americans and Canadians knew about it. Kind of like Electro-Swing nowdays.

[@enneff]

Yeah his description about what dubstep was seems a bit off to me.

[@afifsulaiman8597]

how did i only find this now... he's saying some real shit out here. he's not bullying or looking down to diplo n skrillex, he even said that these two probably made this song in 20 minutes and for me that sounds like a compliment.

[@lilshaquile9365]

"Skrillex and Jack Ü" isnt jack u = Skrillex + Diplo

[@sammokar3818]

yup he is not mad at skrillex he just want the old skrillex back

[@rb1003]

ere ar u ow dat i ned u

[@DJJamel]

The more I watch Joel and follow him in his various efforts it really just seems like he wants competition.

[@littlebigspacemidge]

Joel isn't being mean... He's telling the truth...

[@hidenproductions]

I think the fact that Justin got to work with Skrillex (and Diplo) for "Where are you now" and "Sorry" contributed much more to his carrier, than to theirs. Hence, the "who got money and relevance" argument is irrelevant for me. They are artists, they can do whatever they want with their carrier. Were these two records huge? Yes. Did people jam to them? Totally. Who cares if it was dubstep, pop or whatever...

[@michaelcerda12]

deadmau5 is a real one

[@sonnymoorefromfirsttolast5714]

i miss old times...

[@AlexOrtiz-iv7tn]

This just sounds like DeadMau5 is upset that Skrillex does not have the same musical taste or ideas as him

[@dvance3808]

Wow i just love him

[@nomad1517]

The thing was, skrillex was always into pop as a little kid. But he somehow thinks having an open mind means trying things out, whatever that may be, I personally think diplo fucked skrillexs sound up so bad.

[@xKILLERxCREZx5]

I for one am a huge fan of joel and sonny, and tbf joel has a good point, the collaboration with justin was a song that sonny did probably shit out in an hour or so, I partly think that sonny is so busy trying to get to as many places as possible e.g. multiple collabs every fucking month that he dosent have time to make solid solid mind blowing tracks anymore!

[@xGaLoSx]

+Diamonds but fuck did he ever make some good shit back in the day. Still haven't found a sound like his that i enjoy nearly as much :(

[@JgHaverty]

Justin beiber wrote the song years before, it was a remix....

[@ethanstorms4826]

Where are u now is still a great song imo and Justin Bieber def nailed it w the vocals

[@donnyslistonline]

all of its world 🌎 🌍 🗺 class

[@JgHaverty]

I mean... its justin beibers song in the first place... of course he nailed it lol

[@balloonballon2700]

but they got two Grammy's out of it

[@omidinfamous1564]

deadmau5 is Telling The truth And skrillex Really lost his fans as a Dubstep Producer

[@EuanWhitehead]

I wish Skrillex stayed as he was.

[@iamax8307]

the 1st thing you said about Jacku about getting JB in there is kind ryt ,they could have gotten a new/ rare vocalist.. They actually did> Kai and others.. At that time Jb was failing, Skrillex gave him a hand. And just cuz he is know/sold well outta America his number managed to capture more ppl fast.. Hence the money that u talking about.. Even Kai Got some recognition.. I think those two where like *Lets get a vocalist we worked with. There Diplo got Kai and Skrillex got JB.. That's how it looks to me, but ur in the industry, u may know the inside story better

[@LionelRobles]

That just sounds stupid. Skrillex as an ”underground” or not mainstream artist was getting an oppurtunity to work with the biggest artist in the world, why wouldn’t he?? That was just a proof of how appricieated his music was becoming. Anyone would be stupid to think otherwise

[@arvinmaryami3824]

I disagree, the first time i heard where are u now i was blown away. The formula is the same as most songs, verse, drop, verse, drop the dolphine noise was something new to me, the mix of the track is superb and skrillex did a really great job on the stereo spreading of the instruments. Joel is just being salty for no solid reason imo, he makes great music tho

[@jaysean9589]

+Anon 0 I don't think he's talking about anything like that. He's just simply thinking and listening to it as a song and thinks it has nothing really special about it.

[@jaysean9589]

+Anon 0 And for your reasoning in favor of the song...I just don't see how it stands out in those ways either. It's just like average top40 quality to me. Could you take a top40 song and tell me how it's not also those things?

[@arvinmaryami3824]

Jay Sean i could but i dont have the time to tell you :)

[@jaysean9589]

No worries. We'll probably disagree anyway.

[@aaronhebert1798]

Is there a full video of this asqme?

[@jamesreilly8328]

Man speaks so honestly, raspect.

[@achintya-7]

yeah Skrillex where is your awesome dubstep like those in scary monsters

[@FlakyMusic]

I want that Angry Birds hoodie he's wearing.

[@brandonmcdaniel8996]

Haters will be haters

[@Bucboy1001]

Not sure why there is all this hate for Skrillex working with Biebs. Skrillex is so talented that he made guys start to like Justin's music, even the ones that hated him before. Forget "Where Are U Now", just look at JB's new album - it's far better than anything he has ever released. Is it a coincidence? No. Skrillex is that good.

[@OmegaGamin9]

+Bucboy1001 His problem is not really with Skrillex. He has a problem with how Skrillex allowed this kid (Bieber) to call all of Skrillex's work his own instead of giving Skrillex the credit he deserves because JB's new album is literally 80% of other people's work and not his own.

[@Bucboy1001]

Streamer Shack Oh I know. Half the songs are produced by Skrillex. That's the sole reason I listened to the album. If anything, it's annoying hearing JB fans not give credit to Skrillex, because he honestly makes the album.

[@beambooi6431]

Skrillex has fallen too far. He was never even part of the bass fam

[@Vishesh275]

100% agree 👍👌

[@Guadeloop]

Even if JB's stuff is better than before, it's still no big deal tbh. Skrillex just helped with production, and it's no surprise it made JB's music better. You don't have to be "that good" to make JB's music "better". Obviously I'm not saying that I can do it or anything like that. But when it comes to professional producers, what Skrillex's doing is no big deal. I don't hate him, I just think his new stuff isn't good enough to stand out in any way. But hey, that's cool that Skrillex kinda revived Bieber's fame. Good for him.

[@okidot]

Wow all the comments lol! First off, I never liked, Skrillex, diplo, and can't stand Bieber, but anyone who sits there and says that what they did is shit, is either unmusical, deaf or just plain dumb. People are too swayed by ego - this deadmau5 guy is clearly unsure and uncomfortable about what Skrillex is doing and taking it quite personally, regardless of what a cool facade he is presenting himself in.

[@sammokar2177]

yeah he is right

[@mateojerez5232]

where is Skrillex now? and where is this guy now?

[@beachmade3534]

Both still selling out shows around the world.

[@guilhermenunes7075]

When it released I had the same perspective, but 8 years later, after becoming a music producer, and after watching the mini-doc about the song, I think this is such an ignorant take. Justin was the one who started the process, they did multiple drops until the found the right one. I imagine if this was a song released by a new singer and artists at the scene... It would get that kind of hate.

[@malnedott9373]

**SLAMS FISTS ON TABLE** *_REAL. TALK._*

[@jessespersonalnerding]

I still like Sonny, however I fully agree that his ways have changed and not entirely for the better. I also notice Sonny isn't as happy as he used to be when he makes music. he's changing himself to please people. He's trying to make everyone like him, I see so many people do this, even i do it in some situations, but it breaks my heart to see him taking this sort of turn. it would be different were it not for the fact that he isn't as happy with what hes doing. You can tell he's just trying to please other people.

[@tvrtkokaurinovic7370]

well basically every dubstep producer changed his style to trap because they still want to be popular and drubstep is let's say dying out while trap is at the top and i don't even like trap

[@sulferx6370]

First Subscriber! Thanks for finding this.

[@buthacker]

i wanna see deadmau5 make a song with Veela :S

[@jacobmalet5773]

Deadmau5 (Joel)… i got a question for you…. What are your opinions on Hardwell? I've never really heard you talk about other DJs/producers! PLZ do a coffee run with Hardwell!!!!!!!!

[@Rammernhl]

+jacob malet hardwell pushes play and puts his hands up in the air.

[@beambooi6431]

+Cole Ballantyne pretty much every mainstream house DJ. Bassnectar is pretty much one of the few DJs that actually play live sets and actually puts effort into producing his music. The likes of Hardwell and Tiesto don't do shit except just push play and wave their hands around, I can't even consider that real music and they bring great shame to the art of producing electronic music and DJing

[@3dgflames]

+Cole Ballantyne no that's dimitri Vegas and like mike...

[@amex4453]

hardwell is one of the best

[@peppyhare7766]

fuck hardwell Deadmau5 - 2018

[@h.l4650]

Mau5trap got 2 grammys from skrillex, So I appreciate skrillex for that although i do agree with joel that Skrillex became repetitive

[@reigningj3602]

I completely agree with Joel because,he may have an attitude,but it's nothing personal.im 13 and. Completely understand where he's coming from.skrillex used to be the thing.now all of his stuff sounds the same.dont get me wrong I love both of these artist but,people shouldn't say he's being rude to skrillex.he just knows skrillex is more capable of doing better.

[@mvptv496]

What he said its kinda true but Justin is the one who went to them and ask if they can make the song more better...sooo they work with the song and create a sick beat...soo I don't see anything wrong with being that Justin Bieber is asking them to create the song better he just want to do something more different and see what they can produce .......btw THIS IS JUST MY OPINION PLSS DON'T ARGUE WITH MEE.

[@beambooi6431]

It's because the little shit stain Bieber wanted to tap into the EDM market. He has attempted to pollute our sacred genre of Bass music and Dubstep. Bieber will never touch Bass music or dubstep. I really couldn't care less about Skrillex. He honestly isn't even that good anyway but it's what Bieber attempted to do by trying to destroy our genre

[@isaacbourn417]

I disagree. Seeing Justin Bieber in that collab completely surprised me. Why? Beacause he's a fucking joke. He's super talented, nothing to say about that, and yes, I know he only sings he does'nt write his own songs and stuff, but still, he got off to such a bad start, he was litterally a meme.. I think he got in that collab beacause skrillex and Diplo believed in him to be better than we might think, and that was a hit for me. I never thought I'd say this, but thanks to sunny's help through where are u now and sorry, I've become a Justin Bieber fan. And yes, they made mega bucks on those hits, bit I think that was just the benefit of a awesome original collab .

[@andrudeimos4581]

Deadmau5 , the truth has been spoken !

[@SehMatjoe]

+andru haritonunicul It's HIS truth..what do u mean with THE truth. Its his opinion

[@jessespersonalnerding]

All i care is that they are able to properly enjoy what they do with themselves, that's all I want for any human being. Skrillex has placed himself in a cage of judgement.

[@TheBlashMusic]

Soooo true about the Justin Beiber collab

[@will-uo4kc]

i think bieber sent them chords/vocals and the track was then made around that. How they lazy by using justin when he sparked the idea?

[@JgHaverty]

More than that; justin wrote the damn song lmfao. He released the original version years before the jack u version came out lol

[@tomasg6685]

Your the best

[@shiv.narayan26]

He is speaking the truth. But I don't get why he hate Skrillex working with biebs. I mean everyone does it. All the pop stars work with good producers these days. The reason we don't know them is because they are not famous. They are only famous in producing business. Skrillex is famous in the edm world. That is why we know that Skrillex produced some songs in jb's album.

[@mayankthakare9605]

jb sucks anyways, everyone knows he is a trainwreck though

[@thee-n]

Just because all of the Pop Stars are working with big producers does not make it "valid" to work with just the big people. At the end of the day, it all comes down to quality. Now if I was a producer, I would rather work with those who I admire rather than just them having a "well known name."

[@LlamaDrama142]

Shivprakash Narayan he just explained it. He says he thinks there are better singers out there, but he thinks Skrillex collabed with Bieber because it basically guaranteed a huge amount of sales, whether it was good or not. He's basically saying "ok whatever good for you for landing a collab with Bieber the cash cow, but I'm not going to credit you as a DJ for this because you're using the biggest mainstream artist."

[@NympoGaming]

I don't know what am I to say to this guy. Although he might be very well known and a top DJ I don't think he's correct here. First: 1.Dubstep is built on reggae bass lines and beat, even till this day. Of course there are many exceptions to this rule but even in a lot of Skrillex songs you can find that component. And I'm talking about his "dubstep" songs, not the glitch hop this guy refers to. Without reggae there wouldn't have been dubstep. 2.One more thing that shows this dude is just talking to kill time, without even thinking is the fact he said dubstep was D&B - half tempo :D Drum and bass uses the so - called breakbeat which is not fundamentally but still a lot different from the standard rock beat with hh accents on 2&4 used in dubstep. None of these 2 beats sped up or slowed down would ever produce the same sound.

[@debaser1042]

Joel’s right about collaborating with Bieber to sell a bunch of records, but I 100% believe Sonny also saw it as an artistic endeavor. Sonny seems like a very open and sweet dude. I think he loves the creative process so much that he’s not very cynical about the mainstream, the complete opposite of Joel. But I side with Joel. Art is not entirely subjective and derivative is derivative. Sonny can choose to make what he likes. Unfortunately for me that means I’m not interested in his new stuff. Oh well

[@ronnieogilvie9048]

It’s all chit in chit out even after 40 year’s

[@barberic3927]

Skrillex is twice the producer that Joel is don’t even disrespect his name

[@gegelegateau6584]

❤❤❤ ❤💘❤ ❤❤❤

[@playlistlight9076]

This Was Uploaded On My B-Day... FUCK

[@iamax8307]

happy belated Birthday lol

[@Laxlii]

I agree that "Where are you now" sounds so lazy. One thing I really hate was the repetitiveness of the drop's lead. instead of it being catchy, it sounds so annoying. there is no real melodic element to it. it sounds like something that you will have if you slap some random notes on the piano.

[@y-dd868]

he just not based on money and it is the real music!

[@wessmithp5560]

DeadMau5 “let” Skrillex do some stuff...lol...thanks for dropping the album tho, COVID Hi5

[@ooooootttts]

日本語訳ありがとうございます、助かりました

[@Dead_Mow]

hes right thou

[@Icythot-m6i]

gentrification core

[@americachillout9386]

They were making easy money and thats something maus boy doesnt understand. Something mindblowing to deadmaus probably isnt mindblowing to the average consumer.

[@jake-vu7cj]

i feel like joel just hates justin lol

[@dutchmenneer3289]

I miss oldskool dubstep ...

[@gamer22887]

truth

[@ivorykeez]

Oh the irony.. Dear Sonny/ Skrillex, please ask Joel Deadmau5 where the beautiful, Symphonic Crickets came from at the beginning of Cinema… latest, aka latest one that he unleashed within the last few years.. #SKIMena Like, legit ask him to produce the original sounds. thanks, Damagement

[@glennpiercecabrera8567]

THIS IS SKRILLEX!!!

[@dominater5]

skrillex was not the first heavy dubstep artist lmao

[@lukeanakin6575]

Lol Jack U's music is better than Skrillex's dubstep music.

[@rhit6801]

No it's not

[@projecttimewvrp]

I do realise that this comment is 3 years old, but let's be honest, it's ok to have tastes. There is no subjective "right" or "wrong" when it comes to opinions, which Mr. Rxhit above me doesn't seem to understand. Subjectively, Jack U's music is better than Skrillex's dubstep music, as well as subjectively, Skrillex's dubstep music is better than Jack U's music. Like I said, it all comes down to taste.

[@aaronmaxwelldjamax9517]

all these videos of skrillex and deadmaus, lol, deadmaus is 100 percent correct! He is not just a superb talent and producer/dj but he says it like it is. edm music was always underground and had a loyal fan base, it has gotten so out of control now and watered down and lame in the mainstream that many people are pissed about that, not just deadmaus. It sounds good for the mainstream babysitter that hears it, but to real musicians and electronic artists and fans it is nothing major. Either way, try something new and innovative instead of just doing work with pop artists, put new singers on that can really sing and spread the love. J beiber is a suburban dork.

[@Sharakk.]

2:47.... he said 'was lazy' his music is the same shit for 10mins xD gawd i love him and his shit hahaha

[@dayne120]

LuCkySharak Lol you have so little idea if you think that

[@hieukhuu1428]

Dayne Hodge It was exactly what I thought as well..... Heck I don't even like this dubstep stuff and I think Skrillex is extremely talented when it comes to producing. "Where are you now?" seems like there was no effort put into the track. Which leaves me to believe it was just a money grab.

[@ohIear]

LuCkySharak The thing is, his productions go through a lot longer process. It might not sound as complex or overwhelming, but that doesn't mean there's less work put into it. deadmau5 is a creative genius in my opinion.

[@Sharakk.]

ik ik :))

[@Sharakk.]

m8 lov el ded mau 5 hehe

[@veno_exe4128]

😍😍😍😍

[@therealitzatrap]

I mean, of course lol. This was a pop song made for the radio. It's true what Deadmau5 is saying but hey, sometimes you gotta make that Justin Bieber money lol.

[@Sardonic1981]

interesting....

[@apothecurio]

Necrofiler is the best music producer

[@lordmegatron4789]

interesting

[@blancaanahisuarezgomez2100]

Lo que hacen cuando pierden fama deja que surja lo nuevo tú sigue espero sepas algo mejor por que te nos quedaste

[@adammaznev4069]

Dubstain

[@unit1327787]

skrillex is a sellout

[@ElPicoDeGallo]

you would say "fuck off" because it's true...

[@shaymary5247]

+unit1327787 Sadly, I agree that he's sold out too much these days. I still love him as he's human, & I like some of his works!! I just fear that he's being 'put in the "cage"' as the media/industry have him on a tight leash. :(

[@saintxavier5656]

only time he did was working with justin beiber

[@GhostbustersArchives]

All about money.. He hasn't done shit in years, because well.. Sellout.