The Life Story of deadmau5

(APRIL 2015) deadmau5 tells about his road to one of the biggest electronic music producers. Recorded from his livestream.
In case anyone wants to listen to Joel's first ever remix: • [Electro/Metal] I'm El...

[@Naikooou]

In case anyone wants to listen to Joel's first ever remix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKvXanWclNd6grc

[@unfa00]

F*cking bonus points, man.

[@MrSpiderman1321]

that bass line is straight from the party boy theme tune

[@keithhopkin]

Number of times Joel said "fuck" in this video: 798

[@omega311888]

and i fuckin love it!

[@oppositetears]

Genius 😂

[@razzerraw1108]

Deadmau5 is so down to earth

[@vishalkaranam]

he actually isn’t and that’s what make’s him special

[@fosfin2396]

he's the looniest guy I've ever listened to and that's what's awesome.

[@pkrussl]

Deadmau5 is crazy but very inspiring lol

[@Paperbagjam]

didn't expect to see you here

[@adgVelaepyaety]

WOAH HES A MAU5 FAN

[@Atlastheyote222]

Joel eats, drinks and breathes music and has done his entire life. He’s got a musical mind that nobody else will have for a very long time. He’s such a rare talent. I’ve been listening to him since 2009 and his music is still just as groundbreaking and memorable now as it was back then.

[@cd78]

The Modern day Mozart. The moral of Joel's story is he totally IMMERSED himself in music production and took zero fucking shortcuts. Success never fell on his lap. It was self engineered. I love this mans music

[@Carnivvhore]

I think the Modern Day Mozart would make music with Orchestra's and not be making Electronic Music but I see what you mean.

[@fefobiz]

"make music with Orchestra's" -- your understanding of classical music is baffling.

[@alexandrevaz9345]

try to compose melody like he does

[@Davidthe1ne]

​@@fefobiz or lack thereof

[@YTLyZ4RD]

20:00 "They didn't have Fruity Loops and wooblock samples" that was fuckin savage, Joel.

[@klystron2010]

Wow. You almost convinced me to go outside.

[@ecoutezmusic]

haha fuck yeah almost

[@ThisisLuzifer]

HAhahaha!!!

[@Carnivvhore]

Luckily me being outside is my life

[@novatv7277]

Haha

[@bananya6020]

it's 12:30 here

[@kungfutyla]

I just come back here for inspiration whenever I'm down or in need of some sort of motivation for music.

[@travmastaflex4801]

I do the same. I was stuck on a beat today and needed to listen to this guy speak his story.

[@ralphanthonydomingo9404]

totally agree with you mate! I usually losten to joels story of he begun his career in music producing for to be more motivated in creating music

[@Ohaigh]

I could listen to him for hours.. His music and talking

[@MaNuLaToRVaDeR]

lol yeah its like a rap song hahaah fuck shit ass bitch lol cuss words lmfao

[@LA36UY]

Quoting " being very offline... take in music and go to a f*ckin' nightclub", beautiful.

[@AlexLisiReal]

That thing that Garrix uses as a fucking laptop stand... xD

[@filidji]

Garrix is a good producer/DJ but mau5 is right xD

[@filidji]

Ahahahah xD

[@AlexLisiReal]

I'm not saying that Garrix is a bad producer, just saying that probably he can't create sound from scratch using a Moog or an Eurorack Modular as Deadmau5 does, garrix uses presets and drag and drop ready samples for drums probably. PS. Of course his music got better, with all the team you got behind you when you are famous like him, from songwriters, to producers and sound engineers of course you music get better.

[@uriels4097]

Yeah but his "fucking laptop stand" was on the channel of a SSL Consol

[@AlexLisiReal]

Yes of course, is garrix is 1 mau5 is 10, in terms of production skills

[@Nathanator]

Really motivating as an aspiring producer, I love how honest Joel always is

[@Cazwhin]

I did not want this to end, he motivates me to the max

[@victorortega8990]

I know broo

[@ralphanthonydomingo9404]

indeed it is mate

[@network_fr]

"I don't wish that on fucking Garrix" lol 13:09

[@cheatman05]

I don't understand what he says "working at a canary"?

[@TheLaualamp]

Cannery, like making canned peaches and pears

[@cheatman05]

ooh thanks :)

[@durrantmiller8810]

That sounds like a sucky job

[@hiteshvishnu8616]

wait. what does he have against Garrix?

[@mikeyestrada1674]

deadmau5, kaskade, Morgan page. They are the origins of the early 2000s electronic music. Before electronic music became main stream into pop music. Deadmau5 takes the cake as the most influential.

[@irapontypebeats4849]

13:48 When your trigger word is "pears" lol

[@DraoxxMusic]

Instead of spamming emails, I'm gonna be throwing USB flash drives at people from now on! :D

[@zaphyre]

Draoxx tape usb drives with your entire discography on then onto light poles

[@cristianpyro1844]

I threw my USB at getter back in October haha

[@adams7786]

"Fuckin" - deadmau5

[@Jeremifuctional]

"That was my Animals" lololol

[@lonelyanddepressed1251]

Every time I feel low and depressed, I come here and watch this for inspiration. It keeps me going

[@drtyslzy]

"Is Kelly here?! The fuck she doin?"

[@Nsr3lias]

He such a genius and genuine person I ever seen wish I could meet him in person!! Fascinating life story!

[@thefox117]

Mutually beneficial relationships are soooo powerful. I think a lot of folks are so focused on only doing something for cash. Especially younger ones struggling to survive. Education and knowledge are some of the most important "things" anyone can have. No one can steal it... the same can't be said about the cash in your wallet or bank account.

[@paradiseofficial2216]

this guy is just awesome!

[@s7robe297]

This was awesome! Thanks for the upload man

[@zodiac909]

"Workin' at a cannery, I don't wish that on fuckin' Garrix" LMFAO!!!!!!!!

[@youngkovicmusic.6056]

Thank you so much for this video man. Really...

[@Rxbertxxxx]

Thanks for the upload!

[@Naikooou]

Yeah this is from like a year old livestream and i totally forgot to upload this earlier :D

[@Rxbertxxxx]

Naikooou Better late than never =D

[@EspressoBee]

Wow thank you!!! I can't believe I'm only stumbling upon this now. Thanks for the upload! :D

[@markuswolf2986]

thank you for uploading that! ^-^

[@twincityshredder3012]

I never stopped lovin you bro. You made 8-bit cool again;) This video touches the heart. Oh and the Garrix stabs are hilarious:)

[@merladii9253]

I absolutely love your authenticity so much 💗 thank u. So helpful

[@k.mirokyants]

Can’t stop love him! So sincere and wonderful man! Genius!😍

[@graphene1487]

you got me inspired with this one. infinite thanks

[@KlutchApex]

This is what I needed to hear. Good advice. Thanks

[@SoleR7]

thanks man for sharing this !

[@itsghostii]

this was so cool thanks man

[@somedude5657]

Oh my god "They didn't have fruity loops and wood block samples" I can't 😂

[@joshhuspen6682]

ive been at your show and seen you get so much better. that's it. performing and improving good sir

[@narayantx]

This was video was very inspirational for a new music maker like me. Thank you for sharing.

[@cheatman05]

thanks man for uploading it :) I was always curious how he got famous back then

[@probablepaul1357]

I really ENJOY seeing young people grinding out their youth and learning a Trade and becoming successful. You ARE a Musician!

[@djchaos2948]

Welp since daft punk retired and split up, the other biggest influence on my life is now the only person I look up to. And he is so down to earth. Love ya Joel!

[@BlackSeranna]

11:02: listed were Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Armand Van Helden, Bombscare, Cassius.

[@sub40hz]

My opinion has changed. Genuine!. Great insight. 👍

[@z32PureHardDance]

The amount of inspiration im getting so far from this video is leaving me speechless. So much respect for you Mr. Mua5. Im at a point in life where i dont know where to turn, i just turned 25 yesterday march 7th. There are so many things i want to accomplish in this life we have, my main goal being helping the less fortunate. I dont know what else to write at the moment as ill continue watching this video, just know that you've inspired yet another lost soul, thank you brother. Keep doing you..

[@epica85]

I feel you man same situation

[@ralphanthonydomingo9404]

same here mate! right now I just got my self together to get out of shit and motivates me to being a famous music producer/DJ like him some day!

[@flipdangerdooom]

"working at a cannery....I don't wish on that on...fucking Garrix man" xD xD xD

[@gregjacksun]

I love the purity of the approach. I'm trying to learn to make music and this is inspiring. I wouldn't say "don't watch videos" to pick up abilities and understanding - but figuring things out on your own really is the only way to come original. Not everyone has time for this (if you're doing music as a side gig) - but you get the point.

[@jamesanthony4639]

Love Joel's honesty, frankness, and the journey he includes us in on. The bro is keepin' it real! Full respect, man. Jamie @ Esquir3

[@mediatabla2034]

Still a beast deadmau5. Just keep loving music.

[@madbaldscotsman]

Great interview. I noticed he doesn't exhale his cigarette smoke

[@axlblaze1033]

Rick Elliott I was thinking the same thing😄where tht smoke went

[@Limpuls]

I can do similar thing but still some little smoke comes out. Dunno how the fuck he does it :D

[@NJP1234567890]

Awesome vid.

[@sedrickharmonjr9374]

you make some great music and true the hard work comes

[@durrantmiller8810]

Awesome :)

[@sapanacharya1365]

happy birthday man

[@MaNuLaToRVaDeR]

subscribed thanks for sharing Naikooou

[@houstonlandrum]

there is no shortcut to human networking

[@Jay-ef2ii]

May your life be more blessed

[@OfficialAdamWest]

Great words from Karma K!

[@Silmarieni1]

Don't know his music very well but I took an interest in him and the more I see his videos / Twitch, the more I appreciate he is an artist with integrity, believes in what he does, is demanding with himself and does search for sound innovation, instead of making a record in 5 minutes with samples and plugin presets. I'm glad he succeeded artistically and financially. He looks like a pretty decent human being and fun friend. Too bad I'm not in Canada ;-)

[@rhcpmd]

This is so inspiring! Of course I decide to turn my life around and pursue music seriously and then covid hits. Making the face to face connections is much trickier now. But I completely agree with Joel, there's only so much you can create in your bedroom without meeting any anyone, jamming or sharing ideas. It gets really boring eventually

[@jackcarver33700]

i love this guy!

[@Tom-fz3sj]

obrigado cara.. thanks man!

[@OperculumAudio]

Highly Valuable information

[@XJDesigns1]

15:30 don't die man

[@kenzocervoni9335]

this was posted on my birthday!!!

[@RoaringJaguar]

He so fucking entertaining to watch - what a legend!

[@Limpuls]

"I don't wish that on fucking Garrix" - lol :D :D

[@ugursevilmis1747]

Thanks for Turkish subtitles I Love you Joel

[@justrd9]

A lot of good advice here for anyone wanting to do anything they love. Not just for electronic music.

[@robertaglarsen]

He's so brilliant

[@bdubbs75]

i know this was done last year, but like watching it again.

[@OpiumTheBest]

more videos like this, please

[@likira111]

He seems like such a normal/fascinating person to watch.

[@kazantzakiss]

i think he's a great personality to talk with,real and no bullshits

[@ther1spammer261]

joel is a huuuuuge inspiration!

[@luigideff]

Every 10 words he says, 5 are "you know" or "fuck"/"fucking" hahahahahh

[@jeffj2495]

Um, yeah. His diction is pretty limited.

[@Marsbar1212]

Jeff J I don't think Joel is known for this vast knowledge and use of the English language through storytelling, as his ear is more in tuned than most of us that turns out popular electronic melodies and beats.

[@bengibbs1965]

He talks so much shit about Martin Garrix lol. I love it

[@dak9318]

20:49 best advice ever. not just for music but for anything really

[@BlackSeranna]

Can't help but like Joel.

[@zxp3ct3r41]

Holy shit that makes so much sense now This taught me so much, I'll put the advice of a legend to work

[@Spearfisher1970]

He's from Niagra Falls ... I'm sorta floored. It's awesome how far he's made it.

[@Fercomusic]

Awesome real musicproducer. I think music making is about this.

[@NickWickedone]

it's true, Deadmau5 is roots are indeed breakbeat related

[@MateMate25]

Dude!!! Love your Advice! I'm going to shout you Out when I make it. Keep up the good Work. #Concrete

[@jadedpotato1574]

Mate Mate Did you ever make it?

[@ybncareyyy]

shit i watched this for 32 fucking minutes straight sitting on my fucking chair for half an fucking hour

[@Sinsosm]

shit I wrote this comment with a keyboard

[@marisilva3736]

I LOVE YOU

[@Lastman737]

Take a shot every time he says "fuckin'". You'd be dead in the first 10 minutes

[@WithHeroes]

Can’t wait just got an older razor blade 15 inch good specs

[@Hexspa]

Pretty dope your vid is officially linked by Masterclass. Flash was awesome. Way beyond my html tho.

[@kevinguy1499]

Everyone needs to stop hating on the person who runs this channel and Deadmau5 alike. KZbin automatically takes down any video that it finds to have "copyright" infringement. It's not like Joel is personally going around taking these videos down.

[@derezztellez5387]

Not unless him or his label reports it

[@durplehaze6484]

Some really good advice in here

[@soyoblitz4312]

Shit man.... I'm not really into his kind of tracks but I really really liked the guy after seeing this. Seems really honest. Good vid

[@K0media]

Awesome. Actually I never stopped to see his real life story. I've got him up randomly when I saw the hit "Not Exactly" on a website, but never thought he'd overcome that much. In other words, I didn't know he swore so much, hahaha. He's a cool guy in the end. Very original and unique. Kudos for the mau5.

[@pardonmy_existence]

Thats the fucking best kinda motivation

[@jamesfield2442]

So interesting, nice guy

[@unfa00]

This makes me want to sell music for stocks, while trying to make my artistic albums break out bigger.

[@sylvestertredgett]

Great fckin video. Had great fckin time fckin watching it :D

[@dreamcatalyst]

The tune was solid...had a Prodigy vibe...