i spy: deadmau5 is the coolest guy at the party

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The Who – deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman)
Say What? – Musical hypnosis in the form of a live DJ set aptly named deadmau5’s Meowingtons Hax tour.
Like, When? – Partied from the evening of Sunday, October 9th into the morning of Monday, October 10th
Whereabouts – Roseland Ballroom NYC
Why? – Anyone who manages to break a Roseland Ballroom record by hosting six shows in a row (five of the six were completely sold out) while maintaining an above average stage presence with standalone DJ skills each night warrants the show to be a must-see.
Overall Rating (Five stars = Out of this world amazing; One star = I would have a better time at home) – FIVE + FIVE = deadmau5

Photo Credit: Julianne Thompson

 The atmosphere’s synergetic eager anticipation was enough to make everyone thrilled to be present at the show. The audience ranged from neon clad teenagers to middle aged DJ junkies donning mouse ears made out of glow sticks. Dubstep openers, Feed Me and Excision, fed the flame of excitement that the crowd already possessed. The light shows accompanied with looping background videos captured the essence of what it feels like to be present at a true dubstep or electronica DJ set. Beaming colorful splashes of light, heart thumping bass and the necessary spectator to DJ connection steered the show in the right direction before deadmau5 even made it on stage.

The lights blink off and immediately the audience screams and jumps as the Canadian producer and DJ enters the stage wearing his signature mouse head with glowing eyes. The set kicked off with “FML” and fuchsia laser lights. “Sometimes Things Get, Whatever” begins to play as layers of pulsating beats were mixed within the set. Just when I thought the crowd couldn’t get anymore crazed than it already was, deadmau5 kicked things up a notch with “Sofi Needs A Ladder.” SOFI (Some Other Female Interest) dressed in a sequined get-up struts onto the stage to partner with deadmau5 on one of the hottest tracks on his 4X4=12 album. SOFI remained on stage to perform another track from 4X4=12, “One Trick Pony”. Towards the end of the set, the background video showcased an electronic mouse playing in the circa 1985 Nintendo video game classic, Super Mario Brothers. The set ends with a backdrop of “Game Over” in illuminated block letters.

Overall, the show was intoxicating from both a visual and musical perspective. deadmau5 is the quintessence of what an authentic multi-talented DJ truly is.

Photo Credit: Julianne Thompson