92-719: Astralwerks (or Astralwerks Records ) is an American record label primarily focused on electronic music that is now owned by Universal Music Group . Its material is distributed via Capitol Music Group in the United States. The label was founded in 1993 and, in its early years, featured prominent British acts like The Future Sound of London , Fatboy Slim and The Chemical Brothers . In recent years, its roster has expanded to include acts like Halsey , Marshmello , Porter Robinson , Illenium , Zhu and numerous others. In 2018, Astralwerks' headquarters were moved from its original home of New York City to Los Angeles. Astralwerks
184-643: A Grammy Award . In 2012, the label released Swedish House Mafia 's Until Now which featured the single " Don't You Worry Child ." The album reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 while the single made it to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 . That year, the Universal Music Group (UMG) purchased EMI, bringing Astralwerks under UMG control where it remains today. As part of the corporate restructuring, Astralwerks became an imprint under
276-551: A "record group" which is, in turn, controlled by a music group. The constituent companies in a music group or record group are sometimes marketed as being "divisions" of the group. From 1929 to 1998, there were six major record labels, known as the Big Six: PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group (UMG) in 1999, leaving the remaining record labels to be known as the Big Five. In 2004, Sony and BMG agreed to
368-405: A 50% profit-share agreement, aka 50–50 deal, not uncommon. In addition, independent labels are often artist-owned (although not always), with a stated intent often being to control the quality of the artist's output. Independent labels usually do not enjoy the resources available to the "big three" and as such will often lag behind them in market shares. However, frequently independent artists manage
460-437: A Better Name in the United States, and October 5 internationally. On a subsequent tour in the fall of 2009, Zimmerman's performances were recorded and made available for sale immediately following the concerts on USB wristband flash drives. For Lack of a Better Name includes two of Zimmerman's most popular songs, "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (featuring Rob Swire) and " Strobe ". "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" was released on November 25, 2008, before
552-807: A Better Name was released to critical acclaim, featuring " Ghosts 'n' Stuff " (featuring Rob Swire ), "Hi Friend" (featuring MC Flipside), and the critically acclaimed " Strobe ". His fifth studio album, 4×4=12 , released in late 2010, supported by singles " Some Chords ", " Animal Rights ", " Sofi Needs a Ladder ", and " Raise Your Weapon ". In 2012, Zimmerman released singles " The Veldt " and " Professional Griefers " (featuring Gerard Way ) to commercial success. These singles were featured on his sixth studio album, Album Title Goes Here . Following his departure from long-time label Ultra Records , Zimmerman released his seventh studio album, While(1<2) , through Astralwerks and Virgin EMI in 2014. The album's release
644-595: A Lightwave " were released. In 2024, deadmau5 released “Quezacotl” and later a track under Testpilot, subsequently releasing "some ep". Zimmerman was born on January 5, 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario , Canada. His mother, Nancy (née Johnson), is a visual artist, and his father, Rodney Thomas "Rod" Zimmerman, is a General Motors plant worker. He has two siblings, Jennifer (older) and Chris (younger). His ancestry includes German , Swiss, and English heritage. He received his first keyboard for Christmas when he
736-444: A Long Way, Baby (1998), among many others. 1999 saw the releases of Basement Jaxx 's Remedy and Cassius ' 1999 , the latter of which had three singles peak in the top 30 of the U.S. Dance chart . That year, Peter Wohelski also left his position as general manager of the label and was replaced by Errol Kolosine. In the early 2000s, Astralwerks releases included Air 's 2001 album, 10 000 Hz Legend (which reached number 88 on
828-418: A Mickey Mouse "re-micks" video on their website and YouTube channel without his or his labels' permission, and posted pictures showing a takedown notice that had been sent to Disney by his lawyers. The letter also contained a trademark infringement accusation, arguing that the use of Deadmau5's name in material regarding the video falsely implied his endorsement of it. Disney argued that it had properly licensed
920-562: A US Senate committee, that the Byrds never received any of the royalties they had been promised for their biggest hits, " Mr. Tambourine Man " and " Turn! Turn!, Turn! ". A contract either provides for the artist to deliver completed recordings to the label, or for the label to undertake the recording with the artist. For artists without a recording history, the label is often involved in selecting producers, recording studios , additional musicians, and songs to be recorded, and may supervise
1012-479: A bigger company. If this is the case it can sometimes give the artist greater freedom than if they were signed directly to the big label. There are many examples of this kind of label, such as Nothing Records , owned by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails ; and Morning Records, owned by the Cooper Temple Clause , who were releasing EPs for years before the company was bought by RCA . If an artist and
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#17327801524951104-592: A compilation of his earlier work ranging from the years of 1998 to 2007 on Twitter, titled Stuff I Used to Do . Zimmerman also stated that the compilation would release in February of that year. On February 24, 2017, Zimmerman released a limited version of Stuff I Used to Do on WeTransfer . The edition, available until March 3, featured three tracks less than the full album. The album includes tracks from Get Scraped and early compilations, in addition to an alternative mix of "Creep" from While(1<2) . The album
1196-408: A conventional cash advance to sign the artist, who would receive a royalty for sales after expenses were recouped. With the release of the artist's first album, however, the label has an option to pay an additional $ 200,000 in exchange for 30 percent of the net income from all touring, merchandise, endorsements, and fan-club fees. Atlantic would also have the right to approve the act's tour schedule, and
1288-635: A deal with a proper label. In 2002, ArtistShare was founded as the Internet's first record label where the releases were directly funded by the artist's fans. Deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as deadmau5 (pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ . Zimmerman has received seven Grammy Award nominations for his songs. He mainly produces progressive house and electro house music, though he also produces and DJs other genres of electronic music, including techno under
1380-655: A famed NYC-based imprint that houses artists such as Swedish House Mafia , David Guetta , and The Chemical Brothers . Speaking on the partnership, Zimmerman admitted, "I found a place that knows what to do with my music." On January 7, 2014, Zimmerman announced via his Twitter account that his much-anticipated new album was complete. "In other news... I finished my album today," the tweet read. "2 discs. 2 continuous mixes. 25 tracks. and something I'm proud of." On May 10, 2014, Deadmau5 announced through his subscription service that his upcoming album would be titled While(1<2) and would be released on June 17, 2014. The album
1472-543: A four track EP with the first digital and streaming release of the 2007 single 'Jaded'. On November 20th, 2024, deadmau5 was announced to be signed to Creative Artists Agency to be represented in all fields. Zimmerman is a playable avatar in DJ Hero 2 , a video game released in October 2010. The game featured several tracks by the artist, including a mix of "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" with Lady Gaga 's " Just Dance ". He
1564-401: A gig due to an upper respiratory infection. Zimmerman's father claims that when his son was in his early teens, he was chatting with a friend on his computer, which then abruptly shut off. According to Zimmerman's father, he said that it had a smell of burnt wire and had a strange odor. Zimmerman started to dismantle his computer and happened to find a dead mouse. Zimmerman then became known as
1656-558: A joint venture and merged their recorded music division to create the Sony BMG label (which would be renamed Sony Music Entertainment after a 2008 merger); BMG kept its music publishing division separate from Sony BMG and later sold BMG Music Publishing to UMG. In 2007, the remaining record labels—then known as the Big Four—controlled about 70% of the world music market , and about 80% of the United States music market. In 2012,
1748-476: A label want to work together, whether an artist has contacted a label directly, usually by sending their team a demo, or the Artists & Repertoire team of the label has scouted the artist and reached out directly, they will usually enter in to a contractual relationship. A label typically enters into an exclusive recording contract with an artist to market the artist's recordings in return for royalties on
1840-462: A large international media group , or somewhere in between. The Association of Independent Music (AIM) defines a 'major' as "a multinational company which (together with the companies in its group) has more than 5% of the world market(s) for the sale of records or music videos." As of 2012 , there are only three labels that can be referred to as "major labels": Universal Music Group , Sony Music , and Warner Music Group . In 2014, AIM estimated that
1932-524: A performance in Los Angeles at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The concert broke records with a crowd of 50,000 and netted $ 3.7 million dollars. In January 2023, the release date for the duo's first album, eponymously titled Kx5 , was announced for March 17. Zimmerman was part of the lineup for the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023. On March 22, 2024 Zimmerman was honored at
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#17327801524952024-605: A return by recording for a much smaller production cost of a typical big label release. Sometimes they are able to recoup their initial advance even with much lower sales numbers. On occasion, established artists, once their record contract has finished, move to an independent label. This often gives the combined advantage of name recognition and more control over one's music along with a larger portion of royalty profits. Artists such as Dolly Parton , Aimee Mann , Prince , Public Enemy , among others, have done this. Historically, companies started in this manner have been re-absorbed into
2116-466: A single named "Hypnocurrency" on Mau5trap. He also released a new single with singer Lights titled "When the Summer Dies" on July 16. In 2022, Zimmerman and Kaskade announced a collaboration project named Kx5 (pronounced "kay-five"), marking the fourth time the producers have worked together. The first single from the project, "Escape", was released on March 11. In December, the duo headlined
2208-409: A stand-alone single entitled " Legendary ", featuring guest vocals from rapper Shotty Horroh . A music video for the song was released on Mau5trap's YouTube channel on September 11, 2017. In September 2017, Zimmerman confirmed his next studio album is "on the way". In March 2018, Zimmerman announced a compilation album comprising orchestral performances of previously released music, titled Where's
2300-533: A topper and antenna in Rocket League . In the 2020 video game Fuser , "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" is featured as a mixable song. Deadmau5’s Minecraft account has ears that are linked to his username, which cannot normally be created using the game’s “skins.” On July 30, 2010, at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. , Zimmerman collapsed on stage, suffering from exhaustion and vomiting. This resulted in
2392-429: Is also featured as a secret unlockable character in the 2014 video game Goat Simulator as "deadgoa7". His music has been included in other video game titles, including a custom soundtrack for Dota 2 . In the mobile app Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff by TinyCo, Deadmau5 was available for purchase as a playable character during the "PeterPalooza". Virtual versions of his helmet are also an available accessory as
2484-406: Is currently one of the highest-paid electronic music producers in the world. Zimmerman wears custom helmets for performances and appearances, similar to Marshmello and Daft Punk . In 2000, an early 12" single produced on vinyl titled "I Don't Want No Other" was released by Zimmerman and Derek Caesar, under the group name Dred and Karma. A 2006 compilation album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002
2576-454: Is often marketed as a "unit" or "division" of the parent label, though in most cases, they operate as pseudonym for it and do not exist as a distinct business operation or separate business structure (although trademarks are sometimes registered). A record label may give a musical act an imprint as part of their branding, while other imprints serve to house other activities, such as side ventures of that label. Music collectors often use
2668-684: Is owned by Sony Group Corporation ). Record labels and music publishers that are not under the control of the big three are generally considered to be independent ( indie ), even if they are large corporations with complex structures. The term indie label is sometimes used to refer to only those independent labels that adhere to independent criteria of corporate structure and size, and some consider an indie label to be almost any label that releases non-mainstream music, regardless of its corporate structure. Independent labels are often considered more artist-friendly. Though they may have less sales power, indie labels typically offer larger artist royalty with
2760-500: The Billboard 200) and the 2003 re-issue of Motorbass ' Pansoul . In 2005, the label released Kraftwerk 's first live album, Minimum-Maximum , and a Brian Eno compilation called, More Music for Films . In 2007, EMI reorganized its distribution arm, which ultimately saw Glenn Mendlinger take over for Errol Kolosine as the label's general manager. In 2009, the label released David Guetta 's One Love . The lead single off that album, " When Love Takes Over ," would go on to win
2852-614: The Billboard 200. Her 2017 follow-up, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom , would top the chart. In 2018, it was announced that Astralwerks would move from New York City to its current home base of Los Angeles. Glenn Mendlinger also stepped down as general manager and was replaced by Toby Andrews. In September 2018, the label announced that it had "relaunched" with a spate of new signings and a new staff at their Los Angeles offices. The new signings included Axwell & Ingrosso and Illenium . Marshmello , another recent Astralwerks signee, released
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2944-667: The Dota 2 competition The International 5 (TI5). On October 7, 2015, Deadmau5 officially announced that he was leaving his then label Astralwerks and going entirely independent with his own label Mau5trap. On December 17, 2015, it appeared that Zimmerman was either taking a leave of absence or ending his career altogether after deleting both his Twitter and his Facebook accounts. His Instagram account, however, had not been deleted. On December 21, 2015, Zimmerman reopened his Twitter account and posted an apology to his Tumblr account explaining his disappearance from social media, saying that he
3036-463: The free software and open source movements and the success of Linux . In the mid-2000s, some music publishing companies began undertaking the work traditionally done by labels. The publisher Sony/ATV Music, for example, leveraged its connections within the Sony family to produce, record, distribute, and promote Elliott Yamin 's debut album under a dormant Sony-owned imprint , rather than waiting for
3128-591: The "dead mouse guy" among friends. He tried to change his name to "Deadmouse" in an online chat room, but it was too long, so he shortened it to "Deadmau5". "Maus" is the German word for "mouse" and is pronounced the same as in English; the ending character 5 instead of an 's' is a form of leet . Zimmerman created the original logo—called "mau5head"—while learning how to use 3D modelling software. The logo appears in many different colors and designs, and has been shown on
3220-510: The "parent" of any sublabels. Vanity labels are labels that bear an imprint that gives the impression of an artist's ownership or control, but in fact represent a standard artist/label relationship. In such an arrangement, the artist will control nothing more than the usage of the name on the label, but may enjoy a greater say in the packaging of their work. An example of such a label is the Neutron label owned by ABC while at Phonogram Inc. in
3312-489: The 16th, 22nd and 29th, respectively. On May 20, 2020, Zimmerman released the single "Pomegranate", featuring The Neptunes . Later in November that year, he worked with Kiesza on the track " Bridged by a Lightwave ". Both singles are expected to appear on Zimmerman's next album. On March 29, 2021, Zimmerman released the single "Nextra" on his new "Hau5trap" label. In 2021, REZZ and Deadmau5 collaborated to release
3404-531: The 2008 album Random Album Title , which saw the collaboration of Zimmerman and Chicago producer Kaskade with " I Remember ". Random Album Title , saw a digital release on September 2, 2008, via Ultra Records in the United States and Ministry of Sound in the United Kingdom and Europe. Physical copies of the album were released in November 2008. Singles " Faxing Berlin " on October 25, 2006, and " Not Exactly " on August 27, 2007, were released prior to
3496-691: The 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards with the Legend Award. Driven by its fan-based voting system, the EDMA's are held annually at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel in Miami. On July 5th 2024, deadmau5 released “Quezacotl”. Later, "Wet" was released under Testpilot, the first single released under the pseudonym in a decade. On July 19th, 2024, Zimmerman penultimately released an EP named "some ep". On November 8th, 2024, deadmau5 released
3588-485: The Capitol Music Group. In 2013, the label signed both Porter Robinson and Deadmau5 (along with his Mau5trap imprint). The following year, Astralwerks signed singer Halsey to a record deal. Also that year, Robinson released his debut studio album, Worlds and Deadmau5 also released his Astralwerks debut, While(1<2) . Halsey's debut studio album, Badlands , came in 2015 and peaked at number 2 on
3680-528: The Drop? . On March 30, 2018, the album was initially released exclusively on the music streaming service Tidal for a period of three months. On June 29, 2018, the album was officially released on other digital download and streaming services, as well as vinyl. On July 3, 2018, Zimmerman announced an EP and compilation album titled Mau5ville: Level 1 , featuring " Monophobia ", a collaboration with Rob Swire , as well as tracks from Getter and GTA . It
3772-504: The UK. At one point artist Lizzie Tear (under contract with ABC themselves) appeared on the imprint, but it was devoted almost entirely to ABC's offerings and is still used for their re-releases (though Phonogram owns the masters of all the work issued on the label). However, not all labels dedicated to particular artists are completely superficial in origin. Many artists, early in their careers, create their own labels which are later bought out by
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3864-546: The United States would typically bear a 4th & B'way logo and would state in the fine print, "4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company". Collectors discussing labels as brands would say that 4th & B'way is a sublabel or imprint of just "Island" or "Island Records". Similarly, collectors who choose to treat corporations and trademarks as equivalent might say 4th & B'way is an imprint and/or sublabel of both Island Records, Ltd. and that company's sublabel, Island Records, Inc. However, such definitions are complicated by
3956-407: The album will sell better if the artist complies with the label's desired requests or changes. At times, the record label's decisions are prudent ones from a commercial perspective, but these decisions may frustrate artists who feel that their art is being diminished or misrepresented by such actions. In other instances, record labels have shelved artists' albums with no intention of any promotion for
4048-540: The album's release. Single "I Remember" (with Kaskade) was later released on September 15, 2008, before the album's release. In the United States, Zimmerman's collaboration with Kaskade , " Move for Me ", reached number one on Billboard magazine's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its September 6, 2008, issue. Since then, Zimmerman has seen two more tracks, also collaborations ("I Remember" with Kaskade and " Ghosts 'n' Stuff " with Rob Swire ), reach number one on Billboard ' s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, making him
4140-493: The album, while "Strobe" was released on February 23, 2010, after the album's release. MTV named Zimmerman as the house DJ for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and MTV PUSH artist of the week on August 16, 2010. He expressed gratitude towards Lady Gaga and David Guetta for bringing dance into the pop music scene and paving the way for him to the mainstream. At the awards, Zimmerman performed with Jason Derulo and Travie McCoy . His song "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" had been featured on
4232-512: The album. " Raise Your Weapon " (featuring Greta Svabo Bech ) was released later on May 23, 2011. "Some Chords" was featured on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation where Zimmerman made a cameo appearance, and an instrumental version of "Sofi Needs a Ladder" was featured in the film The Hangover Part II . That year, he also released two non-album singles " Aural Psynapse " and "HR 8938 Cephei". On August 9, 2012, Zimmerman announced his sixth studio album, Album Title Goes Here , which
4324-448: The alias Testpilot . Zimmerman has worked with other DJs and producers, such as Wolfgang Gartner , Rob Swire , and Chris Lake . He has also collaborated with Steve Duda as the duo BSOD (Better Sounding On Drugs) and the band WTF? with Duda, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero. In 2007, he founded his own record label, Mau5trap . Deadmau5 later joined electronic music supergroups such as Kx5 with Kaskade and Rezzmau5 with Rezz . Zimmerman
4416-511: The alias "Deadmau5" in 2002. In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using a sample called "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm" that came bundled with FL Studio , and to which Zimmerman claimed copyright. The sample was a direct clip of a full bar of the song. Zimmerman provided a "Demo Track" which came bundled with FL Studio, along with several loop samples. The case caused slight discomfort among
4508-411: The artist from their contract, leaving the artist in a state of limbo. Artists who have had disputes with their labels over ownership and control of their music have included Taylor Swift , Tinashe , Megan Thee Stallion , Kelly Clarkson , Thirty Seconds to Mars , Clipse , Ciara , JoJo , Michelle Branch , Kesha , Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Paul McCartney , and Johnny Cash . In
4600-415: The artist in question. Reasons for shelving can include the label deciding to focus its resources on other artists on its roster, or the label undergoing a restructure where the person that signed the artist and supports the artist's vision is no longer present to advocate for the artist. In extreme cases, record labels can prevent the release of an artist's music for years, while also declining to release
4692-425: The artist is established and has a loyal fan base. For that reason, labels now have to be more relaxed with the development of artists because longevity is the key to these types of pact. Several artists such as Paramore , Maino , and even Madonna have signed such types of deals. A look at an actual 360 deal offered by Atlantic Records to an artist shows a variation of the structure. Atlantic's document offers
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#17327801524954784-484: The artists may be downloaded free of charge or for a fee that is paid via PayPal or other online payment system. Some of these labels also offer hard copy CDs in addition to direct download. Digital Labels are the latest version of a 'net' label. Whereas 'net' labels were started as a free site, digital labels represent more competition for the major record labels. The new century brought the phenomenon of open-source or open-content record labels. These are inspired by
4876-537: The cancellation of the rest of the show, as well as nine shows following the event. In September 2012, Zimmerman began dating American tattoo artist and TV personality Kat Von D . After breaking up in November 2012, they rekindled their relationship shortly afterwards. On December 15, 2012, Zimmerman proposed to Von D via Twitter , and they announced that they would marry in August 2013 with an aquatic-themed wedding. They both have several matching tattoos, including
4968-650: The circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry , recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists , who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets. Record labels may be small, localized and " independent " ("indie"), or they may be part of
5060-471: The company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture , distribution , marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists , artist financing and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from
5152-403: The company. Some independent labels become successful enough that major record companies negotiate contracts to either distribute music for the label or in some cases, purchase the label completely, to the point where it functions as an imprint or sublabel. A label used as a trademark or brand and not a company is called an imprint , a term used for a similar concept in publishing . An imprint
5244-400: The corporate mergers that occurred in 1989 (when Island was sold to PolyGram) and 1998 (when PolyGram merged with Universal). PolyGram held sublabels including Mercury, Island and Motown. Island remained registered as corporations in both the United States and UK , but control of its brands changed hands multiple times as new companies were formed, diminishing the corporation's distinction as
5336-443: The cover art of most of Zimmerman's albums. He was given the idea to wear a helmet based on the logo by one of his friends, Jay Gordon of the industrial metal band Orgy . In an interview with CBC Television , Zimmerman said that he wants his logo to be an "icon". Fans often attend Deadmau5 concerts sporting their own copy or alteration of the mau5head. He created his website and began uploading songs to SectionZ and producing under
5428-416: The early days of the recording industry, recording labels were absolutely necessary for the success of any artist. The first goal of any new artist or band was to get signed to a contract as soon as possible. In the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, many artists were so desperate to sign a contract with a record company that they sometimes ended up signing agreements in which they sold the rights to their recordings to
5520-512: The end of their contract with EMI when their album In Rainbows was released as a " pay what you want " sales model as an online download, but they also returned to a label for a conventional release. Research shows that record labels still control most access to distribution. Computers and internet technology led to an increase in file sharing and direct-to-fan digital distribution, causing music sales to plummet in recent years. Labels and organizations have had to change their strategies and
5612-734: The major divisions of EMI were sold off separately by owner Citigroup : most of EMI's recorded music division was absorbed into UMG; EMI Music Publishing was absorbed into Sony/ATV Music Publishing; finally, EMI's Parlophone and Virgin Classics labels were absorbed into Warner Music Group (WMG) in July 2013. This left the so-called Big Three labels. In 2020 and 2021, both WMG and UMG had their IPO with WMG starting trading at Nasdaq and UMG starting trading at Euronext Amsterdam and leaving only Sony Music as wholly-owned subsidiary of an international conglomerate ( Sony Entertainment which in turn
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#17327801524955704-433: The major labels (two examples are American singer Frank Sinatra 's Reprise Records , which has been owned by Warner Music Group for some time now, and musician Herb Alpert 's A&M Records , now owned by Universal Music Group). Similarly, Madonna 's Maverick Records (started by Madonna with her manager and another partner) was to come under control of Warner Music when Madonna divested herself of controlling shares in
5796-537: The majors had a collective global market share of some 65–70%. Record labels are often under the control of a corporate umbrella organization called a "music group ". A music group is usually affiliated to an international conglomerate " holding company ", which often has non-music divisions as well. A music group controls and consists of music-publishing companies, record (sound recording) manufacturers, record distributors, and record labels. Record companies (manufacturers, distributors, and labels) may also constitute
5888-650: The numbers "289m3d22h" on both of their arms, a sentimental reference to the day when they met, as well as two black stars underneath their eyes. Zimmerman moved to Los Angeles to live with Von D. In June 2013, Von D announced that they had ended their engagement. In 2014, Zimmerman purchased a $ 5 million home in the Campbellville area of Milton, Ontario . On August 12, 2017, Zimmerman married Kelly Fedoni. By June 2021, he and Fedoni had separated and would divorce, but stated that their relationship had ended amicably. In January 2024, Zimmerman had to cancel
5980-576: The only Canadian to have three number-one tracks on that chart. He is also the sixth Canadian to top that chart, following Deborah Cox , Nelly Furtado , Dragonette , Justin Bieber , and The Weeknd , each with one apiece. In August 2008 he missed a flight on Spanair Flight 5022 , from Barcelona to Gran Canaria, which crashed just after take off. He later discussed the incident on a H3h3Productions podcast in an interview on YouTube. " On September 22, 2009, Ultra Records released his album For Lack of
6072-695: The opposition, Zimmerman spoke out against Disney on Twitter, arguing that the company thinks of people as being "stupid" because "[they] might confuse an established electronic musician/performer with a cartoon mouse." Zimmerman also believed that he had been targeted by Disney due to their attempts to "cash in" on the EDM market, specifically alluding to Dconstructed —a recently released compilation album containing remixes of music from Disney properties by major electronic musicians such as Armin van Buuren , Avicii and Kaskade . On September 4, 2014, Zimmerman revealed on Twitter that Disney had used "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" in
6164-507: The output of recording sessions. For established artists, a label is usually less involved in the recording process. The relationship between record labels and artists can be a difficult one. Many artists have had conflicts with their labels over the type of sound or songs they want to make, which can result in the artist's artwork or titles being changed before release. Other artists have had their music prevented from release, or shelved. Record labels generally do this because they believe that
6256-548: The record label in perpetuity. Entertainment lawyers are usually employed by artists to discuss contract terms. Due to advancing technology such as the Internet , the role of labels is rapidly changing, as artists are able to freely distribute their own material through online radio , peer-to-peer file sharing such as BitTorrent , and other services, at little to no cost, but with correspondingly low financial returns. Established artists, such as Nine Inch Nails , whose career
6348-418: The salaries of certain tour and merchandise sales employees hired by the artist. In addition, the label also offers the artist a 30 percent cut of the label's album profits—if any—which represents an improvement from the typical industry royalty of 15 percent. With the Internet now being the dominant source for obtaining music, netlabels have emerged. Depending on the ideals of the net label, music files from
6440-419: The selling price of the recordings. Contracts may extend over short or long durations, and may or may not refer to specific recordings. Established, successful artists tend to be able to renegotiate their contracts to get terms more favorable to them, but Prince 's much-publicized 1994–1996 feud with Warner Bros. Records provides a strong counterexample, as does Roger McGuinn 's claim, made in July 2000 before
6532-579: The song " Happier " featuring Bastille which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped several Billboard charts. In October 2018, the label partnered with gaming personality Ninja on a compilation album that was released in December and featured original songs from Tycho , Alesso , and 3lau , among others. In 2021, Astralwerks and Blue Note Records collaborated on a series of jazz/electronica albums titled Bluewerks. In 2023, it
6624-451: The soundtrack for the MTV reality series Jersey Shore earlier. His fifth studio album, 4×4=12 , was released on December 6, 2010, in the United Kingdom and December 7, 2010, in the United States. Singles " Some Chords " on May 3, 2010, " Animal Rights " (with Wolfgang Gartner ) on September 6, and " Sofi Needs a Ladder " (featuring SOFI ) on November 1 were released and were featured on
6716-400: The term sublabel to refer to either an imprint or a subordinate label company (such as those within a group). For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, 4th & B'way Records (pronounced as "Broadway") was a trademarked brand owned by Island Records Ltd. in the UK and by a subordinate branch, Island Records, Inc., in the United States. The center label on a 4th & Broadway record marketed in
6808-715: The time. The EP was released officially on November 16, 2018, through Mau5trap. On January 25, 2019, Polar premiered on Netflix, with Zimmerman releasing the soundtrack album, Polar (Music from the Netflix Film) , through Mau5trap. On February 1, 2019, the third installment in the Mau5ville series, Mau5ville: Level 3 was released through Mau5trap. The compilation EP featured collaborations with Shotty Horroh, Scene of Action as well as tracks from No Mana and C.O.Z. In November 2019, Zimmerman released three new singles, entitled "SATRN", "COASTED" and "FALL", released on
6900-533: The users of FL Studio, and some have pointed out potential inconsistencies in the EULA of the software. Subsequent versions, after FL Studio 8, no longer contained those loop samples. In a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone , Zimmerman acknowledged possible similarities between his Mau5head logo and that of Mickey Mouse , joking that "someone at the Disney patent office fell asleep on that one." In March 2014, it
6992-433: The way they work with artists. New types of deals called "multiple rights" or "360" deals are being made with artists, where labels are given rights and percentages to artist's touring, merchandising, and endorsements . In exchange for these rights, labels usually give higher advance payments to artists, have more patience with artist development, and pay higher percentages of CD sales. These 360 deals are most effective when
7084-1010: Was a result of a maximum character limitation. Zimmerman released his debut studio album, titled Get Scraped on July 26, 2005. The tracks "Just Before 8bit", "Nice Try, Kiddo" and "Uploading and Downloading" from Project 56 were edited and expanded upon in Get Scraped under the names "8bit", "Try Again", and "Unspecial Effects", respectively. Tracks "Bored of Canada", "Intelstat" and "I Forget" reappear on this album as is, as well as "The Oshawa Connection" from Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 . Three self-released compilations, Project 56 , Deadmau5 Circa 1998–2002 , and A Little Oblique , were finished in 2006, with Project 56 seeing an official release two years later. In 2006, Zimmerman released his second studio album, Vexillology , on November 6, 2006, through Play Records . In 2007, Zimmerman founded his own record label, Mau5trap , which, along with Ultra Records and Ministry of Sound , released
7176-529: Was a teenager. His music career began in the late 1990s, with a chiptune and demoscene movements-influenced sound with the Impulse Tracker . Zimmerman graduated from Westlane Secondary School in Niagara Falls. He then worked with an online music licensing company and as a programmer. He adopted the name Deadmau5, which referred to a dead mouse he found in his computer; the unique spelling
7268-608: Was announced on Facebook prior to release. In December 2012, FUSE TV named "Professional Griefers" one of the top 40 songs of 2012. In November 2013, Zimmerman deleted three years' worth of music from his SoundCloud account, replacing them with an EP of seven melancholy piano sonatas, simply called 7 , named after the Latin translations for the seven deadly sins : "Acedia", "Avaritia", "Gula", "Invidia", "Ira", "Luxuria", and "Superbia". The same month, Zimmerman left longtime label Ultra Records and signed with record label Astralwerks ,
7360-422: Was announced that AstralWerks would enter into a partnership with SIZE Records, distributing all of the label's future recordings in addition to handling its back catalog prior to the distribution deal. Record label [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos , or
7452-774: Was brought on as the head of A&R . Wohelski is credited with discovering the Chemical Brothers and bringing them into the Astralwerks fold. Their 1995 debut studio album, Exit Planet Dust , sold 750,000 copies in the United States. The duo's 1997 follow-up, Dig Your Own Hole , reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart. Other albums released under Astralwerks in its first five years included Seefeel 's Quique (1994), Soul Oddity 's Soul Oddity (1996), μ-Ziq 's Lunatic Harness (1997), Photek 's Modus Operandi (1997), and Fatboy Slim's You've Come
7544-455: Was developed with major label backing, announced an end to their major label contracts, citing that the uncooperative nature of the recording industry with these new trends is hurting musicians, fans and the industry as a whole. However, Nine Inch Nails later returned to working with a major label, admitting that they needed the international marketing and promotional reach that a major label can provide. Radiohead also cited similar motives with
7636-690: Was founded in New York City in July 1993 by Brian Long as an electronic and dance imprint of Caroline Records . Long had previously helped curate an electronic music compilation that was released on Caroline called Excursions in Ambience . Caroline's parent company, Virgin Records , sold the label to Thorn EMI soon after Astralwerks' foundation. The first album released on Astralwerks was Tales of Ephidrina by Amorphous Androgynous, an alter ego of The Future Sound of London . In 1994, Peter Wohelski
7728-456: Was held on June 11–15, 2015. On February 2, 2015, it was announced he would appear at Reading and Leeds Festivals. On July 23, 2015, Valve announced that Deadmau5 was creating a series of sound clips to be featured in their video game Dota 2 . The music pack was released alongside the announcement. On August 8, 2015, Deadmau5 performed live at KeyArena in Seattle at the conclusion of
7820-466: Was officially released on Mau5trap a week later, on March 3, 2017. On March 25, 2017, Zimmerman began a concert tour with his new "Cube 2.1" stage set entitled Lots of Shows in a Row to promote the release of W:/2016Album/ . Zimmerman toured around North America for two months, before touring the rest of the world from June 3, 2017, and Canada from October 6, 2017, with the tour concluding on October 31, 2017. On August 25, 2017, Zimmerman released
7912-574: Was preceded by the release of four singles: " Avaritia ", " Seeya " (featuring Colleen D'Agostino ), " Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer " and " Phantoms Can't Hang ". Starting on the week of May 20, 2014, each single was released weekly for a total of four weeks leading up to the release of the album. On January 13, 2015, it was announced that Deadmau5 would be a headlining act for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee, which
8004-472: Was released on July 13, 2018, through Mau5trap. On September 18, 2018, Zimmerman announced that he was in the process of producing his first ever original film score for the Netflix film Polar directed by Jonas Åkerlund . In October 2018, the track listing of a follow-up EP, Mau5ville: Level 2 , was leaked, showing featured collaborations with Lights and Mr. Bill, with no release date confirmed at
8096-471: Was released on September 24 of that year. Singles from this album include " Maths " on February 17, 2012, " The Veldt " (featuring Chris James) on May 8, and " Professional Griefers " (featuring Gerard Way ) on August 14. Singles " Channel 42 " (with Wolfgang Gartner) on February 12, 2013, and " Telemiscommunications " (with Imogen Heap ) on March 12 were released in 2013, after the album was released. His collaboration with Gerard Way on "Professional Griefers"
8188-715: Was reported that The Walt Disney Company had filed a request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to investigate Zimmerman's application to register the Mau5head emblem as a trademark , noting its resemblance to the figure of Mickey Mouse. Disney officially filed its opposition in September 2014, arguing that the mark is likely to cause confusion because it is "nearly identical in appearance, connotation, and overall commercial impression" to Disney's trademarked iconography of Mickey Mouse. In response to
8280-509: Was self-released under the alias Halcyon441. His debut studio album, Get Scraped , was released in 2005, with follow-up Vexillology in 2006. His breakthrough, Random Album Title , was released in 2008 and was certified gold in Canada, and silver in the United Kingdom. The album includes seminal release " Faxing Berlin ", " Not Exactly ", and moderate chart hit " I Remember " (with Kaskade ). In 2009, his fourth studio album For Lack of
8372-547: Was suffering from depression and would be returning to producing music after the new year. On May 27, 2016, " Snowcone ", the first single from Zimmerman in nearly two years, was released as a digital download. This track was later revealed to be the first single from his next album. On November 4, 2016, Zimmerman announced his next studio album, W:/2016Album/ , which was released on December 2, 2016, digitally, with vinyl and CD releases on February 17, and March 17, 2017, respectively. On January 7, 2017, Zimmerman announced
8464-440: Was supported by its four singles; " Avaritia ", " Seeya ", " Infra Turbo Pigcart Racer ", and " Phantoms Can't Hang ". After a brief hiatus, Zimmerman's eighth studio album, W:/2016Album/ , was released in late 2016, with singles " Snowcone " and " Let Go ". He subsequently composed the score for the 2019 action film Polar , and released the singles "Satrn", "Coasted", "Fall" the same year. In 2020, "Pomegranate" and " Bridged by
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