Deadmau5 has finally released “The Veldt,” the first official single to come out of his SoundCloud sessions where fans were able to watch its creation via live stream. The track has a well-documented history that began with a simple revolving loop instrumental and ended with miraculously finding the ideal vocal on Twitter. Chris James’ vocal aids Deadmau5 with creating one of his most soothing productions to date. “The Veldt” is the first track off Deadmau5′s upcoming EP of the same name, which will include the Cypress Hill-assisted “Failbait.” You can purchase the title track now on Beatport, and the full EP will be released on June 25th.
How Coldcalling Deadmau5 On Twitter Earned One Artist His Big Break
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Deadmau5 ft. Chris James – The Veldt [Livestream Recording]
Deadmau5-TheVeldt (Vocal Mix) Twitter: @CjamesOfficial Say Hi!:) by @cjamesofficial
When I hear anyone talking about “the power of social media”, my brain immediately flips to thoughts of self-appointed gurus with uber-douche titles like “Twitter Ninja” or “Friendster Rockstar”. I can’t help it. It’s pretty much pavlovian at this point.
In this case, it really is a story of the power of social media — or really, how the Internet, a Twitter account, and a whole lot of skill and luck has earned one guy his big shot with one of the biggest artists in the world.
This past weekend, the hugely-popular electronica artist deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”, not “dead-mow-5″) started working on a new track called “The Veldt”, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s 1950s short story of the same name.
Rather than locking himself away from the world for days to return with a new track in hand, however, deadmau5 introduced a bit of a twist to his workflow: he’d stream it all live. Every glorious minute of the process, from the sampling of the audio (including using the sound of him clapping on his own bare bum as one of the tracks) to the surprise attacks by his cat Professor Meowington (a cat with more Facebook fans than most bands), would be streamed to anyone who cared to watch.
As the track came together, deadmau5 mentioned that he’d need to start figuring out what to do for the vocal track soon — and that’s when things started to get really, really cool.
Having been watching the stream throughout and wishing he could be a part of it, up-and-coming house producer Chris James took the mention of vocals as a challenge. After tying together bits and pieces from the stream with working samples that had been released throughout the weekend, James came up with lyrics (also inspired by the short story) and began laying his tracks on top of deadmau5′ work.
He finished up, exported, and, on a whim, sent it off to deadmau5 via Twitter:
Chris James @CjamesOfficial
@deadmau5 did some unique shoegaze-ish vocals over “The Veldt” based on the story. Hope you enjoy
and… nothing happened.
At least at first. Assuming that it was more of the same junk that people cold called him with all the time, deadmau5 mentioned the tweet but didn’t click through. After some assurance from the fans watching back at home that he should give it a listen, he loaded it up. The next tweet he sent:
deadmau5 @deadmau5
@ChrisJOffical DUDE… YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???? god DAMN!
deadmau5 moved to make Chris’ vocals a part of the official track almost immediately, pausing only to listen to Chris’ vocalized mix a few more times.
Within minutes, he had Chris on the phone. Within hours, deadmau5 had pulled his manager and Chris together on speakerphone — while still live on the stream — to work out the finer details (“I need a second verse; also, can you do 3 stereo stems, with effects on a separate track?”).
Madonna SLAMMED By Deadmau5 Stop ENCOURAGING Drug Use!
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Madonna is under attack by one of the most famous DJs in the world … who’s PISSED at the Material Girl for glamorizing the use of ecstasy during a recent concert.
DJ Deadmau5 was clearly watching when Madge took the stage at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend and shouted to the crowd, “How many people in this crowd have seen molly?” (check out video below at :45 mark)
FYI — “Molly” is a slang term for MDMA, one of the key ingredients in ecstasy … a drug that’s hugely popular with people in the electronic dance music community.
While the crowd CHEERED at Madge’s comment … Deadmau5 went to his Facebook page and ripped the singer a new one.
“Very classy there madonna. ‘HUR DUR HAS ANYONE SEEN MOLLY???’ such a great message for the young music lovers at ultra.”
He added, “Quite the f’n philanthropist. but hey, at least yer HIP AND TRENDY! f*cking cant smack my head hard enough right now.”
So far, no response from Madonna.
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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/26/madonna-deadmau5-ecstacy-drugs-concert/#.T3CgTdVUSSo
Deadmau5 – The Veldt (Vocal Mix)
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After his minimal track preview, fans have began to believe Deadmau5 has revisited his roots and filled hope that the famous DJ hasn’t lost himself among stardom. With that in mind, Deadmau5 was most known for his mastery in minimal and progressive bangers. ‘The Veldt’ is a reawakening to his progressive originality. Take a listen.
SOL REPUBLIC and deadmau5 to offer FREE shuttle service at the Ultra Music Festival
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
http://www.solrepublic.com/ultra
FREE RIDES on us to Ultra and back: We know it can be a pain to get to the festival, so we have a fleet of decked out buses to get fans there. SOLdiers who sign-up will find themselves in a world of great swag and prizes.
Deadmau5 Collab: We’re announcing a collaboration with Deadmau5 and giving out exclusive downloads, tanks, and tickets to Deadmau5 after parties.
Deadmau5 – Failbait (ft. Cypress Hill)
March 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
