Testpilot @ Coachella Music & Arts Festival 2023 (Official Recap)

In the yuma.

recap shot/edited by: Leah Sems

About deadmau5:
Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced 'dead mouse'), is one of the world's most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his 2x platinum-certified single "Ghosts 'n' Stuff," as well as "Professional Griefers," "Sofi Needs A Ladder" and "I Remember," he has also released seven critically acclaimed albums. The multiple JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated artist's ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts 15 million and more over his combined social media channels. His latest music offerings include “Pomegranate” with The Neptunes, “Bridged By A Lightwave” with Kiesza, “Channel 43” with Wolfgang Gartner, “Hypnocurrency” with REZZ, “When The Summer Dies” with Lights, “Hyperlandia” featuring Foster The People, “this is fine.” with Portugal. The Man, “XYZ” and “My Heart Has Teeth” featuring Skylar Grey.

In 2022 deadmau5 teamed with longtime friend and collaborator Kaskade on new music project Kx5 releasing Top 40 smash and #1 dance music radio single “Escape” featuring Hayla. In the live realm, his 2019/20 U.S. cubev3 tour featuring production of his own design and implementation ranked in the Top 10 of Pollstar’s top tours globally. This year he completed the ‘We Are Friends’ North American tour and as Kx5 headlined the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in December, breaking records. Beyond his music career, he is also a co-founder of gaming venture PIXELYNX and is an executive of HD streaming platform StreamVoodoo.

about mau5trap:
Over a decade since its formation, mau5trap -- the independent record label founded by groundbreaking electronic music producer #deadmau5 -- has become a bastion for trailblazing and genre-defying artists. Casting a palpable influence over the genre, Mixmag readers voted mau5trap among the “Top 50 Labels of the Decade”, placing it in the Top 10; since then, the imprint has been supported by dance music magnates Billboard, DJ Mag, Forbes, Insomniac, and The EDM Network. More recently, mau5trap has maneuvered toward live events boasting curated stage takeovers at the world’s biggest electronic dance music events like Ultra Music Festival, Creamfields, EDC, and beyond, plus label residencies at globally renowned nightclub venues like Sound Nightclub in Los Angeles, California.

The multi-genre platform has extensively served as an authoritative platform for dance music heavyweights such as Skrillex, Feed Me, Zedd, Noisia, Dillon Francis, Chris Lake, and Madeon; a combination of dark, forceful techno and complex, electro sounds, the label acts as a hotbed for rising talent such as REZZ, Getter, i_o, ATTLAS, No Mana, Matt Lange, and others alike. Welcome to the horde.

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[justblaze]

Can't wait to see this Testpilot guy someday live

[Joshsh]

This Testpilot is a pretty dang good DJ!

[Tom_Shepperd]

You are in Gods graces, Deadmau5. You are beautiful.

[ohmaygah]

I need the entire set! Pretty please! 😍

[だぉやまだぉこ世]

I want to see him I want to go to deadmau5's live

[greenrryt]

Hey, can you like, do 20 more tours with the cube v3? Thank you

[JohnCoffins]

Joel, I would love to see some more coffee runs and studio tours n stuff

[cheblsaade]

Love the analogue electro: I know nothing about it: can you teach me sir Deadmau5: would you mind giving me music lessons and lessons about analogue electro music: i don’t have money now but soon I will.

[lesgettit]

I was so excited to see your testpilot set 2 nights ago. I'm really bummed about it, but I totally understand considering what happened. And despite all of that, you went on later as Kx5 and blew us away. I appreciate what you did for all of us. I'm sure you already know, but you gave us peace during a time where it could be considered impossible. Truly, thank you, Joel. I'm eager to still see you as testpilot, so please keep it rolling (:

[caseysutherland]

I mean....Joel....Could we have more of you?

[lozarmusic]

Finally saw him at Masonic Temple. Ughhhh, it is a must must see….. thank you 🙏 been a big fan for years but this changed my life ❤️

[MaaniGoldleaf]

It’s been a damn long time since deadmau5 been called testpilot

[crim-jim]

Elementen with Laser Beam is always amazing.

[Dream_Walker]

A question for deadmau5: Do you know a someone named BoraLo? Maybe he comes to your Minecraft server :)

[ThoughtCrimeCriminal]

I use to work with some dude named Derek aka Housearrest. He told me how deadmau5 use to sleep in his couch eat up all his food and they use to do music together when mau5 was first starting and no where to live due to problems with his family. The way he abandoned Derek and acted like he didn't exist was pretty cold and heartless. Not the mau5 cares but Derek suffered a stroke a few years back and is in dire straits... hope you sleep well at night, mau5 and may God forgive you 🙏

[StarHorder]

Rest in Peace Meowingtons. shaped the EDM scene more than we'll ever properly realise.

[FinixRS]

Will you play Minecraft ever again?You are best music creator!