Talk:Deadmau5

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Move logs: Deadmau5
Deadmaus

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RM, Deadmau5 → Deadmaus, Moved, 4 June 2013, discussion
MvR, Deadmau5 → Deadmaus, Closure endorsed, 17 June 2013, discussion
RM, Deadmaus → Joel Zimmerman, Not moved, 26 June 2013, discussion
RM, Deadmaus → Deadmau5, Moved back to Deadmau5 5 July 2013, discussion
RM, deadmau5 → Deadmau5, Consensus to move 25 August 2018, discussion

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Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2026

Latest comment: 6 months ago4 comments3 people in discussion

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change 2025 to 2026 in second paragraph under "2025–present: Error5 and upcoming 2026 album" Ezra351 (talk) 08:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: The part you are requesting to change is no longer in the article. Theeverywhereperson talk here 08:29, 5 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

On February 11th, 2025, Zimmerman posted a statement to social media addressing a deepfake video, stating that he "woke up to some idiot DJ’s Instagram story [...] that depicted me standing there promoting him and his music"

this was this year, not last year Ezra351 (talk) 05:23, 6 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Ezra351: thanks for the catch. The section header is right though, since it starts from Jupiter's release and onward. But on the other thing... I keep forgetting it's not 2025 anymore. Sorry about that! Viva la horde, ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 04:27, 16 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Raised for charity

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

In Personal Life, it says "rose [...] for charity", which should be "raised" for charity. This hurts the eye with extreme intensity, but this page is protected. PLEASE correct this mistake ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-33678-31 (talk) 14:11, 8 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sorted, thanks. Primefac (talk) 11:47, 9 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Video game appearance and personal life

Latest comment: 1 month ago5 comments3 people in discussion

So I just want to quickly talk about two things on here about deadmau5

1. He makes a video game appearance in "Goat Simulator" as a parody called "deadgoa7" as a DJ on the roof of one the buildings within a map and as a cosmetic item.

2. He's stated publicly that he was supposed to be on Spanair 5022 that crashed back in 2008 but he didn't board. I'm sure I saw it somewhere on the page once but it might have been removed.

That's all I really wanted to mention but I just need clarification before I add them to his page! FreckleTheCat (talk) 21:52, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I seem to recall Goat Simulator was on here at one point, but I'm headed out for the evening and cannae be arsed to go through more than the last 50 diffs. I think the Spanair thing is trivia and doesn't need to be on the page.Primefac (talk) 23:09, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Got it! I'd add the Goat Sim one too but I'm at the airport so I'll try later FreckleTheCat (talk) 03:53, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hmm, did a Blame search and I might have been mistaken about the Simulator. Given we do have a section on game appearances though I think it would be okay to add assuming there's an RS for it. Primefac (talk) 11:25, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

could not find source, that's why i removed it Viva la horde, ~ GoatLordServant^(Talk) 17:03, 10 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Start in music through cracktros

Latest comment: 22 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Currently the article just mentions chiptunes. In https://youtube.com/watch?v=7gQP6H3EQWE&t=110 Deadmau5 states that he got into trackers and music to create cracktros. Imo that is interesting additional information. Since the article is locked maybe someone with permissions could consider adding this. Thanks. ~2026-47758-30 (talk) 18:21, 2 September 2026 (UTC)Reply