One of the biggest and most vocal electronic DJs out there today is Deadmau5, a Canadian house/trance producer known for performing in his iconic headdress, or mau5head, and releasing cleverly named albums. His latest album, <Album Title Goes Here>, features one song that I really can't stop listening to called "Fn Pig."
Truth is, I do enjoy Deadmau5's music, but I'm not entirely sure I enjoy his personality. Most DJs tend to stay out of the media spotlight and focus on their music where it seems Deadmau5 can't get enough of it. Earlier this year, in a Rolling Stone Magazine interview, the producer "confessed" that "we (EDM DJs) all press play." This, as you can imagine, created quite a scandal in the electronic world, and made a lot of other DJs and producers extremely angry. A lot of EDM haters praised Deadmau5 for finally telling "the truth" about the matter but a lot of EDM fans then hated Deadmau5. Here is the link to Deadmau5's blog, where you can read his post "United We Fail, We All Press Play." You can imagine that there was a fair amount of backlash from other DJs for Deadmau5 "outing" them. Here is the link to a very well written article by DJ A-Track, an extremely skilled producer, defending his talents and the practices of other DJs who don't just "press play." What do you think?
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