The Resume

(January 5, 1981- )
Born in Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada
Real name is Joel Zimmerman
Electronic dance music producer/dj/performer
Recorded the albums 'Get Scraped,' 'Vexillology,' 'Random Album Title,' 'For the Lack of a Better Name,' '4x4=12' and ''
Released the compilations 'Project 56,' 'deadmau5 Circa 1998-2002' and 'A Little Oblique'
Songs recorded include 'Faxing Berlin,' 'Move For Me (with Kaskade),' 'I Remember (with Kaskade),' 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff (with Rob Swire)', 'Animal Rights (with Wolfgang Gartner),' 'Sofi Needs a Ladder,' 'The Veldt (with Chris James)' and 'Professional Griefers (with Gerard Way)'

Why he might be annoying:

He performs with a mouse head costume, known as the 'mau5head.'
His name is 'dead mouse' in internet chatroom speak. It literally came from a dead mouse he found while installing a new video card.
He hates being called a dj even though he performs like one.
He feuded with Pauly D and Madonna for various reasons.
He has a lot of tattoos.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is widely seen as the face of Electronic Dance Music.
He was the first Electronic Dance Music act to headline Lollapalooza, and be on the cover of Rolling Stone. He also performed at the Grammys' first Electronic Dance Music segment.
His fans sure love that mouse head of his.
He got to perform during a few medal ceremonies at the 2010 Winter Olympics and at Toronto's Rogers Centre, being the first Canadian artist to headline that venue.
He said that he plays music 'cause I enjoy it.' To add, he also said, 'And I enjoy when other people enjoy it, which makes this big feedback of enjoyment.'

Credit: whiff boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Animal Names
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [December 2011] (Ranked: 97)
• Canadian Music Stars
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2010)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2023)
• I Come from Canada
• I Have a Sleeve Tattoo
• I Performed with David Grohl
• Kanye West Doesn't Like Me
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Madonna Doesn't Like Me
• Musicians Who Perform in Animal Costumes
• Number Names (Ranked: 5)
• Profiles 33251-33500 (Ranked: 33476)
• Rolling Stone's Hot List [2010]
• Rolling Stone's Top 50 Singles of 2012 (Ranked: 48)
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 165 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 289 Votes: 63.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying