Deadmau5
E422056
Deadmau5 is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ known for his progressive house tracks, distinctive mouse-head helmet, and influential role in modern EDM.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deadmau5 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4215408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deadmau5 Context triple: [Astralwerks, notableArtist, Deadmau5]
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A.
Skrillex
Skrillex is an American DJ, record producer, and musician known for popularizing dubstep and electronic dance music through his aggressive, bass-heavy sound and high-energy performances.
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B.
A-Trak
A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, and record producer known for his championship-level scratching skills and influential work in electronic and hip-hop music.
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C.
Hudson Mohawke
Hudson Mohawke is a Scottish electronic music producer and DJ known for his influential, genre-blending work in experimental hip hop and electronic music, including production for major rap and pop artists.
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D.
Avicii
Avicii was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer who became one of the leading figures in electronic dance music with global hits like "Levels" and "Wake Me Up."
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E.
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is an American DJ, producer, and remixer known as a leading figure in house music since the 1990s, with hits like "You Don't Know Me" and "My My My."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deadmau5 Target entity description: Deadmau5 is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ known for his progressive house tracks, distinctive mouse-head helmet, and influential role in modern EDM.
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A.
Skrillex
Skrillex is an American DJ, record producer, and musician known for popularizing dubstep and electronic dance music through his aggressive, bass-heavy sound and high-energy performances.
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B.
A-Trak
A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, and record producer known for his championship-level scratching skills and influential work in electronic and hip-hop music.
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C.
Hudson Mohawke
Hudson Mohawke is a Scottish electronic music producer and DJ known for his influential, genre-blending work in experimental hip hop and electronic music, including production for major rap and pop artists.
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D.
Avicii
Avicii was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer who became one of the leading figures in electronic dance music with global hits like "Levels" and "Wake Me Up."
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E.
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is an American DJ, producer, and remixer known as a leading figure in house music since the 1990s, with hits like "You Don't Know Me" and "My My My."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DJ
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composer ⓘ electronic music producer ⓘ person ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BSOD
ONDG
ⓘ
Halcyon441 ONDG ⓘ testpilot ONDG ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
BSOD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaskade ⓘ Rob Swire ⓘ Skrillex NERFINISHED ⓘ testpilot ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year ONDG ⓘ |
| birthName | Joel Thomas Zimmerman ONDG ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-01-05 ⓘ |
| genre |
electro house
ⓘ
progressive house ⓘ techno ⓘ trance ⓘ |
| instrument |
digital audio workstation
ⓘ
drum machine ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| labelFounded | mau5trap ONDG ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
4x4=12
ONDG
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Album Title Goes Here ONDG ⓘ For Lack of a Better Name ONDG ⓘ Random Album Title ONDG ⓘ W:/2016ALBUM/ ONDG ⓘ While(1<2) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive mouse-head helmet
ⓘ
influential role in modern EDM ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Faxing Berlin
ONDG
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Ghosts 'n' Stuff ONDG ⓘ I Remember ONDG ⓘ Professional Griefers ONDG ⓘ Raise Your Weapon ONDG ⓘ Some Chords ONDG ⓘ Strobe ONDG ⓘ The Veldt ⓘ |
| occupation |
DJ
ⓘ
composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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surface form:
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
|
| residence |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| signatureItem | mau5head helmet ONDG ⓘ |
| stageName | Deadmau5 self-link ⓘ |
| website | https://deadmau5.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Deadmau5 Description of subject: Deadmau5 is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ known for his progressive house tracks, distinctive mouse-head helmet, and influential role in modern EDM.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.