Fucking Rolling Stone

Did anyone happen to read the Deadmau5 interview in Rolling Stone's July edition? They did a decent 5 page spread on the Mau5 and the state of EDM and honestly, I was more than disappointed. The story on Joel was basically a 3 page Deadmau5 esque rant on how he sits around and plays Diablo 3 for 8 or 9 hours straight and just rips cigarettes while on tour. He goes on to bitch about cutting his sets short, not having real food to eat, and not 'making a lot of money'...among other things, it was really strange. The article made little to no mention of the Mau5trap label or the artists they have recently signed, and doesn't touch on any other of Deadmau5's creative works.  He throws a couple jabs at some other DJs (David Guetta specifically) "David Guetta has two iPods and a mixer and he just plays tracks – like, 'Here's one with Akon, check it out!'," says Zimmerman. He recently tried to clarify his comments in a Tumblr post saying that to an extent...all DJs are limited with what they can do in a live performance and that the true talent shines in the studio. I would have to agree, and anyone with knowledge of this industry knows what most 'live' sets really consist of. All that aside, somethings are better left unsaid.

The story also goes on to bash some other producers (Steve Angello and Skrillex) on how they also use pre-recorded tracks and limited to no live mixing during sets. In my opinion, RS had some scrub who is completely out of touch with House music culture follow the preverbal non-conformist of EDM around and write a story that I think attempts to illegitmize (is that a real word?)  the music as a credible genre. Using pre recorded tracks or synths is a nature of this business, and should not be used as a way to discredit electronic music or its dedicated architects. The article was written in good taste, but as a fan and a member of the EDM society, I think we have been grossly misrepresented. Unfortunately I cannot find a transcript of the article online to post for you...but if you get a chance pick it up this week. I could be dead wrong about this...so don't shoot me. assholes