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deadmau5 select Lance Thackeray from the U.K. as winning artist

By April MacIntyre Aug 9, 2011, 6:15 GMT

Deadmau5 - 2010 Juno Awards - Arrivals - Mile One Center - St. Johns, NL Canada © Robin Wong / PR Photos

After encouraging all fine and street artists, graphic designers and illustrators to submit their most creative and unique designs for the ‘Design the Next mau5head’ competition, deadmau5 picked a winner.

The band, in conjunction with the competition’s producers Talenthouse, has announced the grand prize winner is Lance Thackeray from the U.K.

Thackeray’s ‘cheese head design’—which could be made with real cheese—will feature cheese holes and mesh indents, fiber optic whiskers (optional) and backlight eyes and mouth.

It will be created and worn at a date on deadmau5’s Meowingtons Hax tour this fall. The artist will also receive travel and hotel accommodations to a show stop of his choice as part of the prize.

Wrote the electronic music producer and performer via Facebook, “well.. we have a winner! and loads of great finalists selected by you guys! Amazing job on all of them you guys... wish i could make all of ‘em really...”

More information can be found at: http://www.talenthouse.com/deadmau5-design-the-next-mau5head and the winning submission is pictured here:

Meanwhile, his most recent offering, the Live @ Earl’s Court DVD (Ultra Music), depicting his December 2010 sold-out show at Earl’s Court in London, hit stores this week and is only available in North America. Even more dates have been set for deadmau5’s massive North American Meowingtons Hax tour, which is named after his mischievous cat Professor Meowingtons. His massive trek through the U.S. and Canada now includes a high-profile performance at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, MD. The Meowingtons Hax tour officially launches this Sunday, August 7 at Lollapalooza in Chicago, where he is an official 20th Anniversary festival headliner along with Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse and My Morning Jacket.

Support acts Excision, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero and Zedd have been announced for various dates of the tour. Hailing from Kelowna, British Columbia, Excision has time and time again tested the limits of electronic music with vastly different sets that encompass a full range of genres. The shows are like no other—a virtual apocalypse of twisting and morphing sounds turn massive crowds into a frenzy, as virtual walls of bass are relentlessly impaled upon the crowd.  

As DJs and producers, Los Angeles’ Tommy Lee & DJ Aero’s sound is dirty, filthy, nasty electro-house. The duo essentially remixes music live and on-the-fly when performing as DJs, while creating, manipulating and incorporating visuals into their live DJ sets.

Zedd also joins deadmau5 on dates of the Meowingtons Hax tour.  Producing since 2009, he’s won two Beatport remix contests and released several official remixes for artists such as Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, P. Diddy, Skrillex and Swedish House Mafia. His single "Dovregubben" held the #1 position on Beatport's Electro House charts for four weeks. One reason for his rapid development is undoubtedly Zedd's uniquely detailed and highly recognizable, playful style of electro house, he is an artist to watch.

deadmau5’s Meowingtons Hax NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR 2011
DATE  CITY  VENUE
August 7, 2011  Chicago  Lollapalooza†
August 11, 2011  Vancouver  PNE Forum*
August 12, 2011  Vancouver  PNE Forum*
August 14, 2011  San Francisco  Outside Lands†
August 18, 2011  Seattle  Paramount***
August 25, 2011  Los Angeles  Palladium
August 26, 2011  Los Angeles  Palladium
August 27, 2011  Los Angeles  Palladium
August 28, 2011  Los Angeles  Palladium**
August 30, 2011  Denver  Red Rocks
September 1, 2011  Phoenix  Phoenix Convention Center
September 2, 2011  Las Vegas  Cosmopolitan**
September 3, 2011  Las Vegas  Cosmopolitan*
September 7, 2011  Atlanta  Tabernacle***
September 8, 2011  Atlanta  Tabernacle***
September 10, 2011  Columbia, MD  Virgin Mobile FreeFest†
September 13, 2011  Austin  Austin Music Hall
September 14, 2011  Austin  Austin Music Hall
September 16, 2011  Houston  Verizon Wireless Theatre
September 17, 2011  Dallas  Palladium Ballroom
September 18, 2011  Dallas  Palladium Ballroom
September 23, 2011  Philadelphia  Penn's Landing - Festival Pier***
September 24, 2011  Atlantic City  Borgata***
September 29, 2011  Montreal  Metropolis***
September 30, 2011  Montreal  Metropolis***
October 1, 2011  Montreal  Metropolis***
October 5, 2011  New York  Roseland Ballroom***
October 6, 2011  New York  Roseland Ballroom***
October 7, 2011  New York  Roseland Ballroom***
October 8, 2011  New York  Roseland Ballroom***
October 11, 2011  Boston  House of Blues
October 12, 2011  Boston  House of Blues
October 13, 2011  Boston  House of Blues
October 14, 2011  Boston  House of Blues***
October 20, 2011  Detroit  The Fillmore
October 26, 2011  San Diego  Soma**
November 5, 2011  Toronto  Rogers Centre***

†Excision and Tommy Lee & DJ Aero will not appear on Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Virgina Mobile FreeFest
*Excision and Tommy Lee & DJ Aero will not appear on 8/11, 8/12 or 9/3
**Excision will not appear on 8/28, 9/2, 10/28
***Tommy Lee & DJ Aero will not appear on 8/18, 9/3, 9/7, 9/8, 9/23, 9/24, 9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8, 10/14, 11/5

Complete ticket and tour information is available at www.deadmau5.com and www.LiveNation.com.

HOT LINKS
www.deadmau5.com
www.facebook.com/deadmau5
www.twitter.com/deadmau5
www.facebook.com/ZeddMusic
www.tommylee.com
www.excision.ca
www.ultrarecords.com

 
About deadmau5

Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced 'dead mouse') is one of the world's most respected electronic producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his singles “Sofi Needs A Ladder,” “Ghosts 'n' Stuff” and “I Remember,” he has also released three critically acclaimed albums 4x4=12, For Lack Of A Better Name and Random Album Title. The Grammy®-nominated artist is ranked #4 in the world by DJ Mag followers and was recently voted Artist of the Year by the Beatport Community. His ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan-base, of which counts over 3.5 million on his Facebook page. deadmau5’s current offerings include a remix package for “Raise Your Weapon,” the new deadmau5 Touch Remix app and the deadmau5 Live @ Earl’s Court DVD. His Juno Award-winning track "Sofi Needs A Ladder” is currently featured in The Hangover 2 and in the season premiere of HBO’s hit series “Entourage.” A new artist album is on the horizon for fall/winter 2011.  For more information about deadmau5, visit www.deadmau5.com.