Bad picture, I know, and it does little justice to the amazing set that I witnessed this past Friday, 27th February, at Zouk Bar and Club in Singapore.
Deadmau5 is on the Asian leg of his world tour and hit up Singapore before heading to Jakarta and South Korea. Let’s just say that traveling eight hours (bus and plane) from the east coast of Malaysia to Singapore was worth every minute. Two local DJs started off the night getting the crowd hyped up on some chill beats but the crowd grew restless and chanted “Deadmau5! Deadmau5!” at fever pitch from midnight until Deadmau5 (real name Joel Zimmerman) hit the turntables at 1AM. His mixing skills were fantastic and watching him actually made the music sound better. I am not one to peep at the DJ when they are at the turntables as I am too into my world, but watching Deadmau5 was great. He came out with a silver-disco-ball-looking mouse head on with eyes that changed colors. After half an hour he took it off and put on a baseball cap. As he mixed he moved and vibed as hard as the crowd did and was completely in the moment. I’ve seen DJs that will move a little or crack a smile every now and again as they are mixing, but Deadmau5 moved as if it were the first time he heard the song playing, as if it were his first show, as if he was mixing for fun with his friends, not for a huge crowd of people. He vibed just as hard as we all did when he played “Ghosts N Stuff”, “Not Exactly”, and “Move for Me”. It was fantastic.
If you are ever in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, check out Zouk Bar and Club, by far the best club in both Singapore and KL. Internationally renowned DJs perform there all the time. Oh, and did I mention that going to see Deadmau5 cost only $25 Singaporean dollars (that’s $16 US dollars)? You tell me when in the world you can see a DJ for that amount. The price also included two complementary drinks. Nothing quite like dancing the night away listening to your favorite DJ and sipping a cranberry and vodka.
Peace,
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