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Deadmau5 sells his song and label catalogue for $55M US • Mar. 6, 2025, 1:06 AM ET (CBC)

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Also Known As Joel Thomas Zimmerman
Born January 5, 1981 (age 44) • Niagara Falls • Canada
Awards And Honors Juno Award (2008)
Notable Works “Album Title Goes Here” • “For Lack of a Better Name” • “Get Scraped” • “Random Album Title” • “Vexillology” • “W:/2016ALBUM/”

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