UTA has inked electronic DJ and producer deadmau5, a.k.a. Joel Zimmerman, for worldwide representation in all areas. Under the deal, UTA will continue developing his touring business and help expand his content into areas like gaming, animation, film, philanthropy, entrepreneurial ventures and branding, as well as explore opportunities for his label, mau5trap.
Additionally, UTA will rep his techno alias, Testpilot, who’s performed at Detroit’s Movement Festival and Ultra’s Resistance stages in both Miami and Ibiza, among others.
Deadmau5 most recently collaborated with The Neptunes on the R&B-tinged “Pomegranate,” and wrapped up his 39-date North American cubev3 tour in February with 150k+ tickets, 5k VIP packages and 1m in merch sales. He also headlined Epic Games’ Fortnite Party Royale Premiere, an interactive in-game concert, in May.
With 8 studio albums, six Grammy nominations and three Juno award wins under his belt, deadmau5 has produced hits like platinum-certified “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,” “Sofi Needs A Ladder,” “Faxing Berlin” and more.
UTA’s Cheryl Paglierani and Co-Heads of Electronic Music, Kevin Gimble and Steve Gordon, will rep deadmau5 in the live music space. He continues to be repped by SEVEN20 on the management side and attorney Dina LaPolt on the legal side.
Check out “Pomegranate” with The Neptunes here.
16-year-old singer/songwriter kenzie has dropped her latest track “EXHALE” featuring Grammy-nominated artist Sia. Marking her third release under Arista, the single arrives alongside a quarantine music video directed by Maddie Ziegler and Lauren Einbinder.
Shot entirely via phone and video conference under stay-at-home orders, the video features home-shot content from kenzie as well as her friends Johnny Orlando, Dove Cameron, Dylan Conrique, Abbi Dicenso, Cameron Field, Charlize Glass, Tati McQuay, Gio Pilla, Sage Rosen, Emily Skinner, Lucas Stadvac and Hayden Summerall.
Following her 2018 release of Phases, which featured the singles “Nothing on Us” and “Wonderful,” written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin, kenzie inked with Arista in July of 2019 and dropped “HOT” and “MOTIVES.”
With over 30m followers across social media and 200m+ combined YouTube video views, keep an eye out on this up and comer. Stream “Exhale” here and check out the music vid below.
Amassing millions of streams as an independent artist, rising 17-year-old Nashville singer/songwriter Lindsey Lomis makes her Altadena/Warner Records debut with her new single “Feel.” Arriving alongside a music video, the single marks Lomis’ first release this year and sets the stage for her upcoming EP, produced by Ryan Daly.
“Feel” is a cross-genre track about teenage friendships, drama and the darker edges of adolescence. Born and raised in Nashville, Lomis has already on boarded early supporters such as Shawn Mendes, Joe Jonas, Meghan Trainor, Alessia Cara and Allen Stone, to name a few. Her NYC opening slot for Bruno Major and sharing the stage with Brandi Carlile have been live highlights for the up and comer.
With plenty of new music on the horizon, Lomis is an artist to keep your eye on. In the meantime, stream “Feel” here and check out the music vid below.
