You couldn’t miss out hissignature hear gear and progressive music, Joel Thomas Zimmerman aka Deadmau5, got his Indian fans buzzing during his three day India tour. The tour kick started with a gig in Mumbai on 14^th March, followed by Bangalore and New Delhi on 15th and 16^th March respectively.

In an exclusive interview (Check out his full interview on the site) he said he was happy to be in India. Not many know, but Deadmau5 is a crazed fan of Daler Mehndi. At his Mumbai gig he played Mehndi's famous track Tunak Tunak Tun which was remixed live. Those who attended his Delhi gig were even lucky for he shared the stage with the bhangra King Daler Mehndi. It probably turned out to be the highlight of the evening at the Delhi performance. After his India stint, Deadmau5 heads out to perform in the United States, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom and Austria, and will be performing at other smaller various shows too. Zimmerman confirmed that apart from gigs, he is not working on any new projects.

Sunburn Arena certainly made fans happy by bringing in Deadmau5 for the very first time in India for his debut performance.The most iconic artist in dance music, ranked #12, Sunburn Arena makes all dreams come true with the man himself bringing his signature sounds to the shores of India. As soon as the beats of his first record kicked in, the atmosphere lit up and chanting filled the air. Mixed seamlessly, he created his own style and sound, making his DJ set a unique experience. The flag-bearer of the trance movement, one of the biggest scenes in EDM worldwide, Deadmau5 truly had Mumbai in a state of trance as he took to the stage and spell bound his fans with his stellar performance.

The much in demand R3hab gave a startling opening act for Deadmau5 who got the crowd pumping with his signature beats.

The DJ so far has six studio albums - Get Scraped, Vexillology, Random Album Title, For Lack of a Better Name, 4×4=12 and Album Title Goes Here. He has also worked alongside DJs and producers like Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Knife Party and Pendulum, Wolfgang Gartner, Bighorse and Melleefresh.

Speaking at the event, Joint Managing Director, Percept Limited, Shailendra Singh, says, “Sunburn has always intended to bring India together through one common language –that of music. Not everyone can make it to our flagship Goa Festival, so we decided to bring the Planet Sunburn experience to different cities. Deadmau5 was a very awaited and exciting partnership for Sunburn. It was beyond epic, seeing him perform live. I definitely believe that we’ve taken brand Sunburn a notch higher as we celebrate Asia’s largest EDM festival with Canadian Superstar, Deadmau5 today. We thank all our followers for being the immense pillar of support that they are!”

Speaking at the event: Mr. Shubhodip Pal, CMO, Micromax India – “Over the past two years, Micromax has been at the forefront of bringing some of the biggest artists in the world to India. The styles within the House genre and other forms of EDM have been a new passion among the Indian music lovers. We are very excited to bring Deadmau5 to India, as he has been one of the most popular name in the world of EDM, and tracks like Ghosts N' Stuff, Strobe, Raise Your Weapon have united fans around the globe. We are happy to partner with Sunburn as they share a common passion for bringing alive the most unique and best experience for music lovers, and Micromax will continue to bring alive brand properties that are directly linked to the passion of Indian youth over the next few months.”