16 artists like Deadmau5
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 12 Deadmau5 songs (averaging 49/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (56/100), with the same cathartic register running through 84 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same warm register — runs hotter overall (59/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 64 measured songs.
60 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (52/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (44/100). 49 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (53/100), with the same joyful register running through 43 measured songs.
42 measured songs that keep the same calm register — runs hotter overall (61/100).
Shares the same spacious register and averages almost the same intensity (50/100). 42 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (50/100), with the same energetic register running through 33 measured songs.
29 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same calm register and plays calmer overall (39/100). 26 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (40/100), with the same calm register running through 26 measured songs.
25 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (46/100).
Shares the same energetic register and averages almost the same intensity (51/100). 19 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Deadmau5?
The closest matches we measure are Björk, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 12 measured Deadmau5 songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Björk: “You've Been Flirting Again” (90% feel-match); Black Sabbath: “Breakout” (87% feel-match); Foo Fighters: “Outside” (88% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Deadmau5 centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Deadmau5 overall?
Across 12 measured songs, Deadmau5 averages 49/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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