mau5trap Announces 'Legendary' From deadmau5 x Shotty Horroh
By: Caryn Robbins Aug. 25, 2017
Earlier this spring deadmau5 made his way around the U.S. on his 'lots of shows in a row' tour featuring his new Cube 2.1 stage show and lots of new music. "Legendary," an experimental hip- hop track he teased fans with late last year featuring Manchester, UK rapper Shotty Horroh was a highlight of the performance. Today, Friday, August 25 mau5trap officially releases the track which also cements Shotty Horroh as a new artist signing to deadmau5's label.
deadmau5 is also featured on the cover of Spotify's MINT playlist
which also includes a video for "Legendary" at:
Born and raised in the Harpurhey part of Manchester, England, Shotty broke through the clutter with razor sharp battle rap skills, which were viewed by millions around the world via YouTube videos. Said videos caught the attention of Canadian super-producer deadmau5. Shotty left such an impression that deadmau5 flew him from Manchester to his studio outside Toronto almost immediately and the two spent several days straight in the studio. The vibe was so right, it laid the groundwork for a longstanding relationship.
It's a time of career-highs for Shotty right now. His "Some More" record featuring Tory Lanez is in heavy rotation on radio airwaves and streaming sites and he just wrapped up filming his first major acting role in a BBC-backed film VS, in which he plays a leading role as a prominent battle rapper. Another highlight for Shotty-an artist focused on speaking for "the working-class lad" from Manchester-includes a contribution to James Blake's multi-platinum project "Sermon."
For Shotty Horroh, it's never been about the fame or the money, only the art and to make standout music that will allow listeners the chance to momentarily "forget that the world is crumbling." Shotty is merging his multi-syllabic rhymes with the rock n' roll sounds he grew up with drawing inspiration from Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets and Oasis. His goal is to position himself as the second-wave of a time when Manchester was the "be all and end all" of rock and roll.
ABOUT mau5trap:
mau5trap is an independent label spearheaded by deadmau5, that has served as an influential platform for dance music heavyweights such as Feed Me, Zedd, Moguai, Noisia, Chris Lake and many more. A combination of dark, forceful techno and complex, electro sounds, the label acts as hot bed for rising talent such as ATTLAS, Matt Lange, No Mana and REZZ. http://mau5trap.com/
About deadmau5:
Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced 'dead mouse'), is one of the world's most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his platinum-certified single "Ghosts 'n' Stuff," as well as "Professional Griefers," "Sofi Needs A Ladder" and "I Remember," he has also released six critically acclaimed albums: W:/2016ALBUM/ and > album title goes here < (both reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart), 4×4=12 (recently recognized for having sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States), For Lack Of A Better Name, Random Album Title and while(1<2). The multiple JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated artist's ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts almost 15 million over his combined social media channels. In 2016, deadmau5 leaped into the virtual reality realm with Absolut and released a massive sample catalogue with Splice while performing major festival plays throughout the world. This summer deadmau5 celebrates the 10 year anniversary of his mau5trap record label and this fall finds him on tour with his new Cube 2.1 production on his 'lots of shows in a row: pt 2' tour in Canada. Look for more exciting things to come from deadmau5 soon.
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