- August
- 18
- 2010
Deadmau5 (a.k.a. 28-year-old Toronto native Joel Zimmerman), one of the most in-demand producers on the house music scene will be the house DJ for the 2010 MTV VMAs. He will be joining a list of VMA performers that includes Kanye West, Drake and Best New Artist nominee Florence and the Machine.
This year’s VMAs — which air live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. (live ET, tape delayed PT) on September 12 — will also feature appearances by Nicki Minaj, Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Trey Songz, Selena Gomez and Ne-Yo.