[stevenameyer]

There are big EDM artists that have really been pushing the envelop on what you can do in live performance for a while now. Deadmau5 specifically has a real obsession about trying to do everything live and it's obvious that this requires a large amount of musical and technical knowledge and talent.

Here is a video with him talking about his live set set up from 2010 and is a really interesting watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTCqeWu094I

I remember hearing somewhere that he has switch over to a complete live show since then, but I can't find a link to confirm this right now. Needless to say what he does is way more then just play some tracks that he made. Which is one of the reason he despises the term "DJ" to describe what he does.

Edit: He is also incredibly obsessed with the lights at his live show and handles the lighting including the rig himself.

[mnicole]

I saw him play at Sasquatch in 2010 while walking back from the main stage not even intending to see his set (totally respect his talent and really enjoy the pieces he writes musically, but his genre just makes it unlistenable to me), and it was probably one of the most brilliant/memorable performances I've ever seen. I'm generally not impressed by random lighting setups because they're impersonal to the performance. Just set them up, have them go off at certain points of the music and you're done.

Everything on his stage was choreographed down to a T including his own movements, and when the crowd coos and freaks over every single detail (some of us not believing what we were seeing), it just makes it all the more immersive. Even knowing that he puts such detail into his shows doesn't prepare you for what you see. None of the videos I've found online even begin to do it justice.

I didn't get to see ISAM when it came through, but I'd be interested in seeing how they compare in fidelity.

[stevenameyer]

He is uncompromising when it comes to the quality of his live shows. It's clear he cares a lot about them and is trying to master what he does. And wether or not you like his style of music I think that people need to respect that.

[mnicole]

Absolutely. I would highly recommend everyone go to one of his performances at least once in your life, even if you think you'll need to put some earplugs in. I was way in the back and at 5'2 I can hardly see through a crowd, but standing on my tip-toes for an extra hour was beyond worth it.