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TORONTO -- Canadian dance producer Deadmau5 says he's resolved his conflict with Toronto play "Deadmouse: The Musical" after he issued a cease-and-desist notice.
The production was set to run from July 1-12 during the Toronto Fringe Festival, until Deadmau5 issued a notice alleging intellectual property violations.
The six-time Grammy nominee, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, posted the notice on Twitter, then over the ensuing hours argued with fans sympathetic to the light-hearted production.
Finally he posted that the situation was resolved, because the musical had added a disclaimer noting that it was a parody.
The website for "Deadmouse: The Musical" also now includes a note stating that it was neither written nor endorsed by Deadmau5, but instead made "out of love of house music culture."
According to the website, the musical is "Ratatouille" meets "Book of Mormon" and follows the story of a mouse who "wants to be a house DJ but is discriminated against for being a mouse."
The Niagara Falls, Ont., native tweeted that the "musical debacle" was settled and he was "moving along."
Not long before that, he quipped: "Where do I send this bill for all this ... promo?
Deadmouse: The Musical is a comedy about a mouse who aspires to be a house DJ but is discriminated against for being a mouse. Joel Zimmermouse must team up with his best friend David Goudda and his flame, Cat, to overcome speciesist discrimination and the mouse hating House DJ Avicheese. Not featuring the music of Deadmau5. Book of Mormon meets Ratatouille.
Deadmouse: The Musical
By: Rafe Malach
Company: Malach Productions
Company origin: Toronto, Ontario
Director: Dale Miller
Creative team:
Rafe Malach with Adam Jesin: Music
Warnings: Sexual Content, Mature Language, Strobe Light
Venue
Show Times
July 03 at 08:45 PM
July 04 at 01:45 PM
July 05 at 01:15 PM
July 07 at 08:45 PM
July 09 at 09:15 PM
July 10 at 04:00 PM
July 11 at 12:30 PM
Show length: 60min.
2015-06-18
Deadmau5 ends spat over "Deadmouse: the Musical"