deadmau5 and several prominent electronic musicians have lashed out against fellow DJ 3LAU over his decision to perform at a Trump inaugural event, with the backlash unfolding in the comments section of 3LAU’s Instagram post marking his appearance.
“5 days ago the @potus team reached out cause they needed a DJ for inauguration afters. Playing Starlight Ball was not on my 2025 bingo card, but i mean wow, what an honor. I was so nervous, and only got to play for 30 min but holy ****. Achievement unlocked,” 3LAU wrote in an Instagram post alongside several photos from the event.
deadmau5 replied in the comments section of 3LAU’s post, kicking off an avalanche of negative responses from fellow DJ. “Here’s the best takeaway,” began deadmau5. “not a single person in that entire dumbf*** administration has ever known who the f*** you were, cared about you, or even gives the remotest s*** about you, and you certainly won’t be remembered by any of them. But everyone in this business will remember that you stood behind nazis and convicted felons who would further marginalize the very people who gave you a platform. What very little respect I had for you is gone. So glad you got some drink tickets out of the deal, enjoy them, you nepo pissbaby.”
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deadmau5 added, “What’s next, @3lau?” A Jeffrey Epstein tribute show with bassnectar and datsik?” (For context: Both Bassnectar and Datisk are electronic musicians who have been largely ostracized from the industry following allegations of sexual misconduct.)
Subtronics replied to deadmau5’s comment, writing: “I had to unblock this dude just to like this comment HAHAHAHULFHAWEILFUHAIElSd FUHADILSFUHDSF HOLY F***””
3LAU attempted to defend himself by claiming that he voted in Nevada to ratify permanent abortion rights. He also denied he wasn’t paid any more by Trump’s inaugural committee and said he paid his own travel expenses. However, the damage was done.
Numerous other electronic musicians continued to criticize 3LAU in his post’s comments section. “wack – this administration is against everything the dance music community stands for. electronic music is supposed to be a place that welcomes everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation,” wrote San Francisco DJ Ravenscoon.
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