Deadmau5’s rise to fame has been rapid and intense all over the world, and it is no exception here in Vancouver. Earlier this year he sold out a show at the Commodore, and soon after Blueprint brought him back to the city and he swept a sold-out crowd of 2800 into the UBC Thunderbird Arena and off their feet. I don’t usually get to shoot shows this large, but I always find them pretty fascinating. The immense scale of the spectacle and the collective atmosphere developed by a few thousand people gets me psyched.

This photo essay in particular made me consider the different ways of representing large crowds. I tried to take some ideas from the fantastic Andreas Gursky show at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The representation of gathering, worship, and scale is something I want to keep working on and develop new approaches to. Also, hopefully these photos give a sense of the dichotomy at a show this large. The fan world, the Deadmau5 icon world, and the morphing, lively relationship between the two. I’m always interested in hearing critical feedback, so if you have a response please email me or sound off in the comments. enjoi!