Some days ago Krewella's Jahan Yousaf wrote an op-ed for Billboard about sexism in the music industry and the hateful online environment -- cheekily headlined "Deadmau5 Saved Me From Going Into Porn".
Deadmau5 Just Accused Krewella of Fake DJing
Deadmau5 might not be playing at Ultra Music Festival this year but, like many of us, he’s watching on from afar with the help of the live stream.
The final day of UMF 2015 boasts plenty to be excited about – from Eric Prydz weaving his magic to Knife Party’s performance and Skrillex’s still-to-come closer – but this year, the set that captured Joel Zimmerman’s attention belonged to Krewella.
As sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf took the Ultra Mainstage – playing their biggest show since parting ways with former collaborator Kris ‘Rainman’ Trindl – Deadmau5 offered his own commentary on Twitter, and you can bet it wasn’t encourgaing. His grievance? Zimmerman thought Krewella hadn’t plugged in their CDJs.
Aw man. Krewellas got them new completely wireless DJMs??? I'm jealous.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) March 29, 2015You wanna plug your shit in? Or you wanna go home! It's up to youuuuu.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) March 29, 2015But it didn’t take long for Krewella to hit back with the photographic evidence to prove that there were, in fact, two USBs plugged into the CDJs.
Thx 4 watchin our stream @deadmau5! before u tweet maybe u should zoom in & see the USBs plugged in2 the CDJs/mixer:) pic.twitter.com/QeGILU6MgJ
— KREWELLA (@Krewella) March 29, 2015Not that their response lightened Zimmerman’s mood: “Your technical prowess is as apparent as the fuck I give,” he replied, before turning his attention to mocking Krewella’s storage device of choice.
.@Krewella your technical prowess is as apparent as the fuck I give.
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) March 29, 2015Guys. Chill!!! It's USB. That OBVIOUSLY means I'm legitimate. Coz USB! The fuck don't you get? It's USB!
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) March 29, 2015This isn’t the first time he’s taken aim at the Yousaf sisters. Last year, Deadmau5 took a very public swipe at the pair after they split from Kris Trindl, prompting Jahan Yousaf to respond with a striking op-ed for Billboard writing that she doesn’t see “enough people challenging the intolerance that deadmau5 preaches to his 3 million followers.”
