(MSO) Mayor Carolyn Goodman has passed a proclamation officially declaring January 2, 2012, "deadmau5 Day" in the City of Las Vegas. This marks the date the electronic music phenomenon will launch his exclusive partnership with Wynn Las Vegas, debuting at XS Nightclub during New Year's Eve weekend and continuing with additional dates at both Encore Beach Club and XS through 2012.
"Throughout the past year we have seen the masses journey to Las Vegas to experience electronic dance artists headlining in our nightclubs," said Jesse Waits, co-owner and managing partner of XS and Tryst nightclubs. "The following for deadmau5 is phenomenal, and I applaud Mayor Goodman for recognizing both his remarkable persona alongside his ability to drive visitor traffic from fans traveling across the globe to experience his live sets."
"Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world and deadmau5 represents the cream of the crop in electronic dance music, the hottest genre of music that has made an significant positive financial impact to the city this past year," said Sean Christie, co-owner and managing partner of Encore Beach Club and Surrender Nightclub. "Mayor Goodman's proclamation of 'deadmau5 Day' is an important symbolic acknowledgement of this wildly popular entertainment form that has come to define the best in Las Vegas nightlife."
