Mau P Explained

Mau P
Birth Date:26 October 1996
Birth Name:Maurits Westveen
Alias:Maurice West
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre:techno, tech house, house
Occupation:DJ, record producer
Years Active:2022–present
Label:Afterlife Recordings, Republic Records, Columbia Records, Repopulate Mars, Insomniac Records, Black Book Records
Website:www.maupmusic.com

Mau P, real name Maurits Jan Westveen also known as Maurice West (born October 26, 1996), is an electronic music producer and DJ from Amsterdam.[1] Since 2022 Westveen has been producing and playing electronic music predominantly in the house and techno genre.[2]

Career

On August 19, 2022 Mau P released his debut single Drugs From Amsterdam via Repopulate Mars and landed the number 1 position on Beatport's main chart. Also Reinier Zonneveld[3] and Armand van Helden[4] made an official remix, and Billboard Magazine picked Drugs From Amsterdam as one of the Best 50 Dance Tracks Of 2022.[5]

He released the song Metro together with Kevin de Vries, which Billboard Magazine crowned as one of the Best Dance Tracks Of 2023.[6]

Discography

Singles!Artist!Song Title!Release Year!Record Label
Mau POn Again2024Insomniac Records
Mau PBeats For The Underground2024Repopulate Mars
Mau PDress Code2023Black Book Records
Mau P, Kevin de VriesMetro2023Afterlife Recordings
Mau PYour Mind Is Dirty2023Experts Only
Mau PGimme That Bounce2023Insomniac Records
Mau PDrugs From Amsterdam (Armand van Helden Remix)2023Virgin, Island, Republic Records
Mau PDrugs From Amsterdam2022Repopulate Mars
Mau PDrugs From Amsterdam (Reinier Zonneveld Remix)2022Virgin, Island, Republic Records
Remixes!Artist!Song Title!Release Year!Record Label
Swedish House MafiaRay Of Solar (Mau P Remix)2023Republic Records
Armand van HeldenI Want Your Soul (Mau P Remix)2023Southern Fried Records
Calvin Harris, Ellie GouldingMiracle (Mau P Remix)2023Columbia Records

Awards and nominations

Mau P has earned several nominations and accolades since his debut. He has won two EDMA Awards out of ten nominations, including two awards for his song "Drugs From Amsterdam" which won both 'Song Of The Year' and 'Dance Song Of The Year' in 2023.[7] He was named the "Breakout Artist of 2023" by media outlet Dancing Astronaut[8] and in the same year received the SLAM! "Global Breakthrough Award" during Amsterdam Dance Event in 2023.[9]

List of awards and nominations received by Mau P!Year!Award!Category!Nominated Work!Result!Ref
2023Dancing AstronautBreakout Artist of 2023Himself[10]
SLAM!Global Breakthrough Award[11]
Electronic Dance Music AwardsBest New Artist[12]
Dance Song of The Year (Non-Radio)Drugs From Amsterdam
House Song of The Year
Tech House DJ of The YearHimself
2024Dance Song Of The YearGimme That Bounce[13]
Club DJ of The YearHimself
Tech House Song of the YearDress Code
Tech House Artist Of The YearHimself
Techno Song of the YearMetro (with Kevin de Vries)
Remix Of The YearCalvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle (Mau P Remix)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-08-24 . Mau P Delivers a Beatport Number 1 with "Drugs from Amsterdam" . 2023-12-30 . Beatportal . en-US.
  2. Web site: Hamdan . Hana . Mau P Drops Hottest House Track Of The Year . 2023-12-30 . Relentless Beats . en-US.
  3. Web site: Redaktion . FAZE . 2022-12-09 . Reinier Zonneveld hat den Hit des Jahres geremixt . 2023-12-30 . FAZEmag . de-DE.
  4. Web site: Scharsig . Michael . 2023-08-01 . Armand van Helden und Mau P remixen sich gegenseitig . 2023-12-30 . FAZEmag . de-DE.
  5. Billboard Staff . 2022-12-14 . The 50 Best Dance Songs of 2022: Staff Picks . 2023-12-31 . Billboard . en-US.
  6. Denis . Andrew Unterberger,Elias Leight,Eric Renner Brown,Jason Lipshutz,Katie Bain,Krystal Rodriguez,Kyle . Unterberger . Andrew . Leight . Elias . Brown . Eric Renner . Lipshutz . Jason . Bain . Katie . Rodriguez . Krystal . Denis . Kyle . 2023-12-15 . The 30 Best Dance Tracks of 2023: Staff Picks . 2023-12-31 . Billboard . en-US.
  7. News: Mau P Wins Big at 2023 EDMA's for Breakthrough Hit, "Drugs From Amsterdam" - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . 2023-11-01 . EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . en.
  8. Web site: Goldenberg . Ross . 2023-12-22 . Dancing Astronaut's Breakout Artist of 2023: Mau P . 2023-12-31 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  9. Web site: Awards: SLAM! Global Breakthrough Award naar Nederlandse DJ Mau P . 2023-12-31 . fonkmagazine.nl.
  10. Web site: Goldenberg . Ross . 2023-12-22 . Dancing Astronaut's Breakout Artist of 2023: Mau P . 2024-02-25 . Dancing Astronaut . en-US.
  11. Web site: Global Breakthrough Award voor DJ Mau P . 2024-02-25 . www.slam.nl.
  12. Web site: 2023-03-03 . Tiësto, Rezz, Afrojack, David Guetta and More Nab 2023 EDMA Nominations: See the Full List - EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . 2024-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230303001002/https://edm.com/events/electronic-dance-music-awards-2023 . 2023-03-03 .
  13. Web site: Staff . EDM com . 2024-02-19 . Fan Voting for the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards is Now Open . 2024-02-25 . EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . en.