Mau P

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Background information
Birth nameMaurits Westveen
Also known asMaurice West
Born (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres Techno, tech house, house
Occupation(s) DJ, record producer
Years active2014-2022 (as Maurice West) 2022–present (as Mau P)
LabelsAfterlife Recordings, Republic Records, Columbia Records, Repopulate Mars, Insomniac Records, Black Book Records
Websitewww.maupmusic.com

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

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Career

On 19 August 2022, Mau P released his debut single "Drugs from Amsterdam" via Repopulate Mars and landed the number 1 position on Beatport's main chart. [1] 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
ArtistSong titleRelease yearRecord label
Diplo & Mau PReceipts (feat. Gunna)2024Columbia Records
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
ArtistSong TitleRelease YearRecord 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
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2023 Dancing Astronaut Breakout Artist of 2023HimselfHonored [10]
SLAM! Global Breakthrough AwardWon [11]
Electronic Dance Music Awards Best New ArtistNominated [12]
Dance Song of The Year (Non-Radio)Drugs From AmsterdamWon
House Song of The YearWon
Tech House DJ of The YearHimselfNominated
2024Dance Song Of The YearGimme That BounceNominated [13]
Club DJ of The YearHimselfNominated
Tech House Song of the YearDress CodeNominated
Tech House Artist Of The YearHimselfNominated
Techno Song of the YearMetro (with Kevin de Vries)Nominated
Remix Of The Year Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle (Mau P Remix)Nominated

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