In 2007, Mau5trap was founded by Canadian electronic music producer
Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman). The label's first release was Zimmerman's "
Faxing Berlin", also released by
Play Records and Cinnamon Flava. The second artist on the label was Canadian DJ
Glenn Morrison, which Zimmerman later revealed to have
ghost produced for. In 2008, after more artists were signed to moderate success, Mau5trap partnered with
Ultra Records and released Zimmerman's third studio album,
Random Album Title to commercial success. In 2010, Mau5trap signed American producer
Skrillex, and released his second EP
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites in partnership with
Big Beat Records. In 2012, Mau5trap signed English hip hop group
Foreign Beggars and released their third studio album
The Uprising,
Moguai released his second studio album
Mpire,
Noisia released a special edition of
Split the Atom, and Mau5trap debuted the first volume of the compilation series
We Are Friends. In 2013, following Zimmerman's departure from Ultra Records, Mau5trap ended their partnership with the former partner label. In June 2013, Mau5trap briefly partnered with
Astralwerks, a subsidiary of
Universal Music Group. In 2016, Zimmerman's eighth studio album,
W:/2016Album/, became Mau5trap's first fully independent album release. In 2017, Mau5trap also independently released the debut studio album by Canadian music producer
Rezz, titled
Mass Manipulation. In 2017, Mau5trap celebrated its tenth anniversary, and released a thirty-three–track compilation album titled
Mau5trap Ten Year Anniversary. On March 4, 2025, the catalogue of Mau5trap as well as the discography of Deadmau5 was acquired by
Create Music Group. Later that year, Mau5trap launched a 24-hour music livestream of select songs from the Mau5trap catalogue. On January 9, 2026, Mau5trap released disc one of We Are Friends, Vol. 12. ==Artists==