So yeah...about that VMA performance

What I thought would be an actual 2-3 minute performance by deadmau5 last night at the VMA's was nothing more than a couple 20 second spurts of music for the show before and after commercial breaks. He played some of his popular tracks like "Some Chords" and "Moar Ghosts N' Stuff", but for the most part, he was just someone there in person filling a role that is normally done behind the scenes.

While his "performance" didn't help the image of dance music in the United States as much as I hoped it would, it actually made me appreciate deadmau5 even more. Compared to the lip-synched performances by guys like Usher and Justin Beiber, deadmau5's music wasn't annoying, and it wasn't shoved in your face either. And his LED mau5head and cube were visual eye-candy.

The next chance for a DJ to play to millions of Americans on national television will be New Year's Eve. Last year David Guetta filled that spot.

deadmau5 at the VMA's

Deadmau5 will be performing at the MTV VMA's tonight alongside some of America's biggest mainstream artists: Lady Gaga, Eminem, Justin Beiber, and Linkin Park.

Since the show is only two hours long, he probably won't get more than 2-3 minutes to play, but I'm curious about what song he will pick for his "set". Outside of David Guetta performing with the Black Eyed Peas on New Year's Eve 2009, I can't think of a DJ getting TV time at an event this big in recent memory.