“No shortcuts. There's no shortcuts.”

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What does Mau P wear and use?
Mau P has been seen using Ableton Live, opening a project in a 2026 breakdown of "Just A Little Bit More", with Ableton's Roar and Waves Renaissance Vox on his processing chain. For his Billboard cover he was seen wearing Maison Margiela, a Cartier watch and TROPHY BY GASSAN jewelry.
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Studio
“No shortcuts. There's no shortcuts.”
“pretty basic chain”
What I wear
Records that shaped me
“I think it was either deadmau5's For Lack Of A Better Name or Stevie Wonder's Talking Book.”
“Both albums were CDs, and I must have been 13 or 14 years old.”
“Oh and Skrillex's Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.”
On rotation
“It's such an amazing tune that's unlike anything else I've heard.”
“The groove in this one is insane. Nic Fanciulli is a legend.”
About Mau P's gear.
What DAW does Mau P use?
Mau P has been seen using Ableton Live. In a September 2026 video answering ghost production claims, he opened the project for "Just A Little Bit More" in Ableton and took it apart track by track, from the kick to the vocals.
What plugins does Mau P use?
In the same 2026 breakdown he was seen using Ableton's Roar to widen a sound and Waves Renaissance Vox on a vocal sample, which he called a "pretty basic chain".
What jewelry does Mau P wear?
For his 2026 Billboard cover shoot Mau P was seen wearing earrings and a bracelet by Chanella van Bemmel for TROPHY BY GASSAN, the Amsterdam jeweler's custom line, along with a Cartier watch.
What glasses does Mau P wear?
In the Billboard cover shoot photos he was seen wearing Universal Optical eyewear.
What albums got Mau P into dance music?
Mau P has said the first album he bought was either deadmau5's For Lack Of A Better Name or Stevie Wonder's Talking Book, both on CD. He has also named Daft Punk's Homework, Disclosure's Settle and Skrillex's Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites.
Mau P is the Amsterdam producer and DJ behind "Drugs From Amsterdam" and "Gimme That Bounce". This guide covers the software he has shown in his own track breakdowns, what he wore for his Billboard cover shoot, and the records he has said got him into dance music.
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