Mau P

Maurits Jan Westveen — performing as Mau P — was born in Amsterdam on October 26, 1996 into a musical household where piano, guitar, and drums were part of his education from an early age. He entered electronic music as Maurice West, building a career in big-room house with international festival appearances and club bookings before recognizing that his instincts aligned more closely with the underground tech house sound gaining traction in European club culture. His rebrand to Mau P in 2022 was a deliberate departure from big-room production values — one that traded commercial familiarity for the raw, percussive energy that defines tech house at its most dancefloor-functional. The vindication of that rebrand arrived immediately. His debut single as Mau P, Drugs From Amsterdam, released August 19, 2022 via Repopulate Mars — the imprint of house pioneer Lee Foss — reached number one on Beatport's main chart and accumulated nearly 200 million streams across platforms, making it one of the defining tech house tracks of 2022. The track's driving groove, four-to-the-floor kick architecture, and anthemic vocal hook bridged underground credibility with commercial dancefloor appeal, landing him on main stage bookings at Tomorrowland, EDC, and Coachella within two years. His debut album BEATS FOR THE UNDERGROUND (2024) and SiriusXM radio show XXX Radio extended his profile beyond the single format. Subsequent releases including Metro (with Kevin de Vries — listed by Billboard as one of the best dance tracks of 2023), Gimme That Bounce, and Dress Code each earned strong Beatport placements and millions of streams, confirming his ability to sustain commercial momentum across a multi-release catalog. DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll placed him at number 91 in 2024 — his debut entry — climbing to 77 in 2025, reflecting rapid ascent within the global electronic music ranking structure. Wynn Las Vegas added Mau P to its resident DJ roster in 2024, making him one of tech house's youngest artists to hold a residency at the Strip's most prestigious nightclub portfolio. His confirmed 2026 Las Vegas appearances at Encore Beach Club and XS Nightclub include EDC Week Wednesday (May 13 at EBC at Night), Memorial Day Weekend Friday (May 22 at Encore Beach Club), and July 4, 2026 at XS Nightclub — three of the year's highest-attendance nightclub dates. Mau P sets combine peak-time energy with underground credibility, drawing festival-trained crowds who know his records and expect the room to hit differently when the builds drop. Guest list through NoCoverVegas provides free entry for qualifying guests at his Wynn Nightlife appearances. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_P, billboard.com/music/music-news/mau-p-interview-20-questions-drugs-from-amsterdam-tech-house-1235184541/

Maurits Jan Westveen launched the Mau P project in August 2022 with Drugs From Amsterdam on Lee Foss's Repopulate Mars imprint — the track debuted at #1 on Beatport's main chart and accumulated nearly 200 million streams, defining the tech house sound of that year. His debut album BEATS FOR THE UNDERGROUND (2024) and weekly SiriusXM radio show XXX Radio expanded his platform beyond the single-release format. DJ Mag Top 100 DJs: #91 in 2024 (debut entry) climbing to #77 in 2025 — the fastest debut-to-second-year ascent among tech house acts in that poll tier. Confirmed 2026 EDC Week headliner at Encore Beach Club at Night (May 13 — sold out per Front Gate Tickets). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_P, edcweek.frontgatetickets.com/event/5ylyyvi2cpps2fme At XS Nightclub, Mau P performs on Fridays and Saturdays; EBC (May, July), XS Nightclub 2026, commanding some of the venue's most in-demand time slots.

Mau P currently performs at XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas, typically on Fridays and Saturdays; EBC (May, July), XS Nightclub 2026. Their sets span Tech House, delivering a sound that has earned them one of the most dedicated followings in the Las Vegas residency circuit.

Drugs From Amsterdam is the track that established the Mau P template: a rolling tech house bassline built around a thick, distorted low-frequency groove; a percussive mid-range layer that drives the rhythmic momentum; and a vocal hook simple enough to be immediately recognizable but distinctive enough to stand out from the broader tech house field. The Repopulate Mars aesthetic that Lee Foss had developed as the label's signature — peak-time energy combined with underground credibility — was a natural frame for Mau P's approach, and the Beatport number-one result confirmed that the combination worked commercially as well as critically.

Gimme That Bounce demonstrated his facility with the bounce and groove-driven subgenre of tech house that prioritizes rhythmic momentum over atmospheric development. The track's structure rewards the dance floor more than the headphones: the interplay between the kick drum pattern and the bass line creates a physical response that drives movement independent of any melodic or vocal element. This physical directness is a consistent feature of Mau P's production — his tracks are built for nightclub deployment, with drops and builds calibrated to work at the specific volumes and speaker configurations of major club sound systems.

Metro, his collaboration with Kevin de Vries, represents the more melodic and progressive dimension of his output. The track's longer arc — building across a structural duration that exceeds the standard tech house format — gives it a quality more aligned with the melodic house and techno genre than with the peak-time tech house of his earlier singles. This range, from the immediate dance-floor directness of Gimme That Bounce to the structural depth of Metro, reflects an artist who is not bounded by a single mode of production. The Beats for the Underground release in early 2024 continued this development toward a more underground aesthetic within the house and techno spectrum.

In a Las Vegas nightclub set context, the range translates to a performance that can operate across different portions of a night: the earlier sections of a Mau P set at XS Nightclub or Encore Beach Club typically deploy the more groove-oriented and accessible material, building the room's energy through familiar tracks before the set transitions to the peak-time moments where the hardest drops in his catalog arrive. For guests arriving at the start of the set, the full arc of a Mau P performance is available. For guests arriving later, the peak-time section provides immediate entry into the highest-energy portion of the night.

Mau P's sound: Amsterdam-born tech house built on driving four-to-the-floor kick architecture, layered percussive loop sequences, and anthemic vocal hooks engineered for the 3–5 AM peak window at venues with speaker systems capable of translating sub-bass at performance volume. Mau P's XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club sets navigate from groove-establishing opening sequences — restrained kick patterns, rising bass pressure — through sustained peak-hour builds anchored in the Drugs From Amsterdam structural template: percussive control accumulating toward a drop timed to move a roomful of people simultaneously. The same engineering discipline he applies to studio production governs his live set sequencing: each track earning its timeline position through its relationship to what precedes and follows it, building a narrative arc across the full set duration rather than treating individual tracks as independent peak moments. His underground tech house credentials and Beatport-first audience base align precisely with the Wynn Nightlife demographic at XS and Encore Beach Club — educated electronic music consumers who know his catalog and expect the room to perform at a level commensurate with their familiarity with the tracks. At XS Nightclub, the professional sound systems and production infrastructure amplify every element of their performance — from the sub-bass to the high-end clarity.

Mau P typically takes the stage on Fridays and Saturdays; EBC (May, July), XS Nightclub 2026. Their sets run 60 to 90 minutes and deliver the full Vegas production experience with professional sound, lighting, and crowd energy that you cannot find anywhere else.

General admission cover charges for Mau P shows are $30-60 — FREE with NoCoverVegas guest list. With NoCoverVegas, you skip the cover charge entirely and receive a free guest list entry from your hotel to the venue.