Toronto electronic musician Deadmau5 has settled a dispute with a play that bears his name after its creators added a disclaimer that the show is a parody.

Deadmouse: The Musical is set to run during the Toronto Fringe Festival, starting July 3 at the Al Green Theatre.

Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, recently issued a cease-and-desist letter through his lawyer to its producer, claiming the title infringes on his trademarked name, which is pronounced "deadmouse."

Zimmerman said on Twitter the independent stage production was an example of "how not to be creative."

"While I appreciate their intent, they REALLY went about this the wrong way and don't fully understand how this diminishes certain endeavours," he added. The dust-up has been featured on music websites all over the world and was briefly trending on social media.

Zimmerman posted the letter online, as he has done in other cases. He also took to Twitter last year when he was sued by Disney over his on-stage costume, which includes Mickey Mouse-like ears.

Love of house music

The online description of the play now includes a disclaimer.

"Just so there's no confusion Deadmouse the Musical is not written by Deadmau5 or endorsed by Deadmau5. It is a parody. It was written out of love of house music culture," it reads.

The play is directed by Dale Miller and was written, composed and produced by Rafe Malach. It is described as "a musical about a mouse who wants to be a house DJ but is discriminated against for being a mouse."

Other characters also have cheekily misspelled dance musicians' names, such as David Goudda and Avicheese for chart-toppers David Guetta and Avicii.

Zimmerman signalled on Twitter he is fine with the disclaimer and considers the matter closed.