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Diplo

DJ and music producer

Since 1978

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Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr. (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and record producer. He gained recognition in 2008 with his single "Blow Your Head". He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD, with Labrinth and Sia; a member of electronic duo Jack Ü, with producer and DJ Skrillex; and a member of Silk City, with Mark Ronson. He founded the record company Mad Decent in 2006 and the nonprofit organization Heaps Decent in 2007. His 2013 extended play (EP) Revolution debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. Its title track was later featured in a Hyundai commercial and appears on the WWE 2K16 soundtrack.

Diplo worked with and dated British musician M.I.A., producing her 2008 breakout single "Paper Planes". In 2011, he and fellow producer Switch formed the electronic musical group Major Lazer and its namesake cartoon series for FXX, which ran for one season. The group released five studio albums that explored EDM and dancehall music. Since then, Diplo has produced for and collaborated with many mainstream musical acts, including Drake, BTS, Blackpink, Lil Peep, Gwen Stefani, Die Antwoord, Britney Spears, Madonna, Shakira, Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, the Weeknd, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Anitta, Snoop Dogg, Trippie Redd, Chris Brown, CL, G-Dragon, Bad Bunny, Kali Uchis, Joji, Morgan Wallen, Bailey Zimmerman, MØ, and Poppy. In 2016, Diplo produced tracks for Beyoncé's sixth studio album, Lemonade. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs.

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Diplo, nom de scène de Thomas Wesley Pentz, né le 10 novembre 1978 à Tupelo (Mississippi), est un disc jockey, producteur musical, auteur et rappeur américain. Il est le fondateur du label discographique Mad Decent et cofondateur d'une organisation à but non lucratif appelée Heaps Decent. En 2013, son EP Revolution atteint la 68e place du classement Billboard 200. Il est également membre du groupe Jack Ü au côté de Skrillex ; les débuts du groupe se déroulent lors de la Mad Decent Block Party de San Diego, le 15 septembre 2013.

À son gain de popularité, Diplo travaille aux côtés de la rappeuse britannique M.I.A., créditée pour avoir lancé sa carrière musicale. Par la suite, lui et le producteur Switch lancent un projet dancehall jamaïcain et une série d'animation intitulée Major Lazer. Depuis, Diplo produit et compose aux côtés d'artistes pop tels que Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, G-Dragon, Nebat Drums, Niska, Soolking et Toots and the Maytals.

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