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No comment. If you are one of the people in the audience in this picture, you have your financial priorities horribly wrong
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Diplo had a breakout year in 2012, both as part of dancehall act Major Lazer and on his own
Diplo is, by all accounts, the godfather of modern dance music. The hyperactive DJ and producer is responsible for championing obscure local music styles from around the world and incorporating their influences into his own sublimely dance-worthy beats. When he’s not DJ-ing solo, as alter ego Major Lazer, formerly a musical collaboration with DJ/Producer Switch, and helps launch the careers of countless other up-and-coming musicians through his taste-making record label Mad Decent Records.
Alias: Thomas Wesley Pentz
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles, California
Profession: Producer, DJ
Websites: Mad Decent & Major Lazer
128 BPM … Diplo’s book released through Urban Outfitters
Diplo’s represented the face of Blackberry for a 2010 promotional campaign
ACCEPTED COMMENT: Switch isn’t a part of Major Lazer anymore.
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