Diplo
American DJ and record producer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1978 · age 48 · Birthday today
Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr., known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and record producer. He gained recognition in 2008 with his single "Blow Your Head".
Diplo is read about 1,258 times a day, in 39 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
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People around Diplo
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Sia Bandmate in LSD
Madonna Diplo produced Rebel Heart and Madame X
Beyoncé Diplo produced Lemonade and Bitch I'm Madonna
M.I.A. Diplo produced Kala, Arular and Paper Planes
Skrillex Bandmate in Jack Ü, diplo wrote To Ü (2015)
Robyn Diplo produced Body Talk and Body Talk Pt. 1
Mark Ronson Bandmate in Silk City
MØ Diplo produced No Mythologies to Follow (2014)
Labrinth Bandmate in LSD
Rich the Kid Professional partner
Switch Bandmate in Major Lazer
Jillionaire Bandmate in Major Lazer
Lil Wayne Diplo produced Look at Me Now (2011)
Alex Clare Diplo produced Too Close (2011)_(cropped).jpg?width=250)
Ellie Goulding Diplo produced Brightest Blue (2020)
Chris Rock Diplo produced Bitch I'm Madonna (2015)
Busta Rhymes Diplo produced Look at Me Now (2011)
Poppy Diplo produced Am I a Girl? (2018)
Anuel AA Diplo produced Soldado y profeta and 47
Dua Lipa Diplo produced Electricity (2018)
Kanye West Diplo produced Bitch I'm Madonna (2015)
Rita Ora Diplo produced Bitch I'm Madonna (2015)
Busy Signal Diplo produced Push and Shove (2012)
Trevor Engelson Also in Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba (2017)
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Diplo performing at Haverford College in 2005
Diplo performing at Soundlab in Buffalo, New York, May 2009
Diplo performing at Pukkelpop in 2012
Diplo and Walshy Fire of Major Lazer performing at Flow Festival in Helsinki, August 2015
Diplo performing at Utopía Festival in Madrid, June 2016
Diplo and Mark Ronson formed Silk City in 2018Awards
About this person
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.
