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Diplo
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Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr. (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music 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 num
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Diplo, born Thomas Wesley Pentz on November 10, 1978, in Tupelo, Mississippi, is an American record producer, disc jockey, and composer. He works within the electronic dance music, trap music, hip-hop, and pop music genres. His musical career began in 1997, and he has released material through Mad Decent, Atlantic Records, and Columbia Records. Diplo has received the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording and the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
He is a member of the musical groups LSD, Jack Ü, Major Lazer, and Silk City. Diplo has collaborated with Skrillex, Mark Ronson, and Rich the Kid. He is also an unmarried partner of M.I.A. and has three children. He attended the University of Central Florida and Temple University. His pseudonyms include Diplodocus and Thomas Wesley, and he was named after the Diplodocus.
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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr., known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California.
Known for
- Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Closing Ceremony: Beauty in Action — Self2026
- K-Pops! — Diplo2026
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self2024
- Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl — Self2022
- Charli XCX: Alone Together — Self2022
- Behind the beats, histoires de la pop music — Self (voice)2022
- Chasing the Sound — Self2020
- The Brightest Blue Experience — Himself (Projection)2020
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self2020
- Famo$o — Self2020
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1978
Discography
Member of
- Major Lazersince 2008
- Jack Ü2013–2016
- LSDsince 2018
- Hollertronix
- Silk City
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- Listeners
- 2,128,609
- Total plays
- 37,099,268
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Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Diplo, is a Philadelphia-based American DJ, producer, and songwriter. Together with DJ Low Budget, he runs Hollertronix, a club and music collective. He also founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as the not for profit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, Pentz has worked as a school teacher in Philadelphia. During his rise to notability, Diplo worked with British musician M. <a href="https://ww
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- Diplo in 2014
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- Thomas Wesley Pentz
- Person.alma_mater
- Temple University (BS)
- Person.birth_place
- Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
- Person.years_active
- 1997–present
- Person.children
- 3
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- Diplo signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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- Jack Ü
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Named after
- Diplodocus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tupelo
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- University of Central Florida
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Genre
- EDM trap music
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- diplo.com
- Image
- Diplo portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Diplo
- date of birth
- 1978-11-10
- unmarried partner
- M.I.A.
- birth name
- Thomas Wesley Pentz
- topic's main category
- Category:Diplo
- member of
- Silk City
- pseudonym
- Thomas Wesley
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- social media followers
- 2660000
- partner in business or sport
- Rich the Kid
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- different from
- Diplo
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Early life
- M.I.A.
- Mad Decent
- Major Lazer
- Jack Ü
- LSD
- Silk City
- Additional work
- Personal life
- Legal issues
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Awards and nominations
- Listicles
- References
- External links
Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr. (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music 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, pioneering a new musical genre, ReggaeEDM. Since then, Diplo has produced for and collaborated with many mainstream musical acts, including 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. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs.
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