Diplo
Diplo in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Wesley Pentz
Born	Mississippi, USA
Genre(s)	Hip Hop, Instrumental hip-hop, Electronica
Occupation(s)	Producer, DJ
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Big Dada
Associated acts	M.I.A.
Website	Official site

For the British international monthly publication see Diplo magazine. For the international monthly publication nicknamed Le Diplo, see Le Monde diplomatique.

Diplo (born Wesley Pentz, also variably known as Diplodocus, Wes Gully, and Wes Diplo) is a Philadelphia-based producer and DJ. Together with DJ Low Budget, he runs Hollertronix, a club and music collective. In addition to his solo career, he has worked with British-based singer and artist M.I.A.. The two were also romantically involved. Pentz's alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Instrumental hip hop is hip hop music without vocals. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Big Dada is Ninja Tunes Hip Hop imprint. ... This article is about the singer M.I.A. For other uses, please see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977 in Hounslow, London, England)[1] is a rapper, singer, producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. ... Diplo is a stylish, monthly international affairs magazine. ... Le Monde diplomatique (nicknamed Le Diplo by its French readers) is a monthly publication offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... This article is about the singer M.I.A. For other uses, please see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977 in Hounslow, London, England)[1] is a rapper, singer, producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. ... Species (type) Hatcher, 1901 (Gillette, 1991) Lucas et al. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ...

As a DJ, Diplo is characterized by his eclectic, often 80s-oriented mashups, mixtapes, and live sets. On his full-length solo effort, Florida, however, his sound is closer to sample-based cinematic instrumental hip hop, such as the work of DJ Shadow. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bastard pop is a musical genre which, in its purest form, consists of the combination (usually by digital means) of the music from one song with the a cappella from another. ... For the album by Los Abandoned, see Mix Tape (album). ... Florida is the debut full-length album by producer and DJ Diplo. ... Instrumental hip hop is hip hop music without vocals. ... DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis on January 1, 1973) is an American DJ, turntablist, music producer and songwriter. ...

Born in Mississippi and raised across the southern United States, Diplo picked up much of the local culture while growing up there. Music styles such as dirty south, crunk and Miami bass are now key ingredients of Hollertronix's output. Pentz's solo work is also influenced by Southern Gothic and other southern literature. Additionally, world music is a strong musical influence on Diplo, especially baile funk, which he encountered whilst traveling in Brazil. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is 88 kilobytes or more in size. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses of the term Dirty South, see The Dirty South Dirty South is a style of rap music that popped up in the latter half of the 1990s and is based in southern cities and states such as Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami or South Florida, Mississippi... Crunk is a type of hip hop music, classified as a subdivision of Memphis rap and Dirty South. ... Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres, such as dirty rap) is a type of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, known for applying the Roland TR-808 sustained kick drum, slightly higher dance tempos, and occasionally... Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. ... Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Brazilian funk. ...

Diplo is signed to the Ninja Tune-imprint Big Dada. In 2006, he started his own label, Mad Decent, signing Brazilian baile funk group Bonde do Role and DJ Blaqstarr. Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut, with a strong leaning towards Electronic, abstract hip-hop, instrumental hip hop, Nu-Jazz, drum and bass, and chillout music. ... Big Dada is Ninja Tunes Hip Hop imprint. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Brazilian funk. ... Bonde do Role is an alternative baile funk ensemble from Curitiba, Brazil. ...

Trivia

Attended University of Central Florida

Discography

Albums

• Florida (2004)

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EPs and Singles

• "Newsflash" (2003) (as Diplodocus)
• "Epistemology Suite" (2003) (as Diplodocus)
• "Thingamajawn" (2003) (as Diplodocus)
• "Diplo Rhythm" (2004)
• "Reload It" 2005 (as Diplo)

See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ...

Mixtapes

• AEIOU (2003)
• AEIOU Pt. 2: Making Music Your Own (2004) (with Tripledouble)
• Piracy Funds Terrorism (for M.I.A.) (2004)
• Favela on Blast (2004)
• Favela Strikes Back (2005)
• Fabric Live 24 (2005)
• Mad Decent Radio, Vol. 1 (2006)

See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... Piracy Funds Terrorism is the first volume in a proposed series of mixtapes featuring UK genre-bending rap artist M.I.A. and Philadelphia-based DJ Diplo. ... This article is about the singer M.I.A. For other uses, please see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977 in Hounslow, London, England)[1] is a rapper, singer, producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 2000s in music. ... Fabric Live 24 is a DJ mix compilation album by Diplo, as part of the Fabric Live Mix Series. ... See also: 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 2000s in music. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ...

Remixes

2005

• Disco D - Lets Hug It Out Bitch (Diplo Remix)
• Edu K - Popozuda Rock n' Roll (Diplo Remix)
• Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (Hollatronic Remix)
• Kanye West - Gold Digger (Diplo Mix)
• Spank Rock - Put That Pussy On Me (Diplo Tonite Remix)
• Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Mad Decent Remix)
• Walter Wanderley - Popcorn (Diplo Remix)

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2006

• Beck - Wish Coin (Go it Alone)
• Bloc Party - Helicopter (Diplo Remix)
• Clipse - Queen Bitch (Diplo Remix)
• CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Diplo Remix)
• Daedelus - Sundown (Diplo Remix)
• Hot Chip - Over And Over (Shake It Over And Over)
• Justin Timberlake - My Love (Diplo Remix)
• The Beatles - Twist and Shout (Diplo B'more Edit)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (Diplo Remix)

See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, known by his simple stage name of Beck. ... Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Clipse is a Virginia based (via The Bronx) hip hop duo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above is the first international single by Brazilian indie/electroclash band Cansei De Ser Sexy (or simply CSS), taken from their eponymous debut album. ... This article deals with the mythological character Daedalus. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Over and Over is the first single from Hot Chips album The Warning. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American pop/R&B singer, and actor. ... My Love is the hit single co-written by Justin Timberlake, T.I., Nate Hills and Timbaland for Timberlakes second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Twist and Shout is a song originally by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. ... Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a Grammy Award nominated New York City-based rock band. ... Gold Lion is the first single by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from their second album, Show Your Bones (2006). ...

2007

• Claude VonStroke - The Whistler (Diplo Remix)
• Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Diplo's Work Is Never Over)
• Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks (Diplo's Drums of Death Remix)
• Znobia - Tchilo (Diplo Mix)

See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... Claude Vonstroke is an American House/Techno/Ghettotech producer based in San Fransisco. ... Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris house musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974)[1] and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger is a song by French duo Daft Punk first released on March 13, 2001. ... Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop band, formed in Stockholm in 1999. ... Young Folks, the first single from Peter Bjorn and Johns third album Writers Block, features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist. ...

External links

• Official site
• Mad Decent
• Stylus Diplo interview (10/2004)