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Name: Diplo
Music Brainz ID: a56bd8f9-8ef8-4d63-89a4-794ed1360dd2
Last.fm url:
http://www.last.fm/music/Diplolisteners: 302390
playcount:
Similar Artists:
Tiësto & Diplo,
Major Lazer,
Dillon Francis,
Diplo feat. Lazerdisk Party Sex,
Diplo feat. Datsik & Sabi,
Popular Tags:
electronic,
hip-hop,
trip-hop,
ninja tune,
electronica,
Published/Updated: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:55:36 +0000
Biography:
Diplo, Diplodocus, Wes Gully, and Wes Diplo are all pseudonyms of Wesley Pentz, a Philadelphia-based producer and DJ since 2003. Together with DJ
Low Budget he runs
Hollertronix, a party and music collective. In addition to his solo career, he has worked with Sri-Lankan/Tamil 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.
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