Diplo
Diplo is an American DJ and record producer. Born November 10, 1978, in Tupelo. Educated at University of Central Florida and Temple University. Awards include Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (2 times) and Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
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- Described as
- American DJ and record producer (born 1978)
- Other names
- Diplodocus, Thomas Wesley, Thomas Wesley Pentz
- Born
- November 10, 1978 · 3 references
- Born in
- Tupelo · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- Thomas Wesley Pentz · 2 references
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- record producer; disc jockey · 1 reference; composer · 1 reference
- Education
- University of Central Florida; Temple University
- Member of
- LSD (2018–); Jack Ü (2013–2016); Major Lazer (2008–); Silk City (2018–)
- Genre
- electronic dance music; trap music; hip-hop; pop music; moombahton; electropop
- Record label
- Mad Decent; Atlantic Records; Columbia Records
- Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (2 times) (2016, 2019) · 1 reference; Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album (2016) · 1 reference
- Website
- https://diplo.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 39
Wikidata item Q533781 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q533781), public domain (CC0). Copied November 14, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1384307072
Thomas Wesley "Wes" Pentz Jr. (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and record 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. Since then, Diplo has produced for and collaborated with many mainstream musical acts, including Drake, 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. In 2016, Diplo produced tracks for Beyoncé's sixth studio album, Lemonade. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs.
- Born, in its opening lines
- November 10, 1978
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