Skrillex life biography of priyanka
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Diplo
American DJ and music producer (born 1978)
For other uses, see Diplo (disambiguation).
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978),[2] known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. 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, as well as the non-profit organization Heaps Decent the following year. His 2013 extended play (EP), Revolution, debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. The EP's title track was later featured in a commercial for Hyundai and is featured on the WWE 2K16 soundtrack.
Diplo worked with and dated British musician M.I.A.; Diplo produced her 2008 breakout single "Paper Planes," which gave him initial mainstream exposure. In 2011, he and fellow producer Switch formed the electronic musical group Major Lazer and its namesake cartoon series for FXX,[3] which ran for one season. The group released five studio albums which explored EDM and dancehall music, pioneering a new musical genre called ReggaeEDM. Since then, Diplo has produced for
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I always end up with something different from what I set out to make: DJ Su Real
MUMBAI: After releasing his last album Twerkistan on 26 September 2016, New Delhi native artist Su Real now kicks off his brand new monthly column for Red Bull Music representing the ‘Desi Bass’ scene worldwide.
As the dance music is evolving rapidly in India; Su Real, who represents this new breed of Indian music, is at the forefront of that dance music riot. Radioandmusic.com spoke to Suhrid aka Su Real, who has been working tirelessly to push the limits of India’s dance music. In this interview, he spoke about his musical identity, earlier days, how he changed direction towards dance music over the years, the evolution of dance music in India and more.
Su Real, 36-years-old now, in his late teens to early 20's was obsessed with experimental music and all forms of unconventional art. During that time, he was musically influenced by bands like Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, as well as Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan who were renowned for their experimentalism at that time. “Over the years, I veered more and more towards dance music and pop culture. Now, even when I try to write a pop song or create a conventional beat, I always end up with something different from what I set out to make. At the same t
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