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Thomas Wesley Pentz, known to friends and family as Wes, and known to millions of fans around the world as Diplo, can not be tied down. There may not be another artist in the realm of American electronic music who has seen more and done more than this random white dude.

Throughout his 20-plus years in the scene, he’s been attached to numerous different projects of his own. He has his solo work under the name Diplo which has morphed from lo-fi hip-hop beats to house music. He has Major Lazer, the modernized dancehall project that produced one of the most streamed songs in history: “Lean On” featuring MØ. He has Jack Ü, the duo with Skrillex that provided major hits like “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber.

Beyond his forward-facing work, he’s also produced music on the back end for some of the biggest artists in history including Beyoncé, Madonna, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Maroon 5.

All of those names are outside of electronic music as well, reflecting his record label, Mad Decent which frequently shares music that extends beyond the club, while also putting out trendsetting club hits like Bauuer’s “Harlem Shake,” Tiga’s “Bugatti,” and “Feel The Volume” from Jauz.

Currently, much of his focus has been on house music with his new label, Higher Ground, which shared his self-titled LP in 2022 with features from Miguel, Seth Troxler, Elderbrook and more. Other artists who have shared original works through Higher Ground include Damian Lazarus, Azzecca, and VNSSA.

In terms of his live schedule, he’s visited pretty much every country in the world with a market for dance music from South America to Asia to the Middle East, and even Cuba where he played a concert with Major Lazer for over 400,000 attendees.

Dipo’s mark on the world of music is indelible, and from his point of view, he’s just getting started.

United States

dance pop

electro house

moombahton

pop dance

Diplo

afro house

AMÉMÉ

Paula Tape

Spain

Pacha Ibiza

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Pacha Presents

big beat

classic house

deep house

disco house

filter house

house

speed garage

uk dance

vocal house

Armand Van Helden

KILIMANJARO

Pacha Presents Week 14 | Diplo

schranz

uk tech house

Carl Cox

PAWSA

latin tech house

tech house

Dennis Cruz

Michael Bibi

deep disco house

minimal tech house

minimal techno

The Martinez Brothers

italian techno

melodic techno

Tale of Us

detroit techno

outsider house

techno

Carl Craig

Cloonee

deep tech house

Cuartero

uk house

Enzo Siragusa

german techno

microhouse

Ricardo Villalobos

Carlita

dutch tech house

Chris Stussy

LP Giobbi

Italy

Parco Dora

Kappa FuturFestival 2023

australian dance

Kaz James

Cole Knight

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canadian electronic

Jayda G

DJ Holographic

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melodic house

Francis Mercier

south african house

Caiiro

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Singhara

HARJI

United Kingdom

Joshwa

Damelo

RaeCola

indie dance

tribal house

Hard To Tell

Matt Battalion

Notre Dame

deep deep house

Pablo Fierro

post-grunge

Diplo

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