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2008.10.21. MAD DECENT's DIPLO, ABE VIGODA, BOY 8-BIT and TELEPATHE@ CIRCA
Diplo, Diplodocus, Wes Gully, and Wes Diplo are all pseudonyms of Wesley Pentz, 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.
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, like the work of DJ Shadow.
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.
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.
http://www.myspace.com/diplo
http://www.myspace.com/maddecent
Doors@9 $15 come early
$ advance tix can be purchased at the following location
ROTATE THIS: 801 Queen Street West, Toronto 416-504-8447
PLAY DE RECORD: 357A Yonge Street, Toronto 416-586-0380
SOUNDSCAPES: 572 College Street, Toronto 416-537-1620
TICKETWEB: http://www.ticketweb.ca
WANTICKETS: http://www.wantickets.com 1-866-WAN-TIXX
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