Diplo, as defined by loripedia: The best DJ ever!
I accidentally stumbled (literally) over to Diplo's set at Street Scene and since then have become a believer. His pretty boy looks and prodigious ability to mix danceable beats make him my DJ of choice. Since Street Scene, I was lucky enough to see him a second time on New Year's eve. This time I was ready.
He came onto the stage calmly and quietly as if he was a tech guy testing equipment. With his sleeves rolled up, just giving his fans a small glimpse of the diplodocus dinosaur, his namesake, tattooed on his inner forearm, he quickly switched from MacBook to turntable, mixing up a storm of stupor-inducing funk.
This Friday will be my third time seeing Diplo, and I'm hoping that this will be the time that he asks me to become his bff.
Aside from stealing my musical heart, Diplo, also know as Thomas Wesley Pentz, is an incredibly accomplished, dinosaur-loving musician, song-writer and producer. His ability to mix existing dance hits with unknown artists make his electronic infused hip hop fresh and familiar at the same time.
Often credited with bringing M.I.A. to the spotlight, his ear for finding new music is being utilized by Mad Decent, his record label where he has signed party music makers from as far away as Italy, Brazil and Africa.
When he's not producing and DJing as Diplo, this ghetto-sance man is working with DJ Low Budget making jams under the name Hollertronix.
As the King Midas of musicians, anything Diplo has been involved in is golden. You'll be doing yourself a favor by going to his MySpace and giving him a listen. Or better yet, come check out Diplo with me this Friday at Canes Bar and Grill at Mission Beach. It will change your life.
