Major Lazer is a Jamaican-American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They originate from Kingston, Jamaica, founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was then replaced by both Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. In June 2019, Jillionaire left the group and was replaced by Ape Drums. Its music spans numerous genres, mixing reggae with dancehall, reggaeton, soca, house and moombahton.
Diplo and Walshy Fire of Major Lazer performing at Flow Festival in Helsinki on August 14, 2015
Skerrit Bwoy with Major Lazer at Coachella Festival, 2010.
Diplo and Jillionaire performing at the Congress Theater, Chicago, in 2013.
Walshy Fire of Major Lazer performing at Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland, August 2015
Thomas Wesley Pentz, 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 Sia and Labrinth; 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 in 2014
Diplo performing at Haverford College, 2005
Diplo performing at Soundlab in Buffalo, New York, May 2009
Diplo performing at Pukkelpop, 2012