URI(s)
Variants
- Pentz, Thomas Wesley, 1978-
- Diplo, Wes, 1978-
- Gully, Wes, 1978-
- Diplodocus (Musician)
- Wesley, Thomas, 1978-
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1978-11-10
Descriptor
- Americans
Birth Place
- Tupelo (Miss.)
Associated Locale
- United States
Associated Locale
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
Associated Locale
- Las Vegas (Nev.)
Associated Locale
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
Associated Locale
- Daytona Beach (Fla.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(wikidata) Moombahton
Occupation
Additional Related Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Verve, remixed 4, p2008:container (remixed by Diplo)
- found: Allmusic WWW site, August 12, 2008(Diplo, b. Thomas Wesley Pentz; aka Diplodocus, Wes Diplo, and Wes Gully; with his mash-up mixtapes, he found and created a sound where his musical tastes - '80s pop, electronica, Dirty South hip-hop, and his major influence, Miami bass music - intersect)
- found: Wikipedia, June 13, 2012(Diplo; b. Thomas Wesley Pentz, Nov. 10, 1978, Tupelo, Miss.; Philadelphia-based American DJ, producer, and songwriter) January 21, 2012 (Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978, Tupelo, Mississippi), known professionally as Diplo; American DJ, songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles; genres: EDM, dancehall, pop, moombahton; other names: Diplodocus; Thomas Wesley)
- found: New Yorker, January 8, 2018:page 16 (Diplo was born Thomas Wesley Pentz, in Tupelo, Mississippi, and grew up near Daytona Beach, Florida. He now splits his time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas; he was on the road for about three hundred days in 2016, performing as Diplo, his solo d.j. brand; as Jack Ü, his collaboration with Skrillex; and as a member of Major Lazer, his three-man d.j. troupe.)
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Change Notes
- 2008-08-12: new
- 2024-11-27: revised
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