Blog: Dancing Astronaut

Over the years, Thomas Wesley Pentz has never failed to impress us - not only with his considerable contributions to the American music scene, but also with his unique worldview and delightfully quirky sense of humor. The former schoolteacher who we know today as Diplo is one of EDM's most influential and outsized personalities, and it's always worth listening to what he has to say. As one half of Major Lazer, he's brought African beats to American ears. As Mad Decent chief, he's mentored the likes of Dillon Francis. As an outspoken advocate of musical diversity, he's refused to pigeonhole himself into [...]