TAG: Diplo

Nov19

Diplo, David Guetta & will.i.am DJing at Best Buy Union Square NYC?

Bizarro-world DJ meet-up and Dr. Dre in the house too?! 

Diplo, we feel your pain…our favorite Lazer-blasting bud was spinning the “fabulous” MTVu Woodies last night, and it was evident in mid-awards show…crowd was just whack and he was dropping bombs from ‘07. We understand, bro. Them Jersey shore bros were on your jock…but good morning, twitter. Check out what he told the twitterverse earlier today:

Diplo’s entering into Bizarro World at 4PM today…check out the press release from Best Buy, provided by BrooklynVegan

“Best Buy is kicking off the Club Beats experience by hosting several celebrations across the country with today’s top music talent, including this Thursday November 19th @ the Best Buy store location in New York City’s Union Square. Club Beats starts at 4pm with appearances by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine (Charmain Interscope Geffen A&M …

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Aug25

Tittsworth: Libido Long Player

Tittsworth moves from Milli Vanilli remixes to his own brand of lip syncing 

By Daiana Feuer

Don’t call 12 Steps a concept album, Tittsworth is just conceptual. He likes his music the way he likes his lunch: fresh, raw and beating. Exotic things. Jesse Tittsworth also has a pet dog and watches movies. Sometimes he kicks back listening to ‘40s and ‘50s albums. He’s domesticated—“with a great libido,” he adds. He also hopes to introduce molecular gastronomy to club music.

What’s this about libido? We’re talking aphrodisiacs: artichoke, raw oyster, snake blood, sheep penis, and giant custard-filled fruit. Aphrodisiacs are not an instant high like drinking lemon extract (94 percent alcohol, “tastes like razors,” he says).

Aphrodisiacs work cumulatively. Eaten often, certain exotic tastes fortify your libido, or they boost your zest for life, thus enhancing your libidinal jouissance. Which then sublimates to whatever vessel you pour …

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Aug25

Diplo: The Death of Cool :: Dissecting the Long Tail

By Zach Best

What the fuck is cool anyway? The dude(tte)s who think they know are probably just copying Diplo…but the joke’s on them: He doesn’t think anything is cool. At least in the traditional sense. Is that cool? We’re not sure. His label, Mad Decent makes people dance and kids have shaked their hips to his productions for M.I.A, Santogold and a gang of others. URB caught up with him in Philly where he told us what’s cool. Or not.

URB: A lot of people look to you for musical inspiration, musical taste. Who do you look to for inspiration?
Diplo: I don’t know man. I’m really happy that I’ve got a really good team right now in Philly that works really well on all the Mad Decent material. Like Blaqstarr, Boy …

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Feb10

Diplo: Studio Scout

A look inside the DJ-producer's South Philly HQ 

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When we heard that Diplo had bought himself an old mausoleum to act as a studio and homebase for his Mad Decent label, we had to drop in and see how much work is getting done. Turns out, quite a bit, even if the studio portion is still stacked on milkcrates and an old door. We asked Diplo to tell us what’s what in his beat-making arsenal.

1. SE Electronics Reflexion Filter
“This is used to record vocals; cut down on room reflections.”

2. Rane TTM57SL
“DJ mixer used to monitor turntable, Serato and interfaces.”

3. Apple Cinema Display
“Big screen for accurate editing.”

4. Alesis Multimix
“Interface for recording multiple sources into variety of sequencers.”

5. Really Nice Compressor
“Does what it says. A simple and effective compressor that can be used on many different sources”

6. Adam S3A Monitors
“For accurate monitoring.”

7. Edirol PCR 50 Controller
“USB fader controller, can be …

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Sep14

Diplo & Switch

Remixing tuna sandwiches and M.I.A. records with this international duo of mystery (by Brandon Perkins) 

“Diplo is Wes and dryly American. Switch is Dave and very British.” This is what I said to the interns who transcribed the brief little translatlantic interview you are about to read. Together with M.I.A., they turned Kala into one of the best reviewed records of 2007 (all three on the beats, Mya would be happy that you know). Diplo is b’more. Switch is house. That’s what they used to say, but now they’re working together on dancehall records and numerous remixes and a North American tour. Shit is going to get so crazy that no one is going to have anything to say anymore.

URB: Are you guys working on projects now or are you laying low before you hit this tour up?
Diplo: I’m making a tuna sandwich right now

URB: How’s that tuna sandwich coming out?
Diplo: It’s cool I’ve put …

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