| LC control no. | no2009108935 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Major Lazer (Musical group) |
| See also | Member: Diplo (Musician) Member: Ape Drums Member: Solid Groove (Musician) |
| Other standard no. | Q2604214 129414575 0000000088917358 75be165a-ad83-4d12-bd28-f589a15c479f |
| Beginning date | 2008 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Field of activity | Electronic dance music Dancehall (Music) Reggaeton Soca (Music) House music Moombahton |
| Found in | Guns don't kill people-- lazers do, p2009: label (Major Lazer) 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) Wikipedia, January 21, 2020 (Major Lazer is a Jamaican-American electronic dance music trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It was 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) |
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