Diplo's recording studio is also his apartment, a few blocks north of Philadelphia's Chinatown.

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Jamie Foxx and Santigold are also performing, while DJs including Diplo and Questlove from The Roots are spinning.

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A. and Diplo put together an underground mix tape, including some of Pentz's dance floor favorites and his remixes of M.

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When invited to certain official meetings, Ms. Firoozabadi, 33, would "do astute, " diplo-speak for grooming conformity, with a twist, she says.

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Diplo, however, is admittedly great on the decks and on Instagram.

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The definition of DJ has shifted from John, Dave, Bubba and Shelly, to actual, physical DJs, who spin "records" like Diplo or Avicii.

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A. She was creating a buzz long before her debut CD was officially released, and that is in part because of the work of a Philadelphia producer named Diplo.

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When Diplo returned to Philly for a gig in early January 2012, he took the stage at Union Transfer a new, bi-level venue with a state-of-the-art sound system and standing-room-only capacity for 1, 200.

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Across the vast pitch on Saturday evening, a huge crush of fans dancing to Diplo's project Major Lazer, which mixes EDM with hip-hop and Jamaican dance-hall music, spilled onto the grass where the followers of the Dutch DJ Fedde Le Grand were bouncing to his pounding music.

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