Biography

Major Lazer
Place: Known Universe
Galaxy: Unknown
Time: 2050

Years after the zombie apocalypse ravaged the galaxy, Major Lazer went into
isolation after bringing peace and order to Earth. With the help of a mysterious
shadow government called Cinco he was cryogenically frozen as a safeguard for
the future’s wellbeing. Despite a great many years of pursuing peace on the
planet, a new threat began to loom on the horizon and the commando was
brought out of sleep by the Committee of Five. This intergalactic group faced an
opponent that only Major Lazer could defend against: his former superior and
commander General Rubbish. Rubbish had come out of deep space hiding with
a new weapon…Terror Lazor and was set out to enslave and capture all of
Earth’s allies to seize inter-galactic planetary control and then destroy Earth. With
dwindling resources to defend Earth and it’s allies, the Committee of Five brought
Major Lazer out of cryogenic slumber. He was assigned a partner, the female
assassin known only as Knife Fight. Together they set out to FREE THE
UNIVERSE, beginning on the fortuitous date of April 15th, 2013.

After releasing their landmark LP Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do in 2009,
the heroic production duo of Diplo and Switch found themselves boldly marching
forwards toward the end of the aughts, conquering major milestones. From 2009
to 2011, the twosome toured extensively across the United States and the world,
selling out shows and performing at some of music’s major festivals, including
Coachella, Pitchfork, Sasquatch, Outside Lands and Falls Music & Arts Festival.
In 2010 Major Lazer released Lazerproof, a free download mixtape with pop
sensation La Roux, and Lazers Never Die, an EP featuring two new tracks and
three remixes, including one by Thom Yorke. Undoubtedly, one of the foremost
breakthroughs for Major Lazer during this time was the production collaboration
with Beyonce on her massive hit “Run the World (Girls)”, which sampled their
track “Pon de Floor. Beyonce directly sought out Switch and Diplo, recognizing
the fact that the duo was creating authentically innovative music and further
cementing their status as a production team worthy of worldwide mainstream
attention. As 2011 turned to 2012, Switch determined it best to pursue his own
path, leaving Diplo in full control of Major Lazer.

Now, as the sole executive producer of Major Lazer, Diplo continues to
spearhead the current dancehall revival movement with the upcoming release
Free The Universe. The recording includes exciting collaborations with Bruno
Mars, Tyga, Flux Pavilion, Wynter Gordon, Shaggy, Wyclef, Ezra Koening from
Vampire Weekend, Dev and more. Spin called the LP’s first single “Get Free”
featuring Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors, “a meeting point between Jamaica,
West Africa, and Brooklyn.” The second single from Free The Universe, “Jah No
Partial”, dropped on October, 22nd 2012.

Diplo (AKA Wesley Pentz) has risen through the ranks and has asserted himself
as one of the most pioneering producers of the time. Through unending curiosity
and exploration of the vast multitudes of the world’s musical heritages, Diplo has
managed to seamlessly connect the global underground to the audio
mainstream. He is the Grammy-nominated founder, owner and head honcho of
Mad Decent records, which has not only garnered widespread critical and
audience accolades since its inception, but has also deservedly earned a hefty
reputation as a vanguard of groundbreaking releases. As Major Lazer, he
recently retreated to Jamaica to team up with producers Ariel Rechtshaid and
Dre Skull on the upcoming Snoop Dogg album Snoop Lion “Reincarnated”.
Major Lazer was also featured on the title track from No Doubt’s latest comeback
album with famed dancehall artist Busy Signal and released an official remix for
Hot Chip’s “Look At Where We Are”.