What is Diplo?
{{Infobox person | name = Diplo | image = Diplo 2014 Press Photo (cropped).jpg | caption = Diplo in 2014 | birth_name = Thomas Wesley Pentz | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|10}} | education = [[Mainland High School]]<br>[[University of Central Florida]] | alma_mater = [[Temple University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) | birth_place = [[Tupelo, Mississippi]], U.S. | organization = [http://heapsdecent.com/ Heaps Decent] | other_names = {{flatlist| * Diplodocus * Thomas Wesley }} | occupation = {{Flatlist| * Disc jockey * songwriter * record producer }} | years_active = 1997–present | children = Lockett Pentz, Lazer Pentz and Pace Pentz | awards = [[#Awards and nominations|Full list]] | website = {{URL|diplo.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[moombahton]] }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * [[Bass guitar|Bass]] * [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] * [[piano]] * [[synthesizer]] }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Mad Decent]] * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Jack Ü]] * [[LSD (group)|LSD]] * [[Major Lazer]] * [[Silk City (band)|Silk City]] * [[Alex Clare]] * [[DJ Snake]] * [[Justin Bieber]] * [[MØ]] * [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]] * [[Lil Xan]] * [[Poppy (entertainer)|Poppy]] * [[Morgan Wallen]] * [[Riff Raff (rapper)|Riff Raff]] * [[Santigold]] * [[Snoop Dogg]] }} }} }} '''Thomas Wesley Pentz''' (born November 10, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p603899|pure_url=yes}}|title=Diplo – Biography|last=Cordor|first=Cyril|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Diplo''', is an American disc jockey and record producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic [[dancehall]] m