Tribeca Festival & Gov Ball Presents: Storytellers - Diplo with A-Trak
Tribeca Talks
| 60 MINUTESBorn in Mississippi and raised in Florida, Diplo’s 20-year career began with his now-legendary Philly club night Hollertronix. The three-time Grammy nominee is also a member of the iconic Major Lazer, one third of LSD (with Sia and Labrinth), and half of Silk City with Mark Ronson.
Panelists
Diplo
Over the course of a 20-year career that began with his now-legendary Philly club night Hollertronix, Diplo has collaborated with the world’s biggest stars and toured the world over. Born in Mississippi and raised in Florida, he and his era-defining label Mad Decent continue to champion genres and artists from around the world, and further ventures include a publishing company and various book, film and TV projects. The now thirteen-time Grammy nominee is also a member of the iconic Major Lazer, one third of LSD—the psychedelic supergroup with Sia and Labrinth whose debut album has been streamed over 3 billion times, and half of Silk City with Mark Ronson—whose Platinum-certified, Grammy-winning “Electricity” with Dua Lipa topped charts worldwide. Additionally, Diplo recently unveiled a new track, “Wasted,” from his country project Thomas Wesley, marking his first new country music since 2020’s Gold-certified Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil, which features the six times Platinum-certified single “Heartless” with Morgan Wallen, Gold-certified tracks “Dance With Me” with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug and “Lonely” with Jonas Brothers and more.
A-Track
A-Trak, a.k.a. Alain Macklovitch, is the quintessential cultural connector. His 25-year career has seen him take turns as an internationally renowned DJ, World Champion turntablist, founder of New York’s celebrated Fool’s Gold Records, documentary filmmaker, and half of the Grammy nominated duo Duck Sauce as well as The Brothers Macklovitch (with his brother Dave 1 of Chromeo). He continues to reshape the very role of the DJ as tastemaker and storyteller.
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