Diplo aka Wes is a famous producer who does the Holelertronix in Philadelphia. He has an album on Ninja TUne and once went to Brasiil to see Bavela FUnk. Currently he is the M.I.A.'s dj, and just performed at SXSW with M.I.A. Today Diplo sits down with Riff Central and talks about his upcoming projects:


RIFF CENTRAL: YOU ARE A FAMOUS PRODOUCER WHO HAS WORKED WITH THE M.I.A.

DIPLO: YES

RIFF CENTRAL: WAS M.I.A. THE REASON YOU GOT INTERESTED IN MUSIC

DIPLO: NO I HAD BEEN SPINNING RECORDS AND MAKING BEATS LONG BEFORE I MET MAYA ARULPRAGARASMAMAS

RIFF CENTRAL: I SEE YOU STLL HAVE TROUBLE PRONOUNCING HER LAST NAME. DOES THAT CAUSE TENSION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER

DIPLO: ARE YOU ASKING ME IF I'M DATING MAYA

RIFF CENTRAL: NO I KNOW YOU FUCK MAYA, I WAS TALKING FROM A MUSICAL PERSPECTIVE

DIPLO: OH, WELL THEN I MEAN

RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU FUCK MAYA

DIPLO: YES

RIFF CENTRAL: JUST CHECKING

DIPLO: OK

RIFF CENTRAL: LET'S GET BACK ON TOPIC. WHO ARE SOME OF THE FAVORITE ARTISTS OF YOURS

DIPLO: I'M STILL BIG ON MY BAILE FUNK TRIP, AND I HAVE ALSO REALLY GOTTEN BACK TO THE 80S PUNKFUNK STUFF

RIFF CENTRAL: INCREDIBLE

DIPLO: YES, A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS INCREDIBLE

RIFF CENTRAL: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC GUY WHO RECORDED AN ALBUM USING SOUNDS OF HIM AND HIS GIRLFRIEND HAVING SEX

DIPLO: I DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON HIM

RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU THINK HE'S COOL?

DIPLO: I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIS RECORD BEFORE

RIFF CENTRAL: TELL ME ABOUT HOLLERTRONIX. IS THAT A THING?

DIPLO: YES IT IS A PARTY I THROW WITH LOW BUDGET IN PHILADELPHIA FOR KIDS TO COME DANCE

RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THROWING THE HOLLERTRONIX DID YOU KNOW YOU'D EVENTUALLY MEET A FAMOUS POP STAR LIKE M.I.A.

DIPLO: NO LOW BURDGET AND I STARTED HOLLERTRONIX AS A WAY TO HAVE PARTIES FOR PEOPLE IN PHILLY SINCE THE SCEENW AS SORTA DRY

RIFF CENTRAL: BUT THEN M.I.A. CAME

DIPLO: YES M.I.A. HAS BEEN TO HOLLERTRONIX PARTIES

RIFF CENTRAL: I'M JUST SAYING

DIPLO: ?

RIFF CENTRAL: YOUR NAME IS WES, WHEREAS YOUR MUSICIAN'S NAME IS DIPLO. IS THAT A REFERENCE TO THE M.I.A.?

DIPLO: NO THE DIPLO IS A REFERENCE TO DIPLODOCUS WHICH IS A FAMOUS DINOSAUR.

RIFF CENTRAL: M.I.A. IS NOT A DINOSAUR

DIPLO: I KNOW

RIFF CENTRAL: LISTEN THIS INTERVIEW'S NOT ABOUT M.I.A., LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU

DIPLO: OK

RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU MET THE M.I.A.

Download Diplo's Beats On Space set from oct 2004

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