Biography
The American Major Lazer Music Trio, founded by the professional Diege of Diplo, is now occupied by one of the leading places on the electronic dance stage, working in the genres of hip-hop, Dance Hall, Reggae and Moombahto. Thanks to the singles, mixtures, EP and full-length albums, the group participants received a dozen prestigious nominations and won the NRJ, Billboard and Electronic Music Awards awards.The history of creation and composition
The history of the Major Lazer group began thanks to the Amercan DJ and Thomas Wesley's producer Wesley, who in childhood was fond of music and dinosaurs and at the end of the Philadelphia University took the stage pseudonym diplo.
In 2008, on the speech of the British rap singer M.I.A. The artist got acquainted with a like-minded person and a colleague known in creative circles under the name of Switch, and recorded several joint compositions that became the basis of the album "Guns Don't Kill People ... Lazers DO".
In the future, another participant of Walshy Fire was joined in the duet, which was responsible for the image and emotions and took the place of Frontman and MC. Because of this position, one of the founders of the team weakened, and Major Lazer broke up with Switch. In 2011, his functions began to execute a native of Trinidad and Tobago Jillionaire.
The changes affected the musical appearance of the finally formed trio, which acquired the features of hip-hop, caribbean rhythms, Kalipo melodies and dance-hall style.
In 2019, during a speech at the Government Ball festival, Major Lazer officially announced another change of scenic composition, and now on a par with a diploma and Walshy Fire, a DJ and the producer Ape Drums began to participate in the project.
Music
In 2009, the Debut Album "Guns Don't Kill People ... Lazers do" was recorded. The musicians then presented separately the composition "Hold The Line", which became the first single from the plate and gained wide fame due to the use in the FIFA 10 video game.In the next period, which began after the departure of one of the founders of the group, Major Lazer worked closely with Lyubo Dogg at work on tracks included in his new reggae-project Snoop Lion. And in September 2012, the Diplo announced a contract with the Secretly Canadian indie studio and announced the release date of the second studio plate "Free the Universe" and the venue for concerts of the upcoming tour.
12 months before the official release of DJ album, with the support of the American singer, Amber Coffman was released available to free download Single "Get FREE", which became a soundtrack to the Comedy "Malibu Rescuers". Thanks to the participation of Singers Ellie Golding, Mø and other performers of the tracks "Be Together", "Lean ON", "Powerful" and "Light It Up" rose to the top lines of world charts.
As a result, during the year, the "Peace Is The Mission" record received 3 platinum certificates and the week headed Top Dance, the Billboard electronic album rating. Over the next year, the diploma and other members of the group have strengthened success and achievements, releasing the reissue of the third studio album called "Peace Is The Mission: Extended", complemented by the songs "Boom", "Wave", "Thunder & Lightning" and "Lost".
In 2017, after solo concerts and participation in the speeches of Sean Floor and other performers, Major Lazer appeared in an open project organized by TBRG Open and The Flow platforms. As a result, the bits available for use in the work of other musicians, lay down the composition of the Kazakh rapper scriptonite and appeared in the track "where your love" appeared.
Shortly before the diploma, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire published the song "Cold Water" in the network, exceeded the success of previous singles and debut at the 1st place Billboard Hot 100. The audience was looking forward to replenish the discography of favorite DJs, but only a few months later Major Lazer continued Release of advertising tracks and recorded "Believe", "My Number", "Know No Better" and "Run Up". On this, the work was suspended, and rumors appeared that the fourth studio album was conserved at the EP stage.
As a refutation, the participants have enlisted support for Hip-Hop-star Skip Marley and the Brazilian Singer Anitta and released 2 more songs "CAN'T TAKE IT FROM ME" and "MAKE IT HOT".
Major Lazer now
After June 19, 2019, Major Lazer presented in Instagram video "make it hot", created with the participation of the Brazilian performer Anitta, Diplo said that "Music Is The Weapon" is likely to be their last album.
Since the team's official website appeared on the official website of the group, scheduled until the end of 2019, fans are not in a hurry to be upset due to the collapse of the team and are looking forward to performances in Las Vegas and participation in Rock En Seine events and North Coast Music Festival.
Discography
- 2009 - "Guns Don't Kill People ... Lazers do"
- 2013 - "FREE THE UNIVERSE"
- 2015 - "Peace Is The Mission"
- 2019 - "Music Is the Weapon"
Clips
- "Original Don" (Feat. The PartySquad)
- "Get FREE" (feat. Amber of the Dirty Projectors)
- "HOLD THE LINE"
- "Keep IT Going Louder"
- "JAH NO PARTIAL" (FEAT. FLUX PAVILION)
- "SWEAT" (Feat. Laidback Luke & Ms. Dynamite)
- "Come On To Me" (Feat. Sean Paul)
- "Make It Hot" (feat. Anitta)