Known internationally as a curator amongst the world's most cutting edge DJs, producers, and musical movements Wesley Pentz (better known as DIPLO) has experienced a variety of successes.

In 2004 Pentz released his debut album as Diplo called, Florida. It received praise and accolades in the underground community. In 2004 he partnered with M.I.A. for the mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism. Together they worked on her first album Arular and much of her second Kala, including the 2008 mega-hit "Paper Planes," which reached No. 3 in the US Charts and earned him a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. His production credits have evolved since to include Santigold, Lil' Jon and Missy Elliot, while remixing works by Beck, Radiohead, Britney Spears and countless others. In 2009 Pentz teamed with frequent collaborator Dave Taylor (aka Switch) to release the futuristic dancehall album Guns Don't Kill People… Lazers Do under the guise of Major Lazer, a Jamaican militant at war with an evil army of zombies, mummies and vampires.

Some of the varied acts Pentz has signed or produced through his label Mad Decent, include Rye Rye, Bonde do Role, Crookers, Blaqstarr, Boy 8-Bit, Buraka Som Systema, and Rusko. Pentz is highly involved in areas outside of music. He founded a charity called Heaps Decent, a program to help children in Australia. He also released a film in 2009 called Favela on Blast. He is currently developing a TV show to air in 2010.