Biography
Major Lazer (born Miami, Florida, United States in 2008) is an American trio of singers, songwriters, composers, record producers, and DJs.
Major Lazer is an American DJ trio consisting of Diplo, a record producer, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums, both DJs. Diplo and Switch founded the company in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2008. Switch left the company in 2011 after three years.
Walshy Fire and Jillionaire were later replaced. Jillionaire left the group in June 2019 and was replaced by Ape Drums. The group’s music spans a variety of genres, including dancehall, soca, house, reggaeton, and moombahton with reggae.
American musical trio
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| Full name • Member: | Diplo, DJ Walshy Fire, Ape Drums |
| Stage name: | Main laser |
| Born • Age: | Diplo 45, Walshy Fire 41, Switch 55, Jillionaire 46 |
| Place of birth: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Established: | November 20, 2007 (age 15), Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nationality: | Jamaica, USA |
| Height: | Do not have |
| Parents: | Do not have |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | DJ • Record Producer |
| Net worth: | US$9.67 million |
Early life
Major Lazer was founded on November 20, 2008 in Kingston, Jamaica, by Diplo and Switch. The company’s nationality is Jamaican-American.
Diplo, one of the members of the group, was born on November 10, 1978 in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, to Barbara Jean Cox (mother) and Thomas Pentz (father). He is a record producer, songwriter, DJ and musician.
Walshy Fire is a famous Jamaican DJ born on November 25, 1982 in Orlando, Florida, United States. On the other hand, Ape Drums is a talented American DJ born on June 28, 1990 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Their former member, Switch, is a versatile English DJ, musician, sound engineer and record producer, born in London, United Kingdom.
The group also added renowned Trinidadian DJ and music producer, Jillionaire, born on April 3, 1978 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Career
Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire make up the American electronic music group Major Lazer. After both of them collaborated with MIA, Diplo and Switch met and decided to form the group. They combine reggae with dancehall, reggaeton, house and moombahton in their music, blending many genres.
In June 2009, the duo’s debut album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, was released through Downtown Records. The album was produced at Jamaica’s Tuff Gong Studios and included additional production from Afrojack and Crookers, with vocals from a number of notable artists, including Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Ward 21, Busy Signal, Nina Sky, Amanda Blank, and Mr. Vegas.
According to Diplo, Switch eventually left the band in late 2011 due to creative differences, and Jillionaire and Walshy Fire were brought in to replace him. They had a very active year in 2012. Along with collaborating with Rita Ora on their debut album Ora and No Doubt on Push and Shove, they were also working on a new album, eventually titled Free the Universe, and a fall tour.
Major Lazer announced that their album Free the Universe would be released in April of that year after signing with independent record label Secretly Canadian. They embarked on a spring tour to promote the album.
In 2015, the group returned with a new album Peace Is the Mission.
The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, despite Rihanna and Nicki Minaj initially being offered the song and declining it. Additionally, the song has risen to become the eighth most viewed video on YouTube with over 1.5 billion views, making it the most streamed song of all time on Spotify.
In 2016, Major Lazer teased their upcoming album, Cold Water, featuring Justin Bieber, which was later confirmed to be titled Music Is the Weapon. Before joining Jack U, his other band with Skrillex, Diplo collaborated with the Canadian beauty.
Cold Water’s chart performance was even better. The single, released in late July, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
FXX premiered the Major Lazer animated series on April 16, 2015.
Major Lazer has also collaborated with the likes of Ice Prince, Jidenna, DJ Snake, Wale, Dua Lipa, Wizkid, Mr Eazi, K4Mo, Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Nasty C, Patoranking, Burna Boy, Kranium, Kizz Daniel, Tory Lanez, Cashmere Cat, PartyNextDoor, Justin Bieber, MØ, Anne-Marie, DJ Maphorisa, Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and many more.
Discography
- Guns Don’t Kill… Lasers Kill (2009)
- Liberation of the Universe (2013)
- Peace is the Mission (2015)
- Music is a Weapon (2020)
Personal life
Major Lazer seems to live their private lives differently. Their personal lives, including girlfriends, breakups, married life and children, are discussed on their profiles.
Click on Diplo to read about Diplo’s love life, marriage, kids and more. Read more about Jillionaire’s girlfriend and married life — Jillionaire. Walshy Fire’s wife’s girlfriend, click on Walshy Fire.
Net worth
One of the biggest DJ trios in the world. They make money through touring, shows, song sales, record production, and entertainment businesses. The Major Lazer trio is said to have amassed an estimated net worth of $9.67 million.
Social media
- Instagram: @majorlazer
- Twitter: @majorlazer
- YouTube: Major Lazer
- TikTok: @majorlazer
