Major Lazer Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age
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Biography
Major Lazer (Origin Miami, Florida, U.S 2008) is a renowned American music trio that comprises singers, songwriters, composers, record producers, and DJs.
A DJ trio from the United States called Major Lazer consists of Diplo, a record producer, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums, both DJs. Diplo and Switch founded it in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2008. Switch left the company in 2011 after three years.
Then Walshy Fire and Jillionaire took his place. Jillionaire quit the group in June 2019, and Ape Drums took his place. The group music consists of various genres, including dancehall, soca, house, reggaeton, and moombahton with reggae.
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| Full Name • Members: | Diplo, DJs Walshy Fire, Ape Drums |
| Stage Name: | Major Lazer |
| Born • Age: | Diplo 43, Walshy Fire 39, Switch 53, Jillionaire 44 |
| Place of Birth: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Founded: | November 20, 2007 (age 13 years old), Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nationality: | Jamaican, American |
| Height: | N/A |
| Parents: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Wife • Spouse: | Not Married |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Occupation: | DJs • Record Producers |
| Net Worth: | US$9.67 million |
Early Life
Major Lazer was founded on November 20, 2008, in Kingston, Jamaica, by Diplo and Switch. Its nationality is Jamaican-American.
Diplo, one of the group members, was born on 10 November 1978 in Tupelo, Mississippi, the United States, to Barbara Jean Cox (mother) and Thomas Pentz (father). He is a record producer, songwriter, DJ, and musician.
Walshy Fire is a celebrated Jamaican disc jockey born on 25 November 1982 in Orlando, Florida, United States. On the other hand, Ape Drums is a gifted American DJ born on the 28th of June 1990 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Their former member, Switch, is a versatile English DJ, songwriter, sound engineer, and record producer who was born in London, United Kingdom.
The group also added renowned Trinidadian DJ and music producer, Jillionaire, who was born on 3 April 1978, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Career
Diplo, Jillionaire, and Walshy Fire make up Major Lazer‘s electronic music group from the United States. After they both collaborated with M.I.A., Diplo and Switch met and decided to form the group. They combine reggae with dancehall, reggaeton, house, and moombahton in their music, which crosses several genres.
In June 2009, the duo’s debut album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do was made available through Downtown Records. The album, which was produced at Jamaica’s Tuff Gong Studios and included extra productions from Afrojack and Crookers, featured guest vocals from several well-known artists, including Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Ward 21, Busy Signal, Nina Sky, Amanda Blank, and Mr. Vegas.
According to Diplo, Switch finally quit the group in late 2011 owing to creative differences, and Jillionaire and Walshy Fire were brought in to fill his position. They had a very active year in 2012. Along with working with Rita Ora on her debut album Ora and No Doubt on their Push and Shove, they were also preparing a new album, which would eventually be named 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 conducted a spring tour in promotion of it.
In 2015, the group returned with a new Peace Is the Mission album.
The song’s top position on the Billboard Hot 100 was No. 4, despite Rihanna and Nicki Minaj initially being offered and rejecting it. Additionally, it rose to become the eighth most watched video on YouTube with more than 1.5 billion views, becoming the most listened to song of all time on Spotify.
2016 saw Major Lazer preview their upcoming album, Cold Water, featuring Justin Bieber, which has since been confirmed to be titled Music Is the Weapon. Before joining Jack U, his other band with Skrillex, Diplo collaborated with the Canadian beauty.
Chart performance for Cold Water was even better. The single, which was released in late July, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
FXX debuted a Major Lazer animated series on April 16, 2015.
Major Lazer has also worked with figures like 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 more.
Discography
- Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do (2009)
- Free the Universe (2013)
- Peace Is the Mission (2015)
- Music Is the Weapon (2020)
Personal Life
Major Lazer seems to live their private life differently. Their personal lives, including their girlfriends, breakups, marriage life, and children, are discussed on their profiles.
Click Diplo to read about Diplo‘s relationship life, marriages, children, and more. Read more about Jillionaire‘s girlfriend and marriage life — Jillionaire. Walshy Fire‘s wife girlfriend, click Walshy Fire.
Net Worth
One of the biggest trio DJs in the world. They make money through tours, shows, song sales, record productions, and entertainment businesses. The Major Lazer trio is said to have accumulated an estimated net worth of US$9.67 million.
Social Media
- Instagram: @majorlazer
- Twitter: @majorlazer
- YouTube: Major Lazer
- TikTok: @majorlazer
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