Diplo to Headline Mr. X's Holiday Celebration at Grand Central

Diplo has a lot to be grateful for this year. The Mad Decent label head's career is in full swing. His Major Lazer side project with Switch recently released a new EP, Lazers Never Die, and a mixtape with La Roux. Even frequent collaborator M.I.A.'s self-implosion this year didn't affect...

By Jose D. Duran

December 23, 2010

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Diplo has a lot to be grateful for this year. The Mad Decent label head's career is in full swing. His Major Lazer side project with Switch recently released a new EP, Lazers Never Die, and a mixtape with La Roux.

Even frequent collaborator M.I.A.'s self-implosion this year didn't affect him. "Tell Me Why," his single contribution to her latest album, Maya, is generally considered the high point. It picks up, oddly enough, where "Paper Planes" left off.

The man has also visited Miami a lot lately. For WMC, obviously, as well as a Major Lazer show at Grand Central and a secret set at Bar. But this time there are no secrets or backup dancers, just a DJ gig at Grand Central on December 23. You'll be indebted to the Philly native when he gives you the perfect pre-Noche Buena workout.

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Jose D. Duran has been the associate web editor of Miami New Times since 2008. He's the voice and strategist behind the publication's eyebrow-raising Facebook and Twitter feeds. He has also been reporting on Miami's music, entertainment, and cultural scenes since 2006, previously through sites such as MiamiNights.com and OnBeat.com. He earned his BS in journalism with a minor in art history from the University of Florida. He's a South Florida native and will be a Miami resident as long as climate change permits and the temperature doesn't drop below 60 degrees.

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