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Diplo at Myst

Date: Jan 14-31 - 5:30 pm

Venue: Chinese Acrobatic (Dongtu) Theater

Price: 180-580 yuan

Thomas Wesley Pentz better known by his stage name Diplo, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and record executive based in Los Angeles, California. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dance hall music project, Major Lazer, and along with producer and DJ Skrillex, formed the electronic duo Jack U. He founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as co-founding the nonprofit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, he has worked as a schoolteacher in Philadelphia. His 2013 EP Revolution debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. The song was later featured in a commercial for Hyundai and is featured on the WWE 2K16 soundtrack. During his rise to fame, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Later, he and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch created a Jamaican dance hall project and cartoon series titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other pop artists, such as Gwen Stefani, M.I.A., Die Antwoord, Britney Spears, Madonna, Shakira, Banda Uo, Beyonce, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Usher, Wale, Big Sean, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, CL, Ellie Goulding, MO, Sean Paul and G-Dragon. His alias, short for Diplodocus, derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. Diplo coproduced several tracks on Madonna's thirteenth studio album Rebel Heart (2015). He is the co-producer of two tracks on Beyonce's sixth studio album "Lemonade" (2016).

Contact: 400-610-3721

Italian Fare photography competition

Date: Jan 14 to Feb 28

Venue: Online

Price: Free

The Italian embassy has kicked off the so-called Italian fare photography competition with several partners, including Itatour, a traveling agency providing Italian traveling service. Chinese people who have been to Italy are welcomed to post their photos of Italian foods taken during their trips on Sina Webo and mention Italian embassy to get reviewed.