In-demand producer/DJ also talks to MTV News about upcoming projects with No Doubt, Snoop Dogg, more.
By Zachary Swickey
Diplo performs in Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday
Photo: Evan Scott/MTV News
Madison, Wisconsin — It was just four years ago that Diplo put his production prowess on full display with M.I.A.'s mega-hit "Paper Planes." Since then, the DJ/producer has become a go-to producer for major acts like Usher, whose latest single, R&B jam "Climax," features work from the Philadelphia native.
On Tuesday, MTV News hit up the first stop on the campus-themed Axe One Night Only Tour in Wisconsin, and we caught up with the headlining DJ to talk about his upcoming projects.
"We got really luck on that one," he said of the track from Usher's upcoming album. "We just had great chemistry. I was super-nervous working with him the first two days. ... The way we did it,...
By Zachary Swickey
Diplo performs in Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday
Photo: Evan Scott/MTV News
Madison, Wisconsin — It was just four years ago that Diplo put his production prowess on full display with M.I.A.'s mega-hit "Paper Planes." Since then, the DJ/producer has become a go-to producer for major acts like Usher, whose latest single, R&B jam "Climax," features work from the Philadelphia native.
On Tuesday, MTV News hit up the first stop on the campus-themed Axe One Night Only Tour in Wisconsin, and we caught up with the headlining DJ to talk about his upcoming projects.
"We got really luck on that one," he said of the track from Usher's upcoming album. "We just had great chemistry. I was super-nervous working with him the first two days. ... The way we did it,...
- 3/28/2012
- MTV Music News
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