Don Diablo

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Don Diablo
Background information
Also known as Origin Unknown, 2 Faced
Born (1980-02-27) 27 February 1980
Origin Coevorden, Netherlands
Genres Electro house, progressive house, dubstep, hip hop, trap, dance, trance, drum and bass
Occupations Musician, producer, DJ, singer-songwriter
Years active 1997–present
Labels Sellout Sessions, Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records, Universal Records, Mad Decent, Protocol Recordings, Axtone Records, Spinnin' Records
Associated acts Bizzey, Public Enemy, Viva City, Example, Dragonette, Sidney Samson, Diplo, Noisia, Takura, Angela Hunte, Noonie Bao, Matt Nash, Alex Clare, Kelis, CID, Nicky Romero, Sway
Website www.dondiablo.com

Don Pepijn Schipper (born 27 February 1980), also known as Don Diablo, is a Dutch DJ and producer of electronic dance music. He is known for his eclectic style of production and vocalizing in most of his songs.

Biography

Don Diablo during Bitter 'n Zoet 2013

Don Pepijn Schipper was born in Coevorden, Netherlands in February 27, 1980. He started early with music signing his first record deal at age fifteen. At the end of 2005, Don Diablo founded his own record label and event brand, Sellout Sessions, raising his profile in his native country, the Netherlands. Success followed soon after with (underground) hits like "Blow", "Who's Your Daddy", "Pain Is Temporary, Pride Is Forever", "Hooligans" and "Animale". "Blow" was the first single to create a big buzz on international club scenes getting licensed to over ten countries. He also completed his studies obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.

Don Diablo's hectic tour schedule has taken him from London to Tokyo and from Miami to Sydney, playing at clubs and festivals like Glastonbury, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, Future Music Festival, Ministry of Sound, Razzmatazz and Space (Ibiza) to name a few. He has produced for artists such as Rox, Example, Dragonette, Sidney Samson, Diplo and Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. He has also remixed for the Tinie Tempah, Mika, The Chemical Brothers, Cassius, Gorillaz, Public Enemy, Iggy Pop, Plump DJs. Don Diablo has been very active in the blogscene. According to North American music blog aggregator The Hype Machine, he was named "Most Blogged Artist" in the world several times which brought publicity to the producer.

Don Diablo also proved his ability in A&R by discovering, signing and then licensing the UK top 3 chart hit "Exceeder" by Mason. The record was originally signed to Middle of the Road; a record label set up by Don Diablo and well-known Amsterdam-based club promoter Roy Avni (Electro Nation).

Charity

Don Diablo was the first ambassador for Dance4Life, an international UN-supported action campaign to fight back against HIV and AIDS. Don travelled to South Africa to visit several Dance4Life affiliated projects in Johannesburg and Cape Town. MTV Networks shot an intense documentary of Don’s visit to these projects.[1]

Discography

Albums

Title Year Label
2 Faced 2004 ID&T
Life Is A Festival 2008 Sellout Sessions, Sony BMG

Compilations

Title Year Label
M8 Worldwide Volume Nine - Storming[lower-alpha 1] 2002 M8 Magazine
Sellout Sessions 01 2005 Sellout Sessions
Sellout Sessions 02 2008 Sellout Sessions
Sellout Sessions 3 2009 Sony Music
Drive-By Disco[lower-alpha 2] 2009 DJ Magazine
  1. ↑ Given away free with the November 2002 issue of M8 Magazine
  2. ↑ Free covermount CD from DJ Magazine April 2009 Issue 472

Remix albums

Title Year Label
The Face Of A New Generation 2007 Sellout Sessions

Singles and EPs

Release date Title Album Label
October 2002 "Cloud No. 9" / "Acceleration" Non-album single ID&T
20 June 2003 "Anarchy"
01 December 2003 "Useless" 2Faced
29 March 2004 "Fade Away (Round & Round)"
2005 "Blow"[lower-alpha 1] (featuring The Beatkidz) Sellout Sessions 01 Sellout Sessions
June 2006 "Never Too Late (To Die)"[lower-alpha 2] Non-album single
29 September 2006 "I Need To Know" / "Sudderen (Dubbel Dik)"[lower-alpha 3]
(featuring Shystie / with Kubus featuring Extince)		 Life Is A Festival
2006 "Who's Your Daddy"
March 2007 "Stand Up"
June 2007 "Pain Is Temporary, Pride Is Forever"
26 November 2007 "This Way (Too Many Times)" (featuring Bizzey)
31 January 2008 "Give It Up" (Public Enemy vs. Don Diablo) Non-album single Ultra
31 March 2008 Dancefloor Drama #001 Sellout Sessions 02[lower-alpha 4] Sellout Sessions
09 May 2008 "We'll Dance" (Moke vs. Don Diablo) Non-album single Sony BMG
23 July 2008 "Music Is My Life" (featuring Bizzey) Life Is A Festival Sellout Sessions
"Hooligans Never Surrender"
03 October 2008 "Life Is A Festival"
02 February 2009 "Streets Of Fire" (Remixes) (with Grand Jackson) Dancefloor Drama #001
09 February 2009 "Black Heat" (Remixes) Dancefloor Drama #001
16 February 2009 "Audio Endlessly" (Viva City vs. Don Diablo) Sellout Sessions 02
30 March 2009 "Too Cool For School" Sellout Sessions 3
17 April 2009 "Disco Disco Disco"
19 May 2009 "Hooligans" (with Example) Non-album single /
Won't Go Quietly		 Data
30 November 2009 "Never Too Late" Life Is A Festival Sellout Sessions
04 December 2009 "I Am Not From France"
22 January 2010 "Teen Scream Machine" Sellout Sessions 3
08 March 2010 Monster E.P. (with Sidney Samson) —
30 July 2010 "Who's Your Daddy"[lower-alpha 5] Non-album single
10 October 2010 "Animale" (featuring Dragonette) Non-album single Ego Music
13 December 2010 "Make You Pop" (with Diplo) Sellout Sessions
30 August 2011 "Mezelluf" Sony Music
20 March 2012 "Make You Pop (Reprise)" (with Diplo) Mad Decent
29 April 2012 "Silent Shadows" Columbia
26 August 2012 "Lights Out Hit" (featuring Angela Hunte) Lights Out EP
"The Golden Years"
09 November 2012 "The Artist Inside" (featuring JP Cooper) Non-album single Sony Music
07 December 2012 "M1 Stinger" (featuring Noonie Bao) M1 Stinger EP Columbia
22 April 2013 "Give It All" (featuring Alex Clare & Kelis) Non-album single
10 June 2013 "Give It All (Don Diablo & CID Remix)" Protocol
26 July 2013 "Starlight (Could You Be Mine)"
(with Matt Nash) (Vocals by Noonie Bao)		 Axtone
09 September 2013 "Prototype" (with CID) Protocol
25 November 2013 "Origins" Spinnin'
  1. ↑ Re-released in 2007 (digitally in 08 February 2011) through Gusto Records without crediting The Beatkidz
  2. ↑ The reworked and renamed version released as the 2009 single was included in Life Is A Festival
  3. ↑ "I Need To Know" is included in the album; "Sudderen (Dubbel Dik)" is not
  4. ↑ Two of the tracks from the single/EP, the A-side track "Streets of Fire" (with Grand Jackson) and the bonus track "The Truth Is No Good To Me", appear on the compilation album
  5. ↑ Rework of the 2006 song of the same name; released along with 2 remix packages

Other releases

  • "Cell" (Soundtrack "Bellicher: Cel") (2012)
  • "Edge of the Earth" (Theme from "The New Wilderness") (2013)

Remixes

Year Artist Title
2003 Sean Paul "Get Busy"
2003 Laidback Luke featuring MC Marxman "We Can Not Get Enough"
2004 Dance Valley "A Decade Of Dance"
2005 Voidd "Better Girl"
2005 MV featuring Hannah "Mr. Roboto"
2006 2 Faced "Rock Music"
2006 Coburn "We Interrupt This Program"
2006 Kraak & Smaak "Money In The Bag"
2007 Mason "You Make Me Wanna Dance"
2007 Imaginary Friends "Cheap Rocks"
2007 The Young Punx "Your Music Is Killing Me"
2007 Laidback Luke featuring MC Goodgrip "Rocking With The Best"
2007 Newton Faulkner "Dream Catch Me"
2007 Ron Carroll "Walking Down The Street"
2007 Public Enemy vs. Don Diablo "Give It Up"
2008 Kaseo "Kill The Radio"
2008 Tami Chynn featuring Akon "Frozen"
2009 Rudenko "Everybody"
2009 J-Cast "It's Just Begun Again"
2009 Kaz James featuring Macy Gray "Can't Hold Back"
2009 Tila Tequila "I Love U"
2009 Walter Meego "Girls"
2009 The BPA featuring Iggy Pop "He's Frank"
2009 Plump DJs "Beat Myself Up"
2009 Cagedbaby "Forced"
2009 Stereo MC's "Show Your Light"
2009 Dragonette "Fixin To Thrill"
2009 Little Man Tate "I Am Alive"
2009 Scanners "Salvation"
2009 Linus Loves "Prom Night"
2009 One eskimO "Givin' Up"
2009 Heads We Dance "When The Sirens Sound"
2009 Plushgun "A Crush To Pass The Time"
2009 Example "Girl Can't Dance"
2009 Frankmusik "Confusion Girl"
2009 Master Shortie "Dead End"
2009 Mika "We Are Golden"
2009 Viva City vs. Don Diablo "Audio Endlessly"
2010 Cassius "Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes"
2010 The Chemical Brothers "Swoon"
2010 Gorillaz "Superfast Jellyfish"
2010 Rox "I Don't Believe"
2010 Don Diablo & Diplo "Make You Pop"
2010 Pete Lawrie "All That We Keep"
2010 Don Diablo & Example "Hooligans"
2011 Don Diablo featuring Dragonette "Animale"
2011 Tinie Tempah featuring Wiz Khalifa "Till I'm Gone"
2012 The Other Tribe "Skirts"
2012 Labrinth "Express Yourself"
2013 Nicky Romero vs. Krewella "Legacy" (featuring Sway)

Awards and nominations

Nominations

TMF Awards 2007

  • Best Music Video - "Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever"[2]

TMF Awards 2011

  • Best Music Video - "Animale"

3FM Awards 2011

3FM Awards 2012

  • Best Artist Dance (alongside Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Afrojack)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dance4life.com
  2. ↑ http://www.futuremusiccharts.nl/nlpop/2007/09/nominaties_tmf_.html

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