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Don Diablo Biography

The Dutch DJ known as Don Diablo was born Don Pepijn Schipper in 1980. Don Diablo grew up in Coevorden, where he started experimenting with electronic music as a young man. By the time he was fifteen, he’d signed his first record deal; by the time he was in his mid twenties, he’d launched his own record company.

Today, Don Diablo ranks in the top twenty on DJ Magazine’s listing of international DJ’s. But the rise was actually slow and steady, despite Don Diablo’s very early start. Between the late 1990’s and 2005, Don Diablo played in various clubs and at various festivals throughout Europe, the United States, Japan, and Brazil. In 2002, he served as a resident DJ in London and then performed also in Ibiza. During this time he also produced music for a number of high profile artists, including Public Enemy, Mike, and Iggy Pop.

It wasn’t until the mid 2000’s that Don Diablo began to experience more mainstream breakthroughs in the Netherlands, starting with the single “The Music and The People.” Other notable singles from Don Diablo include: “Easy Lover,” “Blow,” “Who’s Your Daddy,” “This Way (Too Many Times),” and the 2010 hit “Animale,” featuring Dragonette. In the United States, Don Diablo became very well known for his remixes, for notable artists such as: Sean Paul (“Get Busy”); Public Enemy (“Give It Up”); Mika (“We Are Golden”); Gorillaz (“Superfast Jellyfish”); Ed Sheeran (“Don’t”); Madonna (“Ghosttown”); Rihanna (“Love on the Brain”); and The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (“Something Just Like This.”)

Most recently, Don Diablo completed an international tour and began work to launch his own fashion line. He also won WDM Radio Awards for Best Electro House DJ and Best Remix (for the Birdy single, “Keeping Your Head Up.”)