Diplo in CTRL December 2009 @ Fabric, London

Diplo in CTRL December 2009 @ Fabric, London

"Being in control of the lineup is mad because I'm part of a new family in music. We aren't rock, pop, electronic, underground or rap. My crew is this new generation and it’s everything, it’s cool to have them all in one spot. Shout to Topman!" -Diplo

We're approaching the end of our first calendar year on CTRL. It's been an amazing start, we've partied with some of the best new bands out there and found out more than we ever thought possible about all our Controllers.

So far the list includes Passion Pit, Gallows, Phoenix, Black Lips, Sam Kilcoyne of Underage, The Rumble Strips, Lightspeed Champion, Ladyhawke, and Metronomy.

We're celebrating in December with a return to London and a one off show at Fabric on December 16th.

Describing our Controller is no easy task, but he's all the better for it. Best known as a producer to many, a DJ to even more but also a club promoter, film producer and label boss there's seemingly no end to Wesley Pentz' aka Diplo's talents or ambition.

Whether producing Grammy-winning hits for MIA (Paper Planes), pumping out Zombie dancehall with Switch as Major Lazer or just rocking dancefloors worldwide. Diplo's influence on modern electronic music is everywhere.

Diplo takes CTRL online and reveals his favourite music, places and everything else that makes up his musical DNA. So far he's mentioned speed merengue from the Dominican Republic, grunge from Trinidad and heavyweight dubstep from Israel. December is looking like a rollercoaster ride around some of the world's most vibrant music scenes.

He's known for discovering the best in new sounds from far flung corners of the globe and he's come up with a killer line up for his CTRL Live event at Fabric.

Save December 16th in your diaries for a pre-xmas rave-up of epic proportions with quirky pop dynamos Micachu and The Shapes headlining, ably supported by dubstep royalty Benga, rising electro star Primary 1 and the Mad Decent affiliated Mumdance.

Coming Up on CTRL

We're kicking off 2010 with Bournemouth in January and then heading to Cambridge in February. Then moving in to Spring we have the debut CTRL student tour where we’ll visit five major cities in a week. Following that, CTRL will be visiting some of the UK's best festivals over the Summer.

To register for more information on Topman CTRL, go to:

Topman CTRL MySpace

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