Years after the zombie apocalypse ravaged the galaxy; Major Lazer went into isolation after bringing peace and order to Earth. With the help of a mysterious shadow government called Cinco he was cryogenically frozen as a safeguard for the future’s wellbeing. Despite a great many years of pursuing peace on the planet, a new threat began to loom on the horizon and the commando was brought out of sleep by the Committee of Five. This intergalactic group faced an opponent that only Major Lazer could defend against: his former superior and Commander General Rubbish.
Rubbish had come out of deep space hiding with a new weapon…Terror Lazor and was set out to enslave and capture all of Earth's allies to seize inter-galactic planetary control and then destroy Earth. With dwindling resources to defend Earth and its allies, the Committee of Five brought Major Lazer out of cryogenic slumber. He was assigned a partner, the female assassin known only as Knife Fight.
Together they set out to FREE THE UNIVERSE, beginning on the fortuitous date of April 12.
Featuring singles ‘Jah No Partial’, ‘Watch Out For This (Bumaye)’ and ‘Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)’ which was #6 in Triple J’s Hottest 100.
After releasing their landmark LP GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE… LAZERS DO in 2009, the heroic production duo of Diplo and Switch found themselves boldly marching forwards conquering major milestones.
From 2009 to 2011, the twosome toured extensively across the United States and the world, selling out shows and performing at some of music’s major festivals, including Coachella, Pitchfork, Sasquatch, Outside Lands and Falls Music & Arts Festival. Undoubtedly, one of the foremost breakthroughs for Major Lazer during this time was the production collaboration with Beyonce on her massive hit ‘Run the World (Girls)’, which sampled their track ‘Pon de Floor’.
As the sole executive producer of Major Lazer, Diplo continues to spearhead the current dancehall revival movement with the upcoming release FREE THE UNIVERSE. The recording includes exciting collaborations with Bruno Mars, Tyga, Flux Pavillion, Wynter Gordon, Shaggy, Wyclef, Ezra Koening from Vampire Weekend, Dev and more. As Major Lazer, he recently retreated to Jamaica to team up with producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Dre Skull on the upcoming Snoop Dogg album, SNOOP LION REINCARNATED.