Diplo is Helping Heaps

June 23, 2007

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Diplo is at it again. But this time by creating a non-profit called Heaps Decent. I found out about this over at Pitchfork.

The Hollertronix whiz kid has announced the creation of Heaps Decent a “non-profit music initiative” that “aims to connect current popular recording artists with students from underprivileged communities around the world and reinforce the positive influence of music education through technical skill development and public performance.”

Heaps Decent got its start following Diplo’s stint on this winter’s Big Day Out tour, when he headed out on his own on an Australian mini-vacation, visiting a number of remote locales. While there, the DJ/producer met a group of indigenous Australian youngsters interested in hip-hop…

…Diplo held a series of workshops for students from the Northern Australian locale Maningrida and from a Southern Australian juvenile justice center. These sessions resulted in the creation of the single “Smash a Kangaroo”, which will be available on iTunes soon and is currently streaming on the Heaps Decent MySpace page). Diplo plans to bring the project to other locations throughout the world, starting with a session in Rio de Janeiro’s Rochina favela in January.

He is even got corporate sponsorship from Obey, Apple, Ableton, Serato and Rane to name a few.
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One Response to “Diplo is Helping Heaps”

  1. Diplo Talks about Heaps Decent : The Rhythm Lab Radio Show on June 28th, 2007 7:57 am

    [...] am really impressed with what Diplo is doing with his latest project Heaps Decent (see my previous post). Pitchfork got a chance to sit down with Diplo and talk to him about the project and other stuff [...]

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