Major Lazer

Major Lazer began in 2008 as Diplo and Switch, mixing dancehall and reggae with house and moombahton. The first album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, came out in 2009 with a Jamaican guest on every track — the project was built on those collaborations, not decorated with them.

Switch left in 2011; Walshy Fire and Jillionaire joined, and Ape Drums replaced Jillionaire in 2019.

Free the Universe followed in 2013 and Peace Is the Mission in 2015, whose “Lean On” became one of the most streamed records of the decade. Music Is the Weapon arrived in 2020.

The project also has a cartoon, a stage show and a long history of playing places dance acts do not usually go. At a pool it is the loudest version of itself: dancehall, soca and hip hop cut together fast, with someone on the microphone the whole time.

Which members you get varies by booking, and a billing for Major Lazer does not guarantee Diplo. Check with the venue if that matters to you.

Written from Wikipedia and AllMusic.