caption associated_acts years_active alias label article_title name background genre image origin birth_name occupation
dj snake major lazer diplo mØ alunageorge dillon francis 2009 -- present dj snake columbia mad decent spinnin ' records dj snake
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dj snake

william grigahcine , better known by his stage name dj snake , is a french dj , rapper and producer who mixes hip hop and electronic music .
dj snake is a grammy-nominated producer and artist who debuted into the international scene with singles `` bird machine '' and `` turn down for what '' in 2013 .
`` bird machine '' is a collaboration with fellow french act alesia .
the single was picked up by mad decent , a los angeles-based record label run by diplo , and released in february 2013 .
in june 2013 , dj snake was invited by diplo to do a live mix on his radio show , `` diplo & friends '' , which airs on bbc radio 1 .
dj snake was announced to be working on a collaboration with diplo , originally slated to debut in 2014 ; it eventually released in 2015 as the single `` lean on '' in collaboration with mØ and diplo 's major lazer .
he and dillon francis released `` get low '' on dj snake 's official youtube page on february 10 , 2014 .
on april 30 , 2014 , dj snake was labeled as an `` artist to watch '' by foxweekly .
dj snake and dillon francis were announced as alternating supporting artists for the summer mothership tour 2014 with skrillex .
