Diamanté Anthony Blackmon (born January 3, 1991), better known by his current

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GORDO (stylized in caps) and prior names Carnage, DJ Carnage and Thirty Rack, is a Guatemalan-American record producer and disc jockey. Blackmon is known for his live performances at major music festivals such as

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and

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and his hit singles "Incredible" with

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and "Toca" with

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and

KSHMR Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American songwriter, DJ, music producer, and musician. He was ranked 23rd on ''DJ Mag''s 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and ...

Early life

Diamanté Anthony Blackmon was born on January 3, 1991, in

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. He grew up in

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. He attended Walkersville High School in

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. When he was 16 years old, he started playing in small clubs in his hometown of Frederick .

Career

As Carnage

Blackmon made his debut as Carnage in 2012. Blackmon established himself as an artist in the EDM genre. Collaborations with DJs such as

and

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are put to his credit. "The Underground," released in 2014 with Alvaro, reached the 4th spot on Beatport’s Top 100 list. In 2013, he met

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and decided to make the single "Toca", released in June 2015 on the

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. In October 2015, he released his debut album '' Papi Gordo'', which ranked at number 184 on the

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. It includes 15 songs such as "Touch", "Bricks", and "November Skies.”

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and

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have hosted his sets in the past.

As GORDO

Blackmon performed his first show under the alias GORDO at Club Space in

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, then went on to release “KTM,” his first single under the GORDO name, in February 2021. As GORDO, he performed at the ''Art of the Wild'' music festival at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas in March 2021. He released his second single under the Gordo alias, “TARAKA,” in September 2021. TARAKA is also the name of GORDO’s event series which has popped up in various locations including

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, Amsterdam,

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, and

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. TARAKA features underground artists, extended sets and surprise guests handpicked by GORDO. In May 2022, he retired the name Carnage after 14 years in favor of his new alias as GORDO. He made the change to reflect his transition from trap and bass to the

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and

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subgenres. GORDO produced and co-composed multiple songs including the single “Sticky” on Drake’s surprise-released album Honestly, Nevermind, which was released in June 2022. In the same month, he announced his artist residency at the Destino Pacha Mykonos hotel in Agios Stefanos,

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. He has also served as an artist-in-residence at the XS nightclub in Las Vegas. GORDO also performed the final show at Pershing Square before its closure for renovation in August 2022. He also performed at the

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music festival in September 2022.

Personal life

He is based in Los Angeles.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Charting singles

Singles

;2009 * Flowin (with

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and MRX) (Dented Records)

2011

* Contemporary Disgust (Flowtek) * What's This Noisj EP (Hard Kryptic) * This Order (Fiume Beat) * Psyche Out (with Cluster) (Fiume Beat) * 4tk (Miss You) (5th Gear) * Frustration (5th Gear)

2012

* Marilyn (Morbit Records) * Turn Up (with

) (Buygore Records) * Submit and be Spared EP (with Cluster) * Bang! EP (Fool's Gold Records) * Teke Teke (Free Download) * Loaded (with

G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. His first major-label album, '' These Things Happen'', was released on June 23, 2014, and peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 ...

) (Free Download)

2013

* Incredible (with

) (Spinnin’ Records) * Signal (with New & Used) (Spinnin’ Records) * Michael Jordan (with

Tony Junior Tony Claessens (born 21 October 1989), better known by his stage name Tony Junior, is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Utrecht. He has released a number of charting singles and is best known for his collaborations with DVBBS, Nervo and Tië ...

) (Dim Mak Records) * Mara (with Breaux) (Free Download) * Bang! (Ultra Music)

2014

* Krakatoa (with Junkie Kid) (Musical Freedom) * Bricks (with

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) (Ultra Music) * The Underground (with Alvaro) (Spinnin' Records) * Let The Freak Out (with

Erick Morillo Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, D ...

, Mr. V and Harry Romero) (Ultra Music)

2015

* WDYW (featuring

Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous fashion, ima ...

, ASAP Ferg and

Rich The Kid Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. He released his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'', on March 30, 2018. His second studio album, '' The World Is Yours 2'', was relea ...

) (Ultra Music) * Toca (featuring

and

) (Ultra Music) * I Like Tuh (featuring

ILoveMakonnen Makonnen Kamali Sheran (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen (often stylized as ILOVEMAKONNEN), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Makonnen is best known for his 2014 hit "Tuesday" which featured Ca ...

) (Ultra Music) * November Skies (with Tomas Barfod and Nina Kinert) (Ultra Musi) * Warrior (with Dirtcaps and Jo Mersa) (Ultra Music)

2016

* Rari (featuring

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and

Ugly God Royce Cornell Davison-Rodriguez (born September 19, 1996), better known as Ugly God, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 2016 song "Water", which peaked at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 char ...

) * Bimma (with

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) * Mase In '97 (featuring Lil Yachty) * PSY Or DIE (with

) (Spinnin' Records)

2017

* Homie (featuring

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and

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...

) * Time For The Techno (with

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) * Chupacabra (featuring Ape Drums) * Xan Man (as Thirty Rack)

2018

* Learn How to Watch (featuring

Mac Miller Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known professionally as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and record producer. Miller began his career in Pittsburgh's hip hop scene in 2007, at the age of fifteen. In 2010, h ...

and

MadeinTYO Malcolm Jamaal Davis (born April 12, 1992), better known by his stage name MadeinTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo), is an American rapper and singer born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He rose to prominence in 2016 after the release of his single " Uber Every ...

) * I Shyne (with

Lil Pump Gazzy Garcia (born August 17, 2000), better known professionally as Lil Pump, is an American rapper. He is one of the most prominent artists of the SoundCloud rap scene and is known for his minimalist music and hyperactive public persona. Li ...

) * PLUR Genocide (with

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

featuring Lockdown) * Motorola (featuring

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) * El Diablo (featuring Sludge) 2019 * Nah Nah (with

featuring Wicked Minds) * Wait for Me (featuring

and

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, '' Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 20 ...

) * Blitzkrieg (featuring Nazaar) 2021 * Back in Time (with

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence (Marshmello song), Silence", "Wolves (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song), Wolves", "Friends (M ...

) * KTM (

Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American record label formed in New York City in 1995 by former PolyGram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey. As of December 23, 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music, giving its artists access to ...

) * TARAKA (Ultra Records)

Remixes

;2011 * Razor Edge - Deathrow (Carnage and Cluster's Distorted Edit) (Red Fever) ;2012 *

Hardwell Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...

- Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix) (Revealed Recordings) ;2013 *

Martin Solveig Martin Laurent Picandet (; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (), is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called ''C'est La Vie'' on radio stations worldwide, incl ...

and

The Cataracs The Cataracs were an American hip hop record production project and duo formed in Berkeley, California, United States, consisting of David Benjamin Singer-Vine (born March 9, 1988) and Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988). The duo star ...

ft. Kyle - Hey Now (Carnage Remix) (Mixture) *

- Legend (Borgore and Carnage Remix) (Spinnin' Records) ;2014 *

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are a Belgian–Greek DJ duo composed of brothers Dimitri Thivaios and Michael Thivaios. They were ranked No. 1 on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list in 2015 and 2019, and were ranked No. 2 in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 ...

and

Moguai André Tegeler (born 9 August 1973), known by his stage name Moguai (stylised as MOGUAI), is a German music producer and DJ. In the early 1990s, he took the alias Moguai and began organising his own club nights and parties in Ruhrgebiet and M� ...

- Mammoth (Heroes x Villains & Carnage Remix) (Spinnin' Records) ;2015 * Avicii - Waiting For Love (Carnage and

Remix) (PRMD)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnage 1993 births Guatemalan musicians American DJs American record producers Living people People from Guatemala City People from Los Angeles Remixers