Ziplok

Erik Roger Diener (born September 6, 1978), known professionally as Ziplok, is an American music producer, songwriter, rapper, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Marijuana Records and operates his own recording space, Ziplok Studio. Active since the late 1990s, Ziplok is known for his prolific catalog of independent mixtapes and albums, as well as his advocacy for digital music distribution and cannabis culture in hip hop.

Early Life

Ziplok was born Erik Roger Diener in Nashua, New Hampshire on September 6, 1978, to Doreen Cunningham and Roger Diener. He grew up in Hudson, New Hampshire, where he attended Tabernacle Christian School from kindergarten through eighth grade and later enrolled at Alvirne High School. He earned his GED in 1999.

Career

Ziplok began his music career in 1998 under the alias Mr. E, purchasing a microphone and a Tascam 4-track recorder to begin recording local artists in the Boston area.

In 2000, he relocated to Clearwater, Florida, adopted the stage name Ziplok, and established his recording space, Ziplok Studio. The following year, he attended the Installer Institute in Holly Hill, Florida, to study advanced speaker placement and car audio systems.

In 2002, he released his first mixtape, Big Mouths Yapping Vol. 1. After returning to New Hampshire in 2004, he released the Zip It Up EP, followed by his debut full-length studio album, Internet Fire, in 2007.

In 2008, Ziplok was co-signed by hip hop producer BangOut, with whom he recorded the songs Ur A Hata and Whiteboys, both of which appeared on his self-titled album Ziplok (2012). That year he also released the single NASA featuring Rampage the Last Boy Scout.

In 2011, Ziplok returned to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he filmed his first official music video, Excuse Me, produced by BangOut. Later that year, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where he remained active in the local scene until 2016. During this period, he released the track Turn Up featuring Young Dirty Bastard and performed regularly in local clubs.

From 2016 to 2020, Ziplok collaborated with artists across various U.S. cities, including Houston, TX, Fayetteville, NC, Columbia, SC, and St. Petersburg, FL, before returning to Clearwater Beach, FL in 2020 to mark 20 years of his music career.

In 2019, Ziplok launched his independent label, Marijuana Records, under which he has released all of his music as both an artist and producer.

In 2022 Ziplok opens up Ziplok Studio in Largo, Florida and puts up the website for the first time Ziplok Studio has its own website at http://www.ziplokstudio.com 

From 2023 to 2026 Ziplok spends three years building Ziplok Studio installing amazing products by Apple, Anker, Furman, Agvee, Audient, M-Audio, Numark, Akai, Ion Audio, Pro Tools, On-Stage Stands, Shure, MXL and Mogami Gold soundproofing the studio and putting up 4 wall mounted monitors taking Ziplok studio from a  laptop with a usb microphone and midi keyboard to a sonic masterpiece ranking 10/10 on google AI assistant in every genre Ziplok Studio by 2026 is scoring perfect scores for all areas and genres of music production. Building what Ziplok calls The Wall Of Sound is two stacks of 4,200 watts of sonic force and pure clarity Ziplok now produces beats in super quiet bass heavy environment. 

In 2026 Ziplok affectively released 5 more albums using past created instrumentals and started writing futuristic high tech alien computer music and releaased Zero Gravity thorugh the YouTube channel bypassing streaming distribution as well as the LP Alien Bass another two full lenghth LPs Alien Activity and Zero Gravity as well three full instrumental albums Alien Fire, Alien Sounds and Alien Devices,  2026 also marked the first year Ziplok enters the smooth jazz genre with the LP Smooth Alien Jazz. This was the most albums Ziplok has put out in a year with a total of 7 albums dropping total for the year.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Internet Fire (2007)
  
  

• O.C.D. (2010)
  
  

• Ziplok (2012)
  
  

• Welcome 2 New Hampshire (2017)
  
  

• Welcome 2 New Hampshire 2 (2018)
  
  

• Marijuana University (2023)
  
  

• Alien Nation (2023)
  
  

• ALF Alien Life Form (2023)
  
  

• Alien Entity (2023)
  
  

• Alien Shit (2023)
  
  

• Alien Exodus (2024)
  
  

• Alien Activity (2026)

• Zero Gravity (2025)
  
  

Extended Plays

• In the Bag (2004)
  
  

• Lit (2021)
  
  

• Marijuana Christmas (2021)

• Smooth Alien Jazz (2026)
  
  

Mixtapes

• Big Mouths Yapping Vol. 1 (2002)
  
  

• Ozium (2020)
  
  

• Legalize Marijuana (2021)
  
  

• Hit the Fire Button (2021)
  
  

• The Wizard of Oz (2021)
  
  

• Legalize It Don’t Criticize It (2021)
  
  

• Dank of America (2021)
  
  

• Project Pot (2021)
  
  

• Eazy-Z (2021)
  
  

• Marijuana (2021)
  
  

• Abuse & Relationships (2022)
  
  

• 4:20 (2023)
  
  

Instrumental Albums

• Ziplok Studio (2021)

• Alien Fire (2026)

• Alien Sounds (2026)

• Alien Devices (2026)
  
  

Compilation Albums

• Ziplok’s Greatest Hits (2023)
  
  

Personal Ventures

Ziplok is the founder of Marijuana Records, a label dedicated to independent hip hop artists and cannabis-themed music, and also runs Ziplok Studio, where he produces his own material and works with collaborators. He is also an advocate for cannabis legalization and digital independence for musicians.