Birth name Dillon Hart Francis Years active 2005–present | Name Dillon Francis Role DJ · dillonfrancis.com | |
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Also known as DJ Hanzel
DJ RichAF
Becky
Rave Dad
Greg
Treva
Klaud
Fetty Hat
Donut Francis Born October 5, 1987 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California, United States ( 1987-10-05 ) Origin Los Angeles, California, United States Genres Moombahcore
moombahton
electro house
trap
progressive house
dubstep (early) Occupation(s) DJ
record producer
internet celebrity Associated acts A-Trak, Diplo, DJ Snake, Skrillex, Example Record labels Mad Decent, OWSLA, Columbia Records, Fool's Gold Records, Dim Mak Records, Fly Eye Records Albums Money Sucks - Friends R, This Mixtape is Fire, Something - Something - Awesome, Westside! EP, Bossa Rocka Profiles | ||
Dillon francis edc 2017
Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) is an American DJ and record producer.
Contents
- Dillon francis edc 2017
- Dillon francis nghtmre need you official music video
- Early life
- 20102012
- 2013
- 2014
- 20152016
- 2017
- Discography
- References
Dillon francis nghtmre need you official music video
Early life
Francis was born in Los Angeles, California to an American father and a Serbian-Croatian mother. Francis has stated that his father, Robert Drew Francis, is an "alternative medicines doctor." He has made a recurring Internet joke about being unable to find his father. Francis has stated that he was very sheltered growing up, claiming that he did not know any swear words until he was 15. He also claims he could not watch TV unless he watched at least two hours of Sesame Street a day.
2010–2012
Francis first rose to fame after gaining the attention of American producer Diplo and eventually collaborating on the song "Que Que", with featured Latin-pop artist Maluca. His song "Masta Blasta", originally a 130 BPM house track, was edited after inspiration from Dutch musician Munchi and eventually ended up as the moombahton track that brought him to fame. In 2010, Francis released his Swashbuckler EP on Play Me Records. In 2012, he also released two singles "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." and "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)". Both are known to be fan favourites. He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA.
In February 2012, Francis became the first moombahton artist to achieve the number-one spot atop the Beatport releases chart with the release of his extended play Something, Something, Awesome. In late 2012, he embarked on his Wet & Reckless tour across North America, as well as supporting the English electronic-music trio Nero on their Welcome Reality tour and English musician Flux Pavilion on his Standing on a Hill tour.
2013
In 2013, he announced a headlining Wurld Turr across the USA and Canada, as well as confirming that his debut album would be released in 2013 before later experiencing various delays. He also gained prominence by being announced as one of MTV Clubland's Artists to watch in 2013, alongside acts such as Kill the Noise and Otto Knows. Francis was labeled by MTV as an "artist to watch" as of September 9, 2013. The uprising artist is on his way to becoming one of the most recognized faces in the EDM scene. Francis has performed at many popular music festivals such as Camp Bisco, Electric Daisy Carnival, Coachella, TomorrowWorld, Ultra and Electric Zoo. Francis is also one half of the comedy production duo Meowski666 alongside Kill the Noise and has been linked to internet funny man The Fat Jew. In October 2013 he was announced as number 73 in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll.
2014
His single "Get Low" with DJ Snake was released on 11 February 2014. On March 22, 2014, Francis announced via his official Twitter account that his debut album, entitled Money Sucks, Friends Rule, will be released on October 28, 2014, on Mad Decent and Columbia Records. In August, Dillon released his second single off of the album, which was a collaboration with Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring The Chain Gang of 1974. Beginning in February 2014, Francis embarked on the Friends Rule Tour supporting his debut album. Dates for the tour were booked through January 16, 2015 in 18 different cities across the United States.
2015–2016
On January 1, 2015, Francis revealed to Australian radio station Triple J that he was working on a sketch show pilot for MTV. Francis stated that the show was set to go into production in January 2015. On June 28, 2015, Francis announced his EP This Mixtape Is Fire, which would mark a return to his moombahton roots. The EP features collaborations from Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Chromeo, Bro Safari, and Kygo with James Hersey, along with a remix of 'I Can't Take It' from his album Money Sucks, Friends Rule by Party Favor. He released the first track from the EP 'Bruk Bruk (I Need Your Lovin') the same day.
In 2016, he released three new singles "Need You" in a collaboration with NGHTMRE, "Candy" in a collaboration with Snappy Jit and "Anywhere" with vocals by Will Heard.
2017
On April 5, 2017, Francis released another single "Say Less" in a collaboration with rapper G-Eazy. A few days after the release, Francis made it official through a live stream that he had parted ways with Columbia Records mutually and is looking forward to release music as an independent artist. He has also revealed to his fans that he will be releasing an album as an independent artist and also stated that he would return to his moombahton roots.
In 2017, Francis made his acting debut in What Would Diplo Do? as Diplo's friend Jasper.