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'{{short description|American DJ and record producer}} {{multiple issues| {{inadequate lead|date=March 2018}} {{Advert|date=May 2020}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dillon Francis | image = DillonFrancisPressPhoto2.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Dillon Hart Francis | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|5}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Moombahcore]] * [[moombahton]] * [[electro house]] * [[Trap music (EDM)|trap]] * [[progressive house]] * [[deep house]] * [[dubstep]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * DJ * record producer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]] * [[synthesizers]] * [[Digital audio workstation]] }} | years_active = 2010–present | label = {{flatlist| * Play Me * [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] * [[Dim Mak Records|Dim Mak]] * [[Fly Eye Records|Fly Eye]] * [[Fool's Gold Records|Fool's Gold]] * [[Zee Music Company]] * [[Mad Decent]] * [[Owsla]] * [[Astralwerks]] * [[Monstercat]] }} | associated_acts = [[NGHTMRE]], [[Yung Gravy]] | website = {{URL|dillonfrancis.com}} }} '''Dillon Hart Francis''' (born October 5, 1987) is an American electronic musician, actor, comedian, internet celebrity, record producer and DJ. ==Early life== Francis was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]<ref name=r1>Ahmed, Insanul (March 13, 2012) [http://www.complex.com/music/2012/03/who-is-dillon-francis#2 Who Is Dillon Francis?] Complex. Retrieved on 2013-03-31.</ref> to an American father and a [[Serbian Americans|Serbian]]-[[Croatian Americans|Croatian]] mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dillonfrancis/status/184543981311504384|title=@dirtysouth did you know im Serbian and Croatian! My mom was born there before it split up! My name in yugoslavian is drago|first=Dillon|last=Francis|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206181853/https://twitter.com/dillonfrancis/status/184543981311504384|archive-date=February 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.But maybe all these words are a joke that wanted to confuse the media. Because every boy younger than him has undoubtedly done all these things once<ref name=r1 /> ==Career== === 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 Mala|Maluca]]. His song "Masta Blasta", originally a 130 [[Tempo|BPM]] house track, was edited after inspiration from [[Dutch people|Dutch]] musician [[Munchi (DJ)|Munchi]] and eventually ended up as the [[moombahton]] track.<ref>{{cite web| author = Video | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV8xuLEvjO8 |title=Dillon Francis and Diplo Talk Moombahton |publisher= The Creators Project (via [[YouTube]]) |date= August 21, 2012 | access-date = January 25, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, Francis released his ''Swashbuckler'' EP on Play Me Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dillon Francis Bio, Music, News & Shows |url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/dillon-francis/ |publisher=DJZ.com |access-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330004925/http://djz.com/featured_djs/dillon-francis/ |archive-date=March 30, 2013 }}</ref> In 2012, he also released two singles "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." and "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)". He has released works on multiple labels including [[Dim Mak Records]], [[Mad Decent]]<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | url=http://www.maddecent.com/artists/dillon-francis/ |title=Dillon Francis |publisher= [[Mad Decent]] |date= n.d. |access-date= January 25, 2013}}</ref> and [[Owsla|OwslaThese works became like a spice in the delicious food for his life. That made people interested in his work]].<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | url=http://www.owsla.com/artists/dillon-francis/ |title= Dillon Francis |publisher=[[Owsla]] |date= n.d. |access-date= January 25, 2013}}</ref> 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.]]''<ref>Database (undated). [http://www.beatport.com/release/something-something-awesome/869198 "Something, Something, Awesome.{{spaced ndash}} Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise"]. [[Beatport]]. Retrieved January 25, 2013.</ref> In late 2012, he embarked on his ''Wet & Reckless'' tour across North America, as well as supporting the English electronic-music trio [[Nero (band)|Nero]] on their ''[[Welcome Reality]]'' tour and English musician [[Flux Pavilion]] on his Standing on a Hill tour.<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff |url=http://www.maddecent.com/blog/dillon-francis-wet-reckless-tour-presale/ |title=Dillon Francis – Wet & Reckless Tour Presale!! |publisher=[[Mad Decent]] |date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106215857/http://www.maddecent.com/blog/dillon-francis-wet-reckless-tour-presale/ |archive-date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref> === 2013 === In 2013, he announced a headlining ''Wurld Turr''<ref>Marie, Shannon. (January 25, 2013) [http://electrojams.com/2013/01/25/dillon-francis-wurld-turr/#.UQRNT7-vHjI Dillon Francis – Wurld Turr]. ElectroJams. Retrieved on 2013-03-31.</ref> across the US and Canada, as well as confirming that his debut album would be released in 2013 before later experiencing various delays. He was announced as one of MTV Clubland's Artists to watch in 2013,<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1699952/kill-the-noise-dillon-francis-edm-2013.jhtml MTV Clubland's Artists To Watch In 2013 – Music, Celebrity, Artist News]. MTV.com (January 10, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-03-31.</ref> alongside acts such as [[Jake Stanczak|Kill the Noise]] and [[Otto Knows]]. Francis was labeled by [[MTV]] as an "artist to watch" as of September 9, 2013.<ref name="MTV Buzzworthy Blog">{{cite web|last=Brodsky|first=Rachel|title=MTV Artist to Watch: Dillon Francis|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/09/09/artist-to-watch-dillon-francis/|publisher=Viacom International Inc.|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> Francis performed at music festivals including [[Camp Bisco]], [[Electric Daisy Carnival]], [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]], [[TomorrowWorld]], [[Ultra Music Festival|Ultra]] and [[Electric Zoo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/swedishfishmafia-1/dillon-francis-live-electric|title=Dillon Francis - Live @ Electric Zoo (New York City) 8.31.2012|website=Soundcloud.com}}</ref> Francis also created the comedy production duo Meowski666 alongside [[Kill the Noise]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubstep.net/blog/dillon-francis-and-kill-the-noise-form-meowski666|title=Dillon Francis and Kill The Noise join forces to create Meowski666|publisher=Dubstep.NET|date=August 2, 2013|access-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103213320/http://www.dubstep.net/blog/dillon-francis-and-kill-the-noise-form-meowski666|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2013, he was announced as number 73 in the [[DJ Magazine|DJ Mag Top 100]] poll.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=DJmag|author=DJ Mag|number=391667310118719488|date=October 19, 2013|title=It has been a massive year for @DILLONFRANCIS, who debuts at no.73 #Top100DJs}}</ref> === 2014 === In 2014, his major label debut album, ''Money Sucks, Friends Rule'', landed on Rolling Stone's "Top Electronic Albums of 2014" list and featured collaborators such as Twista, Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, Major Lazer, and more. His single "[[Get Low (Dillon Francis and DJ Snake song)|Get Low]]" with [[DJ Snake]] was released on February 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Spotify|author=Spotify|number=430749348670881792|date=February 4, 2014|title=#Exclusive! Love @DILLONFRANCIS? He's back with hot new single 'Get Low''.}}</ref> On March 22, 2014, Francis announced via his official [[Twitter]] account that his debut album, entitled ''[[Money Sucks, Friends Rule]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dillon Francis — Miami Music Week 2014 — Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIB6mrP1nS4#t=03m35s|date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> would be released on October 28, 2014, on [[Mad Decent]] and [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Twitter / DILLONFRANCIS|url=https://twitter.com/DILLONFRANCIS/status/447555226334425089|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411041824/https://twitter.com/DILLONFRANCIS/status/447555226334425089|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August, Dillon released his second single off of the album, which was a collaboration with [[Sultan & Ned Shepard|Sultan + Ned Shepard]] featuring [[The Chain Gang of 1974]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview Dillon Francis' Debut Album 'Money Sucks, Friends Rule'|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/08/dillon-francis-money-sucks-friends-rule-when-we-were-young-stream/|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dillon Francis to Shoot Pilot for MTV. |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/dillon-francis-to-shoot-pilot-for-mtv |work=[[Mixmag]] |date=January 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109060352/http://mixmag.net/words/news/dillon-francis-to-shoot-pilot-for-mtv |archive-date=January 9, 2015 }}</ref> 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. ''This Mixtape Is Fire'' peaked at number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Top Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart. In 2016, he released three new singles: "Need You" in collaboration with [[Nghtmre]], "Candy" in collaboration with GTA and Snappy Jit, and "Anywhere" with vocals by [[Will Heard]]. The music video of his single "Not Butter" won the [[Berlin Music Video Awards]] in 2016, while its director, Brandon Dermer, took the 2nd place for the "Best Director" category. === 2017 === On April 5, 2017, Francis released another single "[[Say Less (Dillon Francis song)|Say Less]]" in a collaboration with rapper [[G-Eazy]]. A few days after the release, Francis made it official through a live stream<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=[[YouTube]]|title=SAY LESS, BUT MORE LIVESTREAM|date=April 6, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUcPH0kH0g|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> that he had parted ways with [[Columbia Records]] mutually and was 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. Francis has created different personalities or alter egos, including "Emo Preston". Francis performed as "Emo Preston" at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Preston (Dillon Francis) Makes Debut at Emo Nite LA with Surprise Guest | publisher= Relentless Beats |url=http://relentlessbeats.com/2017/03/preston-dillon-francis-makes-debut-performance-at-emo-nite-la-with-surprise-guest/}}</ref> === 2018 === In 2018, Dillon returned to his moombahton roots with the release of the Spanish-language studio album, ''WUT WUT''. The album went on to earn Francis a Latin American Music Award nomination and Latin Grammy nomination respectively for the song, "Sexo" with Residente and iLe. On February 21, he released the single "We The Funk" in a collaboration with [[Fuego (singer)|Fuego]]. On April 13, he released the single "Sexo" in a collaboration with [[Residente]] and [[ILE (singer)|iLe]]. “Sexo” was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the [[Latin Grammy Award|Latin Grammys]] and the [[Latin American Music Awards of 2018|Latin American Music Awards]] for Favorite Video. On May 9, he released the single "BaBaBa (Vete Pa'Ya)" in a collaboration with Young Ash. On July 12 he released the single "Never Let You Go" featuring [[De La Ghetto]]. In August, he remixed [[Martin Solveig]]'s single "My Love". He also was one of the headliners for [[Hard (music festival)|Hard]] Summer Music Festival in August 2018. On September 12, he released the single "White Boi" featuring Lao Ra. ''[[Wut Wut]]'' is Francis' second studio album, released through IDGAFOS on September 28, 2018. He also appeared in the first season of ''[[Taskmaster (US TV series)|Taskmaster US]]'' alongside [[Lisa Lampanelli]], [[Freddie Highmore]], [[Ron Funches]] and [[Kate Berlant]]. Dillon Francis released a seven-episode comedy series titled ''Like and Subscribe'' in 2018, available exclusively on Funny or Die and Amazon Video. The show follows Skyy Goldwynne (Dillon Francis), Hollywood's biggest manager who locks 4 of his influencer clients in a house with a camera crew. On December 7, 2018, Francis released "LFGD" featuring Chris Melberger as part of [[Astralwerks]]' compilation album with livestreamer [[Ninja (streamer)|Ninja]], ''Ninjawerks Volume 1''.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Nocturnal Times|title=Experience the World of Ninjawerks Vol. 1|date=December 12, 2018|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/experience-the-world-of-ninjawerks-vol-1/|access-date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> === 2019 === On January 25, 2019, he released the single "Lost My Mind" in collaboration with [[Alison Wonderland]], and embarked on the Lost My Mind Tour in the beginning of the year throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/11/20/lost-my-mind-tour-2019/|title=Dillon Francis and Alison Wonderland Announce Lost My Mind Tour|first=Bill|last=Savory|website=Edmidentity.com|date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, Francis released "Change Your Mind", featuring [[Lovelytheband]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dillon Francis & Lovelytheband Unite For Summery 'Change Your Mind': Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8504757/dillon-francis-lovelytheband-change-your-mind|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> Francis also contributed to the soundtrack of ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' with "[[Catchy Song]]", featuring rappers [[T-Pain]] and That Girl Lay Lay. Following the first film's "[[Everything Is Awesome]]", the song principally features the repeated phrase "This song's gonna get stuck inside your head!" According to songwriter [[Jon Lajoie]], he found "Everything Is Awesome" "extremely catchy" and wanted to outdo the song by "dialing the song [[up to 11]]". === 2020 === On May 8, 2020, he performed at the ''[[Fortnite|Fortnite Party Royale]]'' premiere with [[Steve Aoki]] and [[Deadmau5]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/dillon-francis-steve-aoki-and-deadmau5-invite-you-to-the-party-royale-premiere|title=Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and deadmau5 Invite You to the Party Royale Premiere|website=epicgames.com|date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|Dillon Francis discography}} * ''[[Money Sucks, Friends Rule]]'' (2014) * ''[[Wut Wut]]'' (2018) * ''[[Happy Machine (Dillon Francis album)|Happy Machine]]'' (2021) ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2015 | ''[[We Are Your Friends (film)|We Are Your Friends]]'' | Devin Andrews | |- | 2015 | ''[[Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse]]'' | DJ | |- | 2016 | ''Succeeding at Life'' | Background Actors | Television film |- | 2017 | ''[[What Would Diplo Do?]]'' | Jasper | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 | ''[[Taskmaster (American TV series)|Taskmaster (US)]]'' | Himself / Contestant | |- | ''Public Disturbance'' | Himself | |- | 2020 | ''The Sauce'' | Himself / Judge | Episode: "Miami Heat" |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Portal|Biography|Los Angeles|Record production}} * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{official website}} * {{allMusic|id=mn0002604392|label=Dillon Francis}} * {{IMDb name|3136380}} {{Dillon Francis}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Dillon}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:21st-century American musicians]] [[Category:American DJs]] [[Category:American people of Croatian descent]] [[Category:American people of Serbian descent]] [[Category:American house musicians]] [[Category:Record producers from California]] [[Category:Dubstep musicians]] [[Category:Electro house musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Moombahcore musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Reggaeton record producers]] [[Category:Remixers]] [[Category:Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni]] [[Category:20th-century American musicians]] [[Category:Deep house musicians]] [[Category:Mad Decent artists]] [[Category:Owsla artists]] [[Category:Electronic dance music DJs]] [[Category:Monstercat artists]] [[Category:Stmpd Rcrds artists]]'