Dillon Francis

Francis released his first EP in 2010 called “Swashbuckler”. After this release he caught the attention of the praised American DJ, Diplo, who later signed Francis to his label Mad Decent. Francis soon collaborated with Diplo on the track “Que Que”, which featured pumping bass lines and samples of Spanish dance rhythms and vocals. Francis soon began to garner popularity with his release of the moombahton track “Masta Blasta”.

In 2011 he released his first EP on Mad Decent labeled “Westside!”. That year he also released the single “IDGAFOS”, which features samples of Adam Levine’s vocals on the Gym Class Heroes’ song “Stereo Hearts”. The song was a great success for Francis, topping the charts of the blog Hype Machine. The song was also used in a highly televised advertisement for the 2014 Super Bowl. In 2011 he also self-released the EP “Ultra” with Cory Enemy as well as the EP Bossa Rocka through the label Top Billin.

Through his 2012 release “Something, Something, Awesome” he became the first moombahton artist to be featured on the top of the Beatport chart. The EP was released through Skrillex’s record label OWSLA and featured a collaboration with electronic music producer Jake Stanczak – aka – Kill the Noise. In 2012 he also headlined a major tour as well as supported main acts like Nero and Flux Pavilion.

In 2013 he released the singles “Messages”, “Flight 4555 (IDGAFOS 3.0)”, and “Without You”. He also was listed on MTV Clubland’s Artists to watch in 2013. In 2013 he was also labeled as the No. 73 DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll. In 2014 he released the hit single “Get Low” with DJ Snake, which immediately became a sensation in European night clubs. This same year he also released his debut album “Money Sucks, Friends Rule”, which was released through Columbia Records. The album contained collaborations with a wide variety of artists like Major Lazer, Twista, and Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie. The album did significantly well on the charts reaching the No. 40 position on the US Billboard 200 and the No. 2 spot on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Apart from music Francis has been involved in the comedy production Meowski666 with Kill the Noise. Francis has also performed at a wide list of festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Camp Bisco, Ultra, and TomorrowWorld. He has also remixed many artists’ music such as CSS, Calvin Harris, and Robyn.