Dillon Francis

Dillon Francis
Dillon Francis
Background information
Birth name	Dillon Hart Francis
Also known as	DJ Hanzel
Born	(1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 29) Los Angeles, California, US
Origin	Los Angeles, California, US
Genres	Moombahcore moombahton electro house trap progressive house dubstep
Occupation(s)	DJ record producer comedian composer musician
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Play Me Columbia Dim Mak Fly Eye Fool's Gold Mad Decent OWSLA
Associated acts	DJ Snake Martin Garrix Calvin Harris Bro Safari Chromeo Skrillex Kygo James Hersey NGHTMRE Snappy Jit Tourist Will Heard Borgore Diplo
Website	http://dillonfrancis.com/

Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) is an American DJ, record producer, comedian, composer and musician.

Francis was born in Los Angeles, California to American father and 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.

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.

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