Dillon Francis
Dillon Francis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dillon Hart Francis |
| Genres | Moombahton Moombahcore Electro House Dubstep |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Record Producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Mad Decent, OWSLA, Fool's Gold Records, Fly Eye Records |
Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) is an American electronic dance musician, best known for being one of the pioneers of moombahton and moombahcore. He first rose to fame after gaining the respect of Diplo and eventually collaborating on the track "Que Que". His track "Masta Blasta", originally a 130BPM house track, was edited after inspiration from Munchi and eventually ended up as the moombahton track that brought him to fame.[1]
Francis has released works on multiple labels including OWSLA,[2] Mad Decent[3] and Dim Mak.
In February 2012, Dillon Francis became the first moombahton artist to achieve the number one spot atop the Beatport Top 5 Releases Chart, with the release of his EP Something, Something Awesome.[4]
In late 2012, Dillon Francis embarked on his Wet & Reckless tour across North America, as well as supporting Nero on their Welcome Reality tour and Flux Pavilion on his Standing On a Hill tour.[5]
Discography
EPs
| Year | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Swashbuckler EP | Play Me Records |
| 2011 | Westside! EP | Mad Decent |
| Ultra (with Cory Enemy) | — | |
| Bossa Rocka EP | Top Billin | |
| Que Que (Remixes) (Diplo & Dillon Francis feat. Maluca) | Mad Decent | |
| 2012 | Something, Something Awesome | OWSLA |
| Money Makin (Remixes) (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." | Mad Decent |
| 2012 | "Money Makin" (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
| "Masta Blasta (The Rebirth)" | Mad Decent | |
| "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)" | Fly Eye Records |
Other appearances
| Year | Track | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Beautician 2.0" | Mad Decent Vol. 1 | Mad Decent |
| 2012 | "Music Is Dead" (with Doctor P) | Mr Mongoose's Fantastic Weekend EP | Circus Records |
| "Fiyah" | Straight Up Electro House! Vol. 7 | Straight Up | |
| "Epidemic" (with Jack Beats) | Careless EP | OWSLA | |
| "Here 2 China" (with Calvin Harris & Dizzee Rascal) | 18 Months | Fly Eye Records | |
| "Someone To Die For" (with Example) | The Evolution of Man | Data Records |
Remixes
| Year | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lassitude | DJ Fresh & Sigma |
| 2011 | Spaceman | Vaski |
| Transition | DWNTWN | |
| Take It Back | Toddla T | |
| Just Fall | HeavyFeet feat. Hannah T | |
| Look at Me Now | Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes | |
| Broken Hearts | Kito & Reija Lee | |
| Hitz | Chase & Status feat. Tinie Tempah | |
| She Blows (The Whistle Tune) | Time Takers | |
| Swagger Jagger | Cher Lloyd | |
| Hits Me Like a Rock | CSS | |
| Louder | DJ Fresh feat. Sian Evans | |
| Stereo Hearts | Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine | |
| Feel So Close | Calvin Harris | |
| A Woman Like Me | Willy Joy | |
| Turn It On | Kissy Sell Out | |
| Earthquakey People | Steve Aoki feat. Rivers Cuomo | |
| Circles | Digitalism | |
| Kill The Noise | Kill The Noise | |
| Who Is Ready To Jump | Chuckie | |
| 2012 | Pull Up, Wheel Up | Sinden |
| Hulk | Clockwork | |
| Stars Come Out | Zedd feat. Heather Bright | |
| Daydreamer | Flux Pavilion feat. Example | |
| Control Freak | Steve Aoki feat. Blaqstarr & Kay | |
| Finale | Madeon | |
| Where Did I Go? (with Kill Paris) | Monsta | |
| Like Home | Nicky Romero feat. Nervo |
References
- ^ "Dillon Francis and Diplo Talk Moombahton - YouTube". YouTube. August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Dillon Francis OWSLA Profile". OWSLA. June 1, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Dillon Francis Mad Decent Profile". Mad Decent. May 2, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ Something, Something, Awesome EP on Beatport
- ^ "Dillon Francis Wet and Reckless Tour on Mad Decent". Mad Decent. August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.