Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) is an American electronic
musician, record producer and DJ.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.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. 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)". He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak
Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA.
musician, record producer and DJ.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.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. 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)". He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak
Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA.
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