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Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known as DJ Hanzel, is an American musician, DJ, and composer. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He went to college before returning home to focus on his DJ career.

After moving out of his parent’s home, he gained fame after being noticed by Diplo. His first song was “Que Que”, featuring Maluca. He reached the Beatport charts and was the first Moomba thon artist to reach this milestone. He later performed at a number of music festivals including Ultra, TomorrowWorld, Electric Daisy Carnival, among others.

He is best friends with DJ Snake and the two have collaborated on a few songs throughout their careers, although they fell out in 2019 before reconciling in 2025.

Discography

albums

• Money Sucks, Friends Rule (2014)
• Wut Wut (2018)
• Happy Machine (2021)

extended plays

• Swashbuckler (2010)
• Westside (2011)
• Something Something Awesome (2012)
• This Mixtape Is Fire (2015)
• The Magic Is Real Pt. 1 (2019)
• Festival Bangers For When Festivals Start Again Because There Are No Festivals (2020)
• Very Important Music (2021)
• Cake and Cognac (2022)

Tropes in Dillion Francis

• Big Fun: All he knows how to do in performances is to have fun.
• Dubstep: There are some elements of this in his genre.
• Electro House: Elements of his genre include this. He is a pioneer of Moonabthon after all.
• Fake Guest Star: He features Dillon Francis, himself, in songs under his DJ Hanzel name.
• Genre-Busting: He popularized Moombahton, which is a distinctive EDM genre combined with Reggae. This is his primary genre.
• Genre Mashup: He has combined multiple genres into some of his songs. Also sometimes does Moombahton and combines Reggae into his music too.
• I Have Many Names: He also goes under DJ Hanzel.
• Medium Blending: Some of his music videos combine live-action and CGI animation and graphics.
• Large Ham: He is loud and loves fun in his concerts.
• Refuge in Audacity: He is as wild, as crude, and as loud possible in his style and music.
• Trap Music: His genre contains elements of this.
• Troll: He satires EDM culture on his own, and he even satires himself.
• Surreal Music Video: His music videos are often this.
• Take That!: His own Dillon Francis featuring in his under DJ Hanzel name are parodying guest collaborations by artists in the EDM scene.