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A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" (sometimes spelled "disk", although this is now uncommon) referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.
There are several types of disc jockeys. Radio DJs or radio personalities introduce and play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave, digital, or internet radio stations. Club DJs select and play music in bars, nightclubs, or discothèques, or at parties or raves, or even in stadiums. Hip hop disc jockeys select and play music using multiple turntables, often to back up one or more MCs, and they may also do turntable scratching to create percussive sounds. In reggae, the DJ (deejay) is a vocalist who raps, "toasts", or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks while the individual choosing and playing them is referred to as a selector. Mobile DJs travel with portable sound systems and play recorded music at a variety of events.
Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and international DJ who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004. He then went solo and released a new album in 2010 called Crunk Rock.
Lil' Jon was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Frederick Douglass High School.
After working as a DJ for Atlanta night clubs, he started working for So So Def Recordings between 1993 and 2000. The group signed to the Atlanta-based Mirror Image Records and were distributed by Ichiban Records. In 1997, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz debuted with Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album. It included singles "Who U Wit?" and "Shawty Freak a Lil' Sumthin'", the latter of which came out in 1998. Both singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at No. 70 and No. 62 respectively. In 2000 Jon took part in starting up his own label BME Recordings and signed a distribution agreement with Norcross, Georgia based Southern Music Distribution. There he released his break through album titled We Still Crunk. Among the tracks on that project was the hit single "I Like Dem Girlz", which reached No. 55 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.
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Birth name | Dillon Hart Francis |
Born | (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Dubstep, electro house, Trap, moombahcore and moombahton |
Occupations | DJ and record producer |
Years active | Since 2010; 3 years ago (2010) |
Labels | Dim Mak Records, Fly Eye Records, Fool's Gold Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA |
Associated acts | A-Trak, Diplo, Doctor P, Example, Calvin Harris, Kill the Noise and Munchi |
Website | dillonfrancis.com |
Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) also known by his stage name, "Tiësto",is an American electronic-dance musician, known for being one of the pioneers of moombahton, a fusion genre of house music and reggaeton, and moombahcore, a sub-genre of electronic-dance music deviating from moombahton.
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He was born in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed] [1]
Francis first rose to fame after gaining the respect of American producer Diplo and eventually collaborating on the song "Que Que". 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.[2]
He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak Records, Mad Decent[3] and OWSLA.[4]
In February 2012, Francis became the first moombahton artist to achieve the number-one spot atop the Beatport Top 5 Releases Chart with the release of his extended play Something, Something, Awesome.[5]
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.[6]
In 2013 he announced a headlining 'Wurld Turr'[7] across the USA and Canada, as well as confirming that his debut album would be released in 2013. He also gained prominence by being announced as one of MTV Clubland's Artists to watch in 2013 [8], alongside acts such as Kill The Noise and Otto Knows.
Year | Album | Label |
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2010 | Swashbuckler | Play Me Records |
2011 | Westside! | Mad Decent |
2011 | Ultra (with Cory Enemy) | — |
2011 | Bossa Rocka | Top Billin |
2011 | Que Que (Remixes) (Diplo and Dillon Francis, featuring Maluca) | Mad Decent |
2012 | Something, Something, Awesome. | OWSLA |
2012 | Money Makin (Remixes) (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
Year | Song | Label |
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2011 | "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." | Mad Decent |
2012 | "Money Makin" (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
2012 | "Masta Blasta (The Rebirth)" | Mad Decent |
2012 | "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)" | Fly Eye Records |
2013 | "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up) (The Rebirth) | Fly Eye Records |
Year | Song | Album | Label |
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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 |
2012 | "Fiyah" | Straight Up Electro House! Vol. 7 | Straight Up |
2012 | "Epidemic" (with Jack Beats) | Careless | OWSLA |
2012 | "Here 2 China" (with Calvin Harris & Dizzee Rascal) | 18 Months | Fly Eye Records |
2012 | "Someone to Die For" (with Example) | The Evolution of Man | Data Records |
Year | Song | Artist |
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2010 | "Lassitude" | DJ Fresh and Sigma |
2011 | "Spaceman" | Vaski |
2011 | "Transition" | DWNTWN |
2011 | "Take It Back" | Toddla T |
2011 | "Just Fall" | HeavyFeet, featuring Hannah T |
2011 | "Look at Me Now" | Chris Brown, featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes |
2011 | "Broken Hearts" | Kito and Reija Lee |
2011 | "Hitz" | Chase & Status, featuring Tinie Tempah |
2011 | "She Blows (The Whistle Tune)" | Time Takers |
2011 | "Swagger Jagger" | Cher Lloyd |
2011 | "Hits Me Like a Rock" | CSS |
2011 | "Louder" | DJ Fresh, featuring Sian Evans |
2011 | "Stereo Hearts" | Gym Class Heroes, featuring Adam Levine |
2011 | "Feel So Close" | Calvin Harris |
2011 | "A Woman Like Me" | Willy Joy |
2011 | "Turn It On" | Kissy Sell Out |
2011 | "Earthquakey People" | Steve Aoki, featuring Rivers Cuomo |
2011 | "Circles" | Digitalism |
2011 | "Kill the Noise" | Kill The Noise |
2011 | "Who Is Ready to Jump" | Chuckie |
2012 | "Pull Up, Wheel Up" | Sinden |
2012 | "Hulk" | Clockwork |
2012 | "Stars Come Out" | Zedd, featuring Heather Bright |
2012 | "Daydreamer" | Flux Pavilion, featuring Example |
2012 | "Control Freak" | Steve Aoki, featuring Blaqstarr and Kay |
2012 | "Finale" | Madeon |
2012 | "Where Did I Go?" (with Kill Paris) | Monsta |
2012 | "Like Home" | Nicky Romero, featuring Nervo |
2013 | "So Young So High" | Dada Life |
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Name | Francis, Dillon |
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Short description | DJ and record producer |
Date of birth | October 5, 1987 |
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