DJ Hanzel

German bass-house legend DJ Hanzel is the comedic alter ego of American EDM producer and "social media prankster" Dillon Francis. Best known musically as one of the pioneers of moombahton, but equally famous for his absurd internet stunts, Francis created Hanzel near the start of his career, and revived him periodically over the years. The satirical character is a parody of the archetypal self-obsessed, self-serious artist. Hanzel grew up on his family's farm on the outskirts of the Black Forest and, as a youngster, spent many hours with the owls in the backyard. The owls awa...