DILLON FRANCIS & BIG NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
SIGN LANDMARK DEAL
FOR BOSTON NIGHTCLUB RESIDENCY
AND RECORD COLLABORATION
WITH BORED APE YACHT CLUB
PRODUCER-DJ DUO ESCAPEPLAN
The first-of-its-kind deal utilizes a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT at its core.
Platinum selling DJ, producer and multi hyphenate artist Dillon Francis has signed an historic nightclub residency deal with Boston-based entertainment conglomerate Big Night for a multi-date residency at their award-winning nightlife venues including Big Night Live, The Grand, Memoire, and Shrine. The agreement also comes in-tandem with planned record collaborations with Big Night Talent managed act ESCAPΞPLAN, which is comprised of two members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT family ETHan (#4321) and zeETH (#309).
The unique proposition places a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT at the center of the agreement, exemplifying the value of the BAYC collection and multifaceted applications of trading NFTs in the current Web3 landscape.
“We couldn’t be more excited to make this historic deal with Dillon Francis and host his return to our venues throughout 2022 and beyond. With each of us being rabid NFT and BAYC enthusiasts, solidifying this engagement and marking our partnership with a Bored Ape couldn’t have made more sense.”
– Randy Greenstein, Principal, Big Night
“Having Dillon on-board to work with ESCAPΞPLAN is a monumental step in pushing the project forward, shattering the paradigms of music and the NFT landscape, and building innovative talent brands in Web3, IRL, and beyond.“
– Tim Bonito, Managing Partner, Big Night Talent
“I’m excited to collaborate with ESCAPΞPLAN and partner with Big Night on our shared love of music, NFT and creative communities. I’m proud to now be a member of the Bored Ape family and expand my Big Night relationship in 2022!” – Dillon Francis
With the music and entertainment industries edging across the known boundaries of traditional business, this agreement between New England’s biggest entertainment and artist management powerhouse and a titan of popular electronic music signifies the impact of next-gen digital media, NFTs, music, and artistry on how deals are made today.
About Big Night Entertaiment Group & Big Night Talent
Big Night Entertainment Group is a pioneering force in the Boston-New England area hospitality and nightlife landscape. They have transformed hospitality and nightlife with destinations that transcend the status quo, including music venues Big Night Live, The Grand, Mémoire, and restaurants/bars Empire, Guy Fieri’s Tequila Cocina, Red Lantern, Scorpion Bar, and Mystique located at the Encore Boston Harbor.
With a firm emphasis on cultivating a VIP atmosphere, Big Night’s cutting edge music venues have hosted some of the biggest music stars including Diplo, Steve Aoki, Erykah Badu, Oliver Heldens, Tïesto, 50 Cent, DJ Diesel aka Shaquille O’Neal, Alesso, deadmau5, Tyga, Snoop Dogg, Nicole Moudaber to name just a few.
Furthering Big Night’s position in the music industry landscape, Big Night Talent was conceived to provide a bespoke approach to artist management, with in house managers Tim Bonito and Cass Frank navigating and nurturing the careers of artists and concepts such as ESCAPΞPLAN, syence, LODATO, Sam James and more.
About Dillon Francis
In 2021, Francis released his house LP Happy Machine including hits “Unconditional” with 220 KID and Bryn Christopher, “Love Me Better” with Shift K3Y and Marc E. Bassy—which reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart—and “Reaching Out” featuring Bow Anderson. Made in the midst of the pandemic, Happy Machine is the happiest music of Francis’ career and his most collaborative, featuring contributions from a host of notable songwriters including Jenna Andrews, MNEK, Teddy Geiger, Sarah and more. Most recently, Francis and longtime friend Yung Gravy unveiled a joint EP, Cake and Cognac, on Imperial, which comes in the midst of their Sugar, Spice and Everything Ice tour.
Dillon’s 2014 major label debut, Money Sucks, Friends Rule, was released to widespread critical acclaim, with its 2015 follow-up This Mixtape Is Fire reaching #1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. In 2018, Dillon released his second LP, WUT WUT, a Spanish-language album featuring some of the biggest names in Latin music; and a scripted comedy series, “Like and Subscribe,” in partnership with Funny or Die. The following year, Francis hit the road with sold out shows across the U.S., a massive performance at Coachella—where he first treated fans to a sneak preview of music from his critically acclaimed 2019 mixtape Magic Is Real, the fourth consecutive year of his residency at the Wynn Las Vegas and the release of the second collection of his Gerald clothing line with Australian label Barney Cools. In 2020, Francis presented his three-day IDGAFOS Weekend livestream featuring sets from over 20 artists including himself, Diplo, Sofi Tukker, Aluna, Flosstradamus and more and released “Places” with Drove, “Be Somebody,” “You Do You” and more. The following year, he shared his Very Important Music EP via Mad Decent, a five-track collection of VIP remixes of his own tracks from throughout his career, including collaborations with Kygo, BabyJake, Lao Ra, Evie Irie and Yung Pinch.
About ESCAPΞPLAN
ESCAPΞPLAN is comprised of brother apes ETHan (#4321) and zeETH (#309), whose origins lie in the snow-covered mountains of Sethan Village, India. Growing up bored and isolated, living most of their lives hiding from the flocks of tourists plaguing Sethan’s famed Hampta Pass, they came to the realization that the only way out would be to create their own path. Being sons of musical parents, ETHan and zeETH were innately musical and began experimenting with electronic music at a young age, often descending into town to devour YouTube tutorials at the village internet cafe. The apes quickly fell in love with the music production process and began writing their own material. Yearning to explore the world and see more, the brothers decided to formalize their passion and pursue a life abroad, powered by creativity and music. Thus, the world’s first-ever Bored Ape producer-DJ duo was born: ESCAPΞPLAN.