Party Favor (DJ)

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Party Favor
Birth nameDylan Ragland
Born Manhattan, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • musician
Instrument(s)
Labels
Area 25
Member of Sidepiece

Dylan Ragland, better known by his stage name Party Favor, is an American EDM DJ and producer. [3] [4]

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Early life

Ragland was born in Manhattan and grew up in Park City, Utah. [4] [5] He attended Chapman University. [5] After graduating, he had worked for NBC making sizzle reels despite aspiring to become an actor. [5] He quit the job shortly after to pursue a career in DJing. [5] He began DJing with his friend, Alex, he met at Chapman before they separated. [5] Later, he had used "Party Favor" as an alias to his musical project. [5]

Career

On April 22, 2016, he released "Bust Em" as a single along with a music video. [6] [7] On August 12, 2016, he released his debut extended play via Mad Decent titled "Party & Destroy" featuring collaborations with Sean Kingston, Rich The Kid, Gucci Mane, Dillon Francis and Gent & Jawns. [5] [8] In August 2016, Ragland collaborated with Dillon Francis to release "Shut It Down" as a single. [9] A music video for the song was released. [10]

In 2019, the 2018 single "Circle Up" (featuring singer Bipolar Sunshine) saw significant success due to its appearance in the Coca-Cola Energy launch commercial [11] and on the eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 soundtrack. [12]

Discography

Albums

TitleRelease dateLabelFormat
LayersApril 26, 2019Area 25Digital download
The Isolation AlbumJuly 17, 2020
RESETJune 17, 2022Ultra Records, LLC

Singles and EPs

TitleRelease DateLabelFormat(s)Ref(s)
"Bap U"October 7, 2014 Mad Decent Digital download
"Booty Loose"July 17, 2015
"Wiggle Wop"
(featuring Keno)		May 26, 2016
Party & Destroy EPAugust 12, 2016Digital download, CD
"Wawa"March 17, 2017Digital download
"Caskets"
(with Njomza featuring FKi 1st)		June 9, 2017
"Bury"
(featuring Richie Loop)		September 29, 2017Area 25
"MDR"
(with Baauer)		March 16, 2018
"Fresh Laundry"May 1, 2020
"Oh Nah Yeah"
(with Chaii)		May 20, 2021Black Lotus Records [13]
"Save Me"August 6, 2021Ultra Records [14]
"Losing My Mind"
(with Elohim)		September 17, 2021 [15]
"Whenever You're Around"November 5, 2021 [16]
"Anxious"
(with Masn)		December 3, 2021 [17]
"Superhuman"
(with K.Flay)		January 28, 2022 [18]
"I See You"
(with Marc E. Bassy)		March 4, 2022 [19]

Charted singles

YearChartTitleAlbumPeak chart positionsRef
2016 US Airplay "In My Head"
(featuring Georgia Ku)		 Party & Destroy 7 [20] [21]

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References

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  2. ↑ Hazel, Allison (December 24, 2016). "Tyga Songs Remixed: List of the 5 Best". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Murray, Gordon (December 15, 2016). "Deadmau5 Debuts at No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Greenfield, Jeff (October 22, 2013). "Exclusive Interview: Party Favor | Run The Trap". Run The Trap: The Best EDM, Hip Hop & Trap Music. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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  9. ↑ Jones, Connor (December 7, 2016). "Dillon Francis And Party Favor Nerd Out In "Shut It Down" Video". We Got This Covered. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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