Dillon Francis, ILLENIUM - Don't Let Me Let Go ft. EVAN GIIA

What this video is

Released July 11, 2022 via Astralwerks, 'Don't Let Me Let Go' emerged during a post-pandemic live music resurgence when EDM mega-collaborations between scene-defining artists carried outsized cultural weight. The track had been teased in live sets for over two years before release, building anticipatory fan investment across festival and online communities. As the lead single for Dillon Francis's long-awaited This…

Why it matters

Represents the maturation of future bass as a commercially dominant EDM subgenre, merging Dillon Francis's moombahton-rooted pop sensibility with ILLENIUM's melodic dubstep architecture. The collaboration signals an era of cross-genre EDM supergroups targeting both festival stages and streaming…

The director

Evan Scott is a Los Angeles-based director specializing in music videos, TV, commercials, and sketch comedy. Originally from rural Pennsylvania, he built his career through an LA internship, weekly sketch work for Funny or Die, and commercial directing for…