Where to Start with Billy Gillies
Start with We Had It All and you'll hear why he needed his own label to make it.
The opening statement
Press play on "We Had It All" first. It's brand new, it's the debut single on Billy Gillies' own label FRQNC, and it's the clearest picture of where he's at right now. From there, three more tracks will give you the full shape of what he does. Here's the order that works.
The moment he needed his own label
This track is solo, built around emotion and nostalgia, and it's what happens when you stop chasing trends and start trusting your own instincts. That's exactly why FRQNC exists. Billy Gillies built a label to make music on his own terms, away from the algorithm and the playlist gatekeepers. Starting here means you're hearing him at the point where it matters most, making exactly what he wants to make.
The platinum proof
Once "We Had It All" has your attention, go back to 2023's "DNA (Loving You)" with Hannah Boleyn. It reached number 9 in the UK and went platinum. This is the record that got him signed to Big Beat Records/Atlantic in the first place. It's also just a brilliant, huge-sounding trance single. Hearing it after his new material shows you the foundation everything else is built on.
The festival test
"Lagoon" went viral on TikTok and then proved itself for real at Creamfields 2022. If "DNA (Loving You)" shows you his songwriting, "Lagoon" shows you the DJ. This is the version of Billy Gillies built for a packed field at 2am, when the music is all that matters and the crowd is moving as one.
The viral era foundation
Finish with "Youth", the track that broke through during his pandemic-era TikTok studio sessions (over 145 million views). It's the moment his audience properly formed. Hearing it after the rest gives you the full arc. From viral TikTok producer to label owner with a platinum single behind him. That's his story so far.
What comes next
"Right Here All Along" and "Fair" (both 2024) round out his more recent run, and his collaborations with Nu-La and with Flip & Fill and Karen Parry show the wider range he's working in now. By this point you'll know where to go next.