Francis and the Lights is the symbolic band name used by American performer and songwriter Francis Farewell Starlite. The term "and the Lights" refers both to the lights on a stage and pixels on a computer screen. In 2008, Jake Lodwick, founder of Vimeo, invested $100,000 in Francis and the Lights. In 2010, Francis and the Lights toured with Drake, MGMT, Ke$ha, and La Roux. .