GONZALES (MUSICIAN)

'Gonzales' (real name 'Jason Beck') is a Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though most well known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist.
He regularly collaborates with the Canadian musicians Feist, Peaches and Mocky. Additionally, he has collaborated with Jamie Lidell on the album ''Multiply'', and Buck 65 on the album ''Secret House Against the World''.
In the 1990s, he was the leader of the alternative rock band Son before embarking on his solo career.
He has worked as an MC in various European cities, and lived in East Berlin.
In 2004 he published a solo piano album, "Solo Piano," which was highly acclaimed by public and critics.
2007 saw his single "Let's Groove Again" being used for a BBC promo for their new TV programme The Restaurant. The promo showed well dressed diners in the midst of a slo-mo food fight - halted briefly by the presence of the renown Michelin star chef Raymond Blanc.

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Discography

DVD Content

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Discography

★ ''Let's Groove Again'' - Single

★ ''O.P. Original Prankster'' - (EP), 1999

★ ''Gonzales Uber Alles'' - Kitty-Yo, 2000

★ ''The Entertainist'' - Kitty-Yo, 2000 (under the name "Chilly Gonzales")

★ ''Presidential Suite'' - Kitty-Yo, 2002

★ ''Z'' - Kitty-Yo, 2003

★ ''Solo Piano'' - 2004 - No Format!

DVD Content

★ ''From Major to Minor'' - 2006 - No Format!

Sources

★ Epitonic: Gonzales

★ No Format!