Chilly Gonzales
| Chilly Gonzales | |
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Chilly Gonzales at Moers Festival 2006, Germany
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Charles Beck |
| Also known as | Gonzales |
| Born | 20 March 1972 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, producer, songwriter, actor, screenwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Labels | Arts & Crafts, Gentle Threat, Kitty-Yo, No Format! |
| Associated acts | Peaches, Feist, Mocky, Puppetmastaz, Daft Punk, Drake, Boys Noize |
| Website | http://www.chillygonzales.com/ |
Chilly Gonzales (born Jason Charles Beck; 20 March 1972) is a Canadian musician who resided in Paris, France for several years, and now lives in Cologne, Germany. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter.
He regularly collaborates with the Canadian musicians Peaches, Mocky and Feist (who toured with him through Europe and Australia for the album Presidential Suite). Additionally, he has collaborated with Jamie Lidell on the albums Multiply and Compass, Buck 65 on the album Secret House Against the World, Daft Punk on the album Random Access Memories and performed with Drake at the 2011 Juno Awards. He is a brother of the prolific film composer Christophe Beck.
Gonzales was born on 20 March 1972. His Parents are Ashkenazi Jews, who had to flee from Hungary during Wold War II. Gonzales began teaching himself piano at age three, when his older brother, Chris began taking lessons. Gonzales graduated from Crescent School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was later classically trained as a pianist at McGill University, where he began both his composing career, co-authoring several musicals with his brother, and his performing career, as a jazz virtuoso.
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