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Vato Gonzalez (6 juni 1983) (geboren als Björn Franken) is een Nederlandse Muziekproducent, songwriter, artiest, DJ, who is signed to Levels Recordings[1]/Ministry of Sound.[2] He is considered to be the originator of a house music movement known as 'dirty house'[3][4] and best known for his single Badman Riddim (Jump) (featuring Foreign Beggars), which reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart after a release on June 19, 2011.[5][6]
Biografie[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
Vroege leven[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
Björn Franken is geboren in Spijkenisse. Als tiener ontwikkelde hij een interesse in grafische vormgeving, voordat hij begon te concentreren op het maken van muziek.
2007-2009: Dirty house[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
Between 2007 and 2009 Franken released 5 mixtapes in the 'Dirty House' series,[7] the second of which contained the song Badman Riddim.[8] It was around the time of this release he and this song started to gain mainstream attention.
2010-present: Badman Riddim[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
Badman Riddim, in addition to a vocal version which featured UK hip-hop/grime/dubstep group Foreign Beggars and was given the new title Badman Riddim (Jump), began to start gaining airplay from some BBC Radio 1 DJs in the UK in late 2010. As attention for the single started to grow Franken was signed to Ministry of Sound and a music video was made for the song. The single was released in the UK on June 19, 2011 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7,[5][9] the first hit in the country for both acts involved.
Discografie[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
Singles[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
| Jaar | Single | Hoogste positie | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Top 100 [10] |
UK Singles Chart | Scottish Singles and Albums Chart | |||
| 2010 | "Take This Higher" | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Badman Riddim (Jump)" | 76 | 7 | 9 | |
Remixes[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
| Jaar | Artiest | Titel | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The 2 Bears | "Take a Look Around" | Southern Fried Records |
| Taio Cruz | "Troublemaker" | Island Records | |
| RD | "Burning" | Polydor |
Referenties[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
- ↑ (en) http://levelsent.com/recordings.php
- ↑ (en) http://www.ministryofsound.com/artists/
- ↑ (en) http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/vato-gonzalez
- ↑ (en) http://www.primary.uk.com/artists_biography.php?id=843
- ↑ a b (en) http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2011-07-02
- ↑ (en) http://top40.about.com/od/onthecharts/a/Uk-Pop-Music-Charts-June-26-2011.htm
- ↑ http://www.vato.nl/list.php?c=mixtapes
- ↑ http://www.vato.nl/page.php?id=194
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/news/bon-iver-debuts-at-no-4-on-u-k-charts-derulo-1005252582.story#/news/bon-iver-debuts-at-no-4-on-u-k-charts-derulo-1005252582.story
- ↑ Vato Gonzalez - Dutch Charts. dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
External links[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Vato}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Club DJs]] [[Category:Dutch dance musicians]] [[Category:Dutch electronic musicians]] [[Category:Remixers]]