Ze Gonzales Explained

Ze Gonzales
Alias:	DJ Zegon
Birth Place:	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Years Active:	1992–present
Birth Name:	José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro
Birth Date:	26 April 1969

Zé Gonzales (born José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro), known by his stage name DJ Zegon, is a DJ and producer of electronic music and hip-hop from São Paulo, Brazil.

He started his career in the 1990s as the band DJ for Planet Hemp,^[1] one of the top hip-hop acts in Brazil in the 1990s.^[2] In the 2000s, he met and began collaborating with Los Angeles based Squeak E. Clean on the N.A.S.A. project.^{[3] [4]} As of 2012, he formed the bass music group Tropkillaz alongside DJ and Producer Andre Laudz.^[5]

Collaborations

Zé has collaborated with a number of notable musicians from various genres: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, John Frusciante, M.I.A., Tom Waits^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zé Gonzales fala sobre possível reunião do Planet Hemp. 5 January 2010. RollingStone.
2. Web site: Hip-Hop Brazil: 13 Brazilian Rap Artists Who Made History. MTV. /
3. Web site: N.A.S.A.. The Creators Project.
4. Web site: NASA bring intergalactic dance party to Los Angeles. 13 August 2009. NME.
5. Web site: Exclusive Interview with Tropkillaz. Siam2nite.com.
6. Web site: NASA reveal details of working with MIA Tom Waits. 5 July 2007. NME.