Chilly Gonzales

About Chilly Gonzales

Jason Charles Beck, better known as Chilly Gonzales, has risen to prominence as a versatile and energetic artist. He first gained notoriety as the main singer of the rock band Son in the 1990s, and then went on to pursue a solo career in genres ranging from rap to instrumentals.

Jason Charles Beck, known by his stage name Chilly Gonzales, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, songwriter and producer. Currently based in Cologne, Germany, he spent several years in Paris previously. Gonzales is a true musical artist, best known for his MC rap albums, his collaborations with pop musicians like Feist and Drake, his classical piano composition albums, and also for his synergy. Works with electronic musicians such as Daft Punk and Boys Noize, who later performed with him as Octave Minds. Gonzales has broadcast a Pop Music Masterclass webseries on WDR, a Classical Connections documentary on BBC Radio 1, Music History on Arte and Music's Cool with Chilly Gonzales on Apple Music's Beats1 radio show. He has written a number of articles and magazine views on The Guardian, Vice, Billboard and others. He is the brother of the talented composer Christophe Beck.

Occupation(s)	Composer, pianist, entertainer, singer, rapper, producer, songwriter, actor, screenwriter
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Instruments	Piano, vocals
Born	March 20, 1972
Labels	Gentle Threat
Also known as	Chilly Gonzales
Birth name	Jason Charles Beck
Associated acts	Peaches, Feist, Mocky, Puppetmastaz, Daft Punk, Drake, Boys Noize, Jarvis Cocker, Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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Trivia

In May 2009, he broke the world record for longest solo-artist performance at the Ciné 13 Théâtre in Paris with over 27 hours of live performance.

Chilly Gonzales before fame

After his older brother began taking piano lessons, he began teaching himself at the age of three. Later, he received classical training at McGill University.

Achievement of Chilly Gonzales

With over 27 hours of live performance at the Ciné 13 Théâtre in Paris in May 2009, he broke the Guinness record for longest solo-artist performance.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Chilly Gonzales family life

His brother, Christophe Beck, is a well-known film composer with whom he has collaborated on a number of musicals.

Associations of Chilly Gonzales

He's worked with a number of musicians, including Jane Birkin and Leslie Feist, and contributed to the Juno Award-winning album The Reminder.

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