Vato Gonzalez
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Background information | |
Origin | Spijkenisse, Netherlands |
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Labels | , Crowd Control, Ministry of Sound, Spinnin' Records, |
Associated acts | Foreign Beggars, Diplo, Lethal Bizzle, Donae'o |
Website | www.vatogonzalez.com |
Vato Gonzalez (born 6 June 1983 as Björn Franken) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter, artist, DJ, who is signed to Spinnin' Records and . Best known for his single Badman Riddim (Jump) (featuring Foreign Beggars), which reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart after a release on 19 June 2011.[1][2]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Franken was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. As a teenager he developed an interest in graphic design before he started to focus on making music.
2007–2009: Dirty House[]
Between 2007 and 2009 Franken released 5 mixtapes in the 'Dirty House' series, It was around the time of this release he and this song started to gain mainstream attention.
2010–present: Badman Riddim[]
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, 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 19 June 2011 and entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 7,[1][3] the first hit in the country for both acts involved.
On 7 January 2013, Not a Saint was released. It features Lethal Bizzle and Donae'o. It is a remix of the same song by Bizzle and Donae'o. The remix featured positive feedback and was released as a collaborative single. It peaked at number 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
Since late 2013, Franken signed to . He released his first song under the label, "Triplets Riddim" on 30 December 2013. There is a scheduled upcoming single "Bio Riddim" of which the release date will soon be announced.
Discography[]
Singles[]
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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NL [4] |
UK [5] |
SCO [6] | ||||||||||||
"Take This Higher" | 2010 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"Badman Riddim (Jump)" (featuring Foreign Beggars) |
2011 | 74 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
"Not a Saint" (Vato Gonzalez vs. Lethal Bizzle & Donae'o) |
2013 | — | 20 | 22 | ||||||||||
"$100 Infinite Kung Fu Vixens" (with Sinden) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
"Sushi Riddim" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Triplets Riddim" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Volfied Riddim" | 2014 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Bio Riddim" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"B52 Riddim" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Monkey Riddim" (featuring Tjen) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
"Violet Nights" (with Mucky) |
2015 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Push Riddim" | 2016 | — | — | — | Heldeep DJ Tools EP - Part 2 | |||||||||
"2 Step" (featuring Doctor) |
— | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Hyper Riddim" (with Sebastian Bronk) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
"Sonic Boom" (featuring Kris Kiss) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
"Bassline Riddim" | 2017 | — | — | — | Heldeep DJ Tools EP - Part 4 | |||||||||
"X-Ray Vision" (featuring Kris Kiss) |
— | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
"Bump & Grind (Bassline Riddim)" (featuring Scrufizzer) |
2018 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
Remixes[]
Year | Artist | Title | Label |
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2011 | Sway | "Still Speedin'" | 3 Beat Records |
DJ Zinc ft. Ms. Dynamite | "Wile Out" | ||
RD | "Burning" | Polydor | |
2012 | Skepta | "Hold On" | 3 Beat Records |
Taio Cruz | "Troublemaker" | Island Records | |
The 2 Bears | "Take a Look Around" | Southern Fried Records | |
Rizzle Kicks | "Mama Do the hump" | Island Records | |
Major Lazer | "Jah No Partial (ft. Flux Pavilion)" | Mad Decent |
Remix EPs[]
Title | Details | Tracklist |
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$100 Infinite Kung Fu Vixens (with Sinden) |
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References[]
- ^ a b "2011-07-02 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive – Official Charts". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Bill Lamb. "UK Pop Music Charts June 26, 2011". About. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Bon Iver". Billboard. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Vato Gonzalez – Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
- ^ "Vato Gonzalez – UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland: "Badman Riddim (Jump)": "Chart Archive > July 2, 2011". Official Charts Company. 2 July 2011.
External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Club DJs
- Dutch dance musicians
- Dutch electronic musicians
- Remixers
- Robbins Entertainment artists
- People from Spijkenisse