Thursday, January 31, 2013

Videos : Vato Gonzalez Ft. Lethal Bizzle & Donae'O : Not A Saint


Videos : Vato Gonzalez Ft. Lethal Bizzle & Donae'O : Not A Saint

Who Is Vato Gonzalez?
Vato Gonzalez (born June 6, 1983 as Björn Franken) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter, artist, DJ, who is signed to Levels Recordings/Ministry of Sound. He is considered to be the originator of a house music movement known as 'dirty house' 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.

Franken was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. As a teenager he developed an interest in graphic design before he started to focus on making music.

Between 2007 and 2009 Franken released 5 mixtapes in the 'Dirty House' series, the second of which contained the song Badman Riddim. It was around the time of this release he and this song started to gain mainstream attention.

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, the first hit in the country for both acts involved. (Read More)


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