Zé Gonzales (born José Henrique Castanho de Godoy Pinheiro), known by his stage name DJ Zegon, is a DJ and

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and hip-hop from

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. He started his career in the 1990s as the band DJ for Planet Hemp, one of the top hip-hop acts in Brazil in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he met and began collaborating with

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based

Squeak E. Clean Sam Spiegel (born October 31, 1979), known by the stage name Sam i and previously as Squeak E. Clean, is an American DJ, producer, composer, and director from New York City. In addition to creating his own material, Spiegel has worked with mu ...

on the

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project. As of 2012, he formed the bass music group Tropkillaz alongside DJ and Producer Andre Laudz.

Collaborations

Zé has collaborated with a number of notable musicians from various genres: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, John Frusciante, M.I.A.,

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

References

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