Chilly Gonzales, in addition to having one of the better names I've heard in a while, is a fantastic pianist. He's technically proficient and musically savvy, and he has a pretty impressive track record on the producer side of things (he's worked with Fiest, Peaches, and Jamie Lidell, to name a few).
I caught him last week at Joe's Pub in NYC and was really impressed. Chased down a few cool songs that he's done recently, and I wanted to share them - some awesome piano-based takes on distinctly non-piano tunes like Daft Punk's "Too Long" and 50 Cent's "Many Men." Pretty sick.
Additionally, here's a song he by Marina and the Diamonds that he took a crack at remixing. Gonzales' rework adds in some strings, and let's Marina's incredible and distinctive voice to the heavy lifting. Pretty sweet - I could jam out to this for quite some time. Check out the tongue-in-cheek and pretty awesome video below:
Daft Punk - Too Long (Chilly Gonzales Piano Version) (YSI)
50 Cent - Many Men (Chilly Gonzales Piano Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)
Marina and the Diamonds - Hollywood (Chilly Gonzales Orchestral Version) (YSI)
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