Chilly Gonzales

Notebook - Solo Piano 2

In December 2011, Chilly Gonzales moved his piano to the Pigalle studio in Paris. Alone for 10 days, he recorded a selection of his compositions from a hundred or so melodies composed in the 8 years since his legendary album Solo Piano I.

Day after day, the pure, painstaking recording process took place. Chilly Gonzales recorded his pieces one after the other, until he captured the essence of each one.

After years spent entertaining his audiences with his "larger than life" personality, challenging every artist in the world, forcing them to outdo themselves to achieve the excellence they owe their fans, Chilly Gonzales presents us with his most persuasive argument: the 14 tracks from Solo Piano II contained in this collection.

The road to Solo Piano II was a rich one for "the self-proclaimed musical genius". Buoyed by a Grammy nomination and a Guinness Book World Record for the longest concert, Chilly Gonzales finally returned to the stage after many years spent behind the studio console working for others. He became THE pianist in demand by Drake, Feist, Daft Punk, ...and even Steve Jobs for his worldwide IPAD 2 campaign.

Through his albums and tours, Chilly fascinates with his versatility as a performer and his virtuosity as a pianist. Rare is the artist who makes his audience dance to the hippest rhythms of the moment, then calls on a symphony orchestra to accompany him during his rap concert.

With Solo Piano II, Chilly Gonzales once again distinguishes himself as an authentic "entertainer", aware that the finest mark of respect for his fans is above all to "shut up and play the piano" (dixit Chilly Gonzales in "The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales", 2011).