John Andersson, better known as Zoo Brazil, is a Swedish multiplatinum Grammy-nominated record producer, songwriter and DJ residing in Stockholm, Sweden.

Zoo Brazil
Birth nameJohn Andersson
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)Songwriter, producer, DJ
Years active1989–present
LabelsBlack Hole Recordings

Musical career

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Zoo Brazil first started DJing in 1989.[1] His father was a musician who influenced him. In 2007 he received a Grammy nomination for his work on Kylie Minogue's album X.[2]

As a DJ he has performed all over the world at clubs including Ministry of Sound, Space and Pacha, and has played underground clubs and festivals all over the world from Australia, Europe, North and South America including Creamfields .

Andersson has written music for various Hollywood movies, TV shows such as Nip/Tuck[3] and channels such as BBC, Discovery, MTV, HBO, Channel 4 and more.[4] In 2012 he composed music for the para olympics opening ceremony in London[5] and music for the Dermablend "Go Beyond The Cover"video[6] which has reached over 30 million views on YouTube and was awarded with the 2 silver lions at the Cannes festival.[7]

Beginning of 2015 he released his third Djmix cd called "Songs for Clubs vol.3", remixed Giorgio Moroder & Kylie Minogue's "Right Here, Right Now"[8] that went number 1 on Billboard Dance Chart, and released "Save Us" with Per QX on Steve Angello's Size Records.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Release Date Label
2006 Zoo Brazil Needs You 31 July 2006 Harthouse Mannheim
2007 Video Rockets 8 May 2007 Harthouse Mannheim
2008 No Place Like Home 14 Jul 2008 Gung Ho! Recordings
2008 Happy Hands Helping 8 July 2008 Gung Ho! Recordings
2010 Please Don't Panic 8 Feb 2010 Magik Muzik
2012 Any Moment Now 3 Dec 2012 Magik Muzik
2018 Point Of View 9 Feb 2018 Magik Muzik
2020 For Sins And False Alarms 27 Mar 2020 Magik Muzik

Compilations

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Year Title Label
2007 It's Only a Mixtape Gung Ho Records
2008 Happy Helping Hands Gung Ho Records
2011 Songs For Clubs Magik Muzik
2013 Songs For Clubs 2 Magik Muzik
2015 Songs For Clubs 3 Black Hole Recordings

Singles

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Year Title Release Date Label
2006 Tokyo 20 Dec 2006 Harthouse
2009 Wallpaper 19 Feb 2009 Electrochoc Records
2012 Give Myself Feat. Ursula Rucker 3 Dec 2012 Magik Muzik
2015 Give It Up (Zoo Brazil and Per QX) 13 July 2015 Noir Music

Extended Play

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Year Title Release Date Label
2001 "Zoo Brazil EP" 2001 Tangent Beats
2002 "The Flavour" 2002 Spacefunk Recordings
2003 "Next To You" 2003 Airtight
2002 "Future Chock E.P." 2003 Kass Recordings

Remixes

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Year Title Artist Label
2002 Put The Needle on It (Laid's Zoo Brazil Remix) Dannii Minogue London Records
2005 Gotta Be Real (Zoo Brazil Remix Jazzy Eyewear UMA Recordings
2005 Samo Iluzija (Zoo Brazil Remix) Ian Pooley Pooledmusic
2006 All This Love (Zoo Brazil Remix The Similou Sony BMG Music
2006 Gotta Be Real (Zoo Brazil Remix) Darren Emerson & Magik Johnson Underwater Records
2006 Take Your Pills (Zoo Brazil Remix) Sébastien Léger Kingdom Kome Cuts
2006 Atol (Zoo Brazil Remix) Gui Boratto Harthouse Mannheim
2006 All This Love (Zoo Brazil Remix) Tocadisco & Mark James EQ Recordings
2006 The Call (Zoo Brazil Remix) John Dahlbäck Pickadoll Records
2006 Big Time Allusion (Zoo Brazil Remix) Santiago & Bushido So Sound Recordings
2007 Where's The Fun (Zoo Brazil Remix) DK 7-002 DK7
2007 Backscratch (Zoo Brazil Remix) Alex Parsons Brique Rouge
2008 Bubblicious (Zoo Brazil Remix) Rex The Dog Hundehaus Records
2008 1000 Lords (Zoo Brazil Remix) Butch Craft Music
2008 Power of You (Zoo Brazil Remix) Allure Featuring Christian Burns Magik Muzik
2008 Gypsy (Zoo Brazil Remix) Steve Angello Size Records
2008 Fired Up (Zoo Brazil Mix) Denis The Menace & Big World 3 Beat Blue
2008 Shake Your (Zoo Brazil Rmx) Sharam Jey King Kong Records
2008 The Book (Zoo Brazil Mix) Salt City Orchestra Paper Recordings
2008 Darkness Zoo Brazil Remix Greg Cerrone On The Air Music
2008 Fired Up (Zoo Brazil Remix) Kevin Saunderson Resident Advisor
2008 Jove (Zoo Brazil Mix) Herbst & Blecha Youngsociety Records
2009 What Will I Do? (Zoo Brazil Remix) Julie Thompson Magik Muzik
2009 New Direction (Zoo Brazil Remix) Robbie Rivera Stop And Go
2009 Metropolis (Zoo Brazil Remix) Kris Menace New State Recordings
2010 You Are Not Alone (Zoo Brazil Mix) Mason Animal Language
2010 Love No Limit (Zoo Brazil Remix) Kai & Kyle Toolroom Records
2011 Drunk Text (Zoo Brazil Remix) Manufactured Superstars Feat. Lea Luna Magik Muzik
2011 Remedy (Zoo Brazil Remix) Therese Universal Music
2012 Call Your Name (Zoo Brazil Radio Edit) Gravitonas SoFo Records
2012 Blueberries (Zoo Brazil Remix) Zombie Nation Turbo
2012 You Need Some (Zoo Brazil Remix) Prok & Fitch vs Marco Lys Great Stuff Recordings
2012 Skeleton Key (Zoo Brazil Remix) Pleasurekraft Feat. Green Velvet Great Stuff Recordings
2012 How Never (Zoo Brazil Remix) Beatamines & David Jach Keno Records
2013 Suede (Zoo Brazil Remix) Zombie Nation Turbo
2013 Big Fun (Zoo Brazil Remix) Kevin Saunderson Presents Inner City KMS
2013 Melanchromantic (Zoo Brazil Remix) Toureau Blackfoxmusic
2013 Canta Marina (Zoo Brazil Remix) Daniel Boon Ostfunk Records
2013 Signed on My Tattoo (Zoo Brazil Remix) Army of Lovers Featuring Gravitonas SoFo Records
2014 Ad Brown With Steve Kaetzel Feat. Arielle Maren Like The Sunrise Black Hole Recordings
2015 Right Here, Right Now (Zoo Brazil Remix) Giorgio Moroder Feat Kylie Minogue Sony

References

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  1. ^ "Zoo Brazil - DMC World Network". www.dmcworld.net. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Zoo Brazil - No Place Like Home".
  3. ^ "Zoo Brazil releases new artist album "Any Moment Now"". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ "MFM Booking - Artist: Zoo Brazil". Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Harthouse".
  6. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Jam3 Wins Cyber Gold, Canada also lands Silver and two Bronze".
  8. ^ "Giorgio Moroder & Kylie Minogue Drop Single 'Right Here, Right Now'". Billboard. 20 January 2015.