Gorilla Tek
Birth nameTony Castillo
Born (1972-01-03) January 3, 1972
GenresRap and hip hop, R&B, dance
OccupationsProducer
LabelsDrummajorz

Tony Castillo (born January 3, 1972), better known by his stage name "Gorilla Tek," is an American record producer and composer. He founded the production company Drummajorz. Castillo’s work includes contributions to the group “Iconz,” known for the track “Get Fucked Up.” He is represented by JC “Fentz” Louis, CEO of Iconz Worldwide, a music and film enterprise based in South Florida. Castillo has contributed to film scores for productions such as ”Bloodline”, distributed by Codeblack/Universal and the 2008 movie “The Next Hit”, released by Lionsgate.

In 1985, Castillo co-founded the Miami-based group ”The Committee” alongside Carl Bosse, Trek, Fentz, and Chapter. He has also collaborated with DJ Uncle Al and Uncle Luke. By 1999, ”The Committee” had expanded into artist management under the name Iconz Music Group.[1][2] Between 1998 and 2002, Castillo formed a production duo with Trek, producing for Slip-n-Side Records artists such as Trick Daddy, J-Shin, and Trina.[3] The Opa-Locka-based rap group Iconz, under their managment, released “Get Fucked Up” in 2000, which entered the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #93.[4][5][6]

Production discography

2000s

2010s

  • Donny Arcade - Anunnaki (2016)
  • Donny Arcade - 3600 (2016)
  • Donny Arcade - Welcome Back Home featuring Anjolique (2016)

2020's

  • Steel Drumz - Steel Drumz (2021)
  • Steel Drumz - Gorilla Smacks (2023)
  • Ballgreezy - I Like It (Summer In Miami) 2022
  • Ballgreezy - Look At Her (Summer In Miami) 2022
  • Ballgreezy - Priorities (Summer In Miami) 2022
  • Ballgreezy - Look At Her (Summer In Miami) 2022
  • Ballgreezy - For Da Crib (Summer In Miami) 2023
  • Ballgreezy - Sexy Sexy (Bae Day 4) 2023
  • Ballgreezy - I Just Want You (Bae Day 4) 2023

References

  1. "Opa-locka Anthem".
  2. "Give up the Crunk".
  3. "Iconz Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. "11 Hip-Hop Songs You Remember from Groups You Probably Don't - XXL". May 2014.
  5. "Iconz – Get Crunked up - Mint- 12".
  6. "Robot or human?".
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