Musical career
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.
Grammy and Brit Award nominated Zoo Brazil, also known as John Andersson, has released over 200 singles and 8 albums under various monikers.
Through out his career, he has steadily carved out a reputation for himself as one of dance music's most innovative and respected producers and DJs. With releases on label like, Defected, Sci/Tec, Get Physical, Balance Music, Saved, Systematic, Kittball, Bedrock, Anjunadeep, Rawax, Deeperfect, Size, Great Stuff, Dessous, Strictly Rhythm, Loaded, Turbo, Selador, Last Night On Earth, Wall Of Sound, Monaberry, Stil For Talent, Blackhole, Noir, Spinnin, Ministry of Sound, Armada, Stealth, Skint, to name just a few a few.
As a DJ he has performed all over the world at some of the best clubs including Ministry of Sound, Warehouse Project, Space, Creamfeilds and Pacha, and has played underground clubs and festivals all over the world from Australia, Europe, Asia, North and South America.
The club music and djing being his main focus, he has also as a producer and songwriter been very successful in the world of pop and indie music, both writing, producing, mixing and recording artis, for example he did 'co written Kylie Minogue’s hit song "The One" featured on her album “X”. This album was nominated at the 51st annual US Grammy Awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album. “X” was also nominated for a BRIT Award for Best International Album, and to date has sold over 5 million copies.
John has also been writing music for various European and Hollywood movies and world wide tv-productions as for BBC, Discovery Channel, MTV, Channel 4, Netflix, HBO and much more.
In 2012 he composed music for the para Olympics opening ceremony in London and music for 2 Dermablend/Loreál commercials wish both reached over 120 million views on youtube, got awarded with the prestige of 2 silver lion´s awards at the Cannes festival.
He has worked with and remixed some of the world's largest artists including Fatboy Slim (Skint/Astralwerks), Lana Del Ray (Interscope Records), Kylie Minogue (Emi/Virgin), Inflames (Universal music), Giorgio Moroder (Sony), Human Leauge (Virgin), Inner City (KMS),Danni Mingoue (FFRR), and Nitin Sawney (V2),as well as a whole host of the most respected and credible "underground" dance acts like James Holden (Loaded/Border Com.), Hotsince82 (KneeDeepInSound/ Hot Creations), Steve Angello (Size) Ian Pooley (V2/Ministry Of Sound) Blaze (Slip N Slide), Dirty Vegas (Credence/EMI), Lo Fidelity Allstars (Skint/Astralwerks), Zoot Woman/Stuart Price, and many more.
During of 2015/16 John released his third Djmix serie Cd album called “Zoo Brazil - Songs for Clubs vol.3”, Remixed Giorgio Moroder & Kylie Minogue's "Right Here, Right Now" that went nr 1 on Billboard Dance Chart, and the underground hit single "Save Us" on Size Records. And the very successful Djmix album for Get Physical Music - Full Body Workout. Singles for Souvenir, and legendary NYC based King Street Records, and new releases for Saved Records, Noir, Natura Viva and Get Physical Music.
2017/18 John released a is handfull of releases for Hot Since 82 Knee Deep label, various collabs with Mark Fanciulli with releases on Joris Voorns Rejected/Green Records, and a release on the much loved Berlin club Watergate 22 album with Catz n Dog. Nic Fanciulli´s Saved Records, Co-write and Produced and mixed the Wolf and Moon album ”Before It Gets Dark” wish was feat on a ”Game of Thrones” advert, and tour around the globe. In the coming years he ended up produced, mixed and co-write no less then 2 more albums for the band out from his Stockholm studio. The Exploited Records release ” Zoo Brazil - Complicated” wish the vinyl sold out in a week and was played various times on BBC/Radio1..
2018/19 also did see the light of the Zoo Brazil album ”Point Of View” wish includes remixes from Ramon Tapia, Monkey Safari, Alos the year for the Underground club hit ”Sand” wish was essential tune on Pete Tongs/BBC Radio 1 Show. release on Booka Shades Bluefield label, Sven Väth´s Cocoon.
2020/21 Zoo Brazil album ”For Sins And False Alarms” was releases on Magik Muzik, Various singles for legenderay John Digweeds legendary Bedrock label, Skint Records, BMG, Booka Shades Bluefield label, Sven Vath´s Cocoon label. AnjunaDeep, Systematic Recordings, and much much more.
During 2022-2025, John keept busy in the studio producing for other artist and bands and for his own Zoo Brazil alias, he did a few releases on vinyl for labels like Rawax, Tenampa, Bedrock, Housewax wish all releases sold out in a few days. He did also release the "Waagoon EP" on Hernan Cattaneo´s label Sudbeat Music. Balance Music, Clipp.art. He teamed up with Anthony Middleton from Audiofly and release the "Good Times" track on Oliver Koletzki´s, Stil For Talent label. He restarted his own John Henry Records again after 8 year paus, Cowrite the song "Sonedo" with Hotsince82 for Jamie Jones's Hot Creations label. The "Tomorrow Ep" on John Digweed´s Bedrock label to name just a few. Keeping busy in the studio and already many releases planned for in the next coming year not only as Zoo Brazil but for other artist and new projects.
