KondZilla

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Dantas.

KondZilla
KondZilla in 2023
Personal information
Born	Konrad Cunha Dantas (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36) Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
YouTube information
Channel	CanalKondZilla
Years active	2012–present
Genre	Music videos
Subscribers	67.3 million[1]
Total views	38.51 billion[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2013 1,000,000 subscribers 2014 10,000,000 subscribers 2017 50,000,000 subscribers 2019
Last updated: 24 August, 2024

Konrad Cunha Dantas (born 13 September 1988), better known by the stage name KondZilla, or just KOND, is a Brazilian screenwriter and director.^[2] He is the founder of KondZilla Records, which is a music video production company and record label often credited for being the main popularizer of funk ostentação.^[3][4] He currently owns the largest YouTube channel in Brazil and Latin America, and the third largest music channel in the world, with 66 million subscribers and 37 billion views.^[5][6] In addition to his music videos, he is also the creator and director of the Netflix drama Sintonia.

Among the artists who have worked with KondZilla are funk, rock bands and rap artists such as: MC Guimê, DJ Marlboro, Mr. Catra, Charlie Brown Jr., Karol Conka, Racionais MC's, and Aloe Blacc.

Early life

Konrad Dantas was born in the city of Guarujá, São Paulo.^[7] His mother was a teacher and his father worked as a bricklayer. When he was 18 years old, he worked as a web designer at a university in Santos, São Paulo. At 18, his mother died, leaving him a sizable life insurance. He used some of this money to buy a Canon EOS 5D camera to pursue a career in video production. Dantas later moved to the city of São Paulo, where he studied cinematography, post-production and photography.^[7]

Career

In 2017, KondZilla Records was integrated into Dantas's production company, which has existed since 2011. The label manages the career of artists such as Kevinho, MC Kekel, MC Guimê, MC Dede, Dani Russo, Mc Rodolfinho, Mc Mm; and launches their music videos on his channel.^{[citation needed]}

KondZilla has produced more than 1000 music videos, and his YouTube channel has more than 50 million subscribers, which is almost half of the unique users of YouTube in Brazil and 22 percent of the Brazilian population. He also has more than 25 billion views on his YouTube channel. On 3 February 2018, he surpassed Whindersson Nunes, making him the largest Brazilian channel on YouTube by subscriber count.^[8][9]

KondZilla also directed the DVDs Música Popular Caiçara by rock band Charlie Brown Jr. and Imagination by MC Boy of Charmes.^[10][11]

See also

• List of YouTubers

References

1. "About CanalKondZilla". YouTube.
2. G1, Do; Paulo, em São (6 March 2013). "Veja a repercussão da morte de Chorão nas redes sociais". Música em São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
3. ""Sertanejos copiaram a gente," diz diretor de hits do funk no YouTube". musica.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
4. "Tchau, frutas: Saiba quem são as novas mulheres do funk - Foto 6 - Música - R7". entretenimento.r7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
5. "The YouTuber with 26 billion views". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
6. "Canal KondZilla". YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
7. Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · O Rei da Ostentação". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
8. "KondZilla ultrapassa Whindersson e se torna maior canal brasileiro do YouTube - Internet". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 February 2018.
9. "Kondzilla agora é o terceiro maior canal musical no YouTube do mundo - Música". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 February 2018.
10. "Biografia". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
11. Lucca, Guss de (30 November 2012). "Fenômeno paulistano, funk ostentação é retratado em documentário; veja - Música - iG". Último Segundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016.