A moment of reflection on faith, talent, and purpose. Standing in prayer, questioning whether the gifts we carry are our own choice or divine intention. “More Than Music” — exploring what happens when you realize your craft is connected to something bigger than yourself.
View Actor Page There’s Now a Proper Home for the Acting Side of This ======================================================= I finally built out a real home for the acting side of everything I do: [Matthew Gonzales, Actor](https://zawles.com/matthew-gonzales-actor/) – a dedicated page instead of just a bio paragraph pointing off to IMDb. It gets into where I come from –...
**Watch it here:** [Acting & Filmography Trailers](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAToZ6-vHEKc&si=TuO-r9HaFKVZpACt) Along with the beginning of Zawles, there was Matthew Paul Gonzales on set, not on stage. That side of the story finally has a proper home. I’ve put together **Acting & Filmography Trailers**, a playlist of official trailers – courtesy of the respective studios and networks...
Swapping the indoor iron for the outdoor bars. Spent the whole winter training inside 3x a week, but now that summer is here, it’s time to touch grass. In this video, I tackle my very first outdoor bar session to check off a lifetime fitness goal: the bar muscle-up. Caught the progression and the first...
Zawles – God Got Me | Raw Acapella Demo | Rhymes Behind The Scenes Behind the glass for the making of my unreleased track, “God Got Me.” No beat, no autotune, no effects—just raw mic vocals, headphone bleed, and the pure process of laying down bars.
ZAWLES takes in a hip-hop beat produced by UBEATZ Production, moving from the car to the beach while vibing, listening, and slowly building lyrics in real time. This visual beat session captures the early creative process — selecting a sound, feeling the rhythm, finding the mood, and letting the words start to form. From driving...
Back Alive: The Story That Shaped ZAWLES is a reflective look at the early music, visuals, and moments that helped define ZAWLES as an independent hip-hop artist and storyteller. Through past clips, music video footage, and personal reflection, ZAWLES revisits the energy behind the Back Alive era — from the message of “I’m Holdin’” to...
“Fame is not the craft. Gaining attention is not the work.” In the latest episode of Being A Working Actor, I’m diving deep into a conversation that every creative—whether you’re holding a script or a mic—needs to hear. We’re breaking down the architecture of a creative life with insights from Robert Downey Jr. on the...
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Being A Working Actor – Episode 3: Getting In Frame “You have to be a cinematographer and an actor to make it in this game.” In this episode, Matthew Gonzales breaks down part of his self-tape setup – using an iPhone 16 Pro Max in cinematic mode, a blue backdrop, box lights, full body slate...