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Mônica Da Silva
Mônica Pinto da Silva Driscoll, known professionally as Mônica da Silva, is a Brazilian American singer-songwriter and musician, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie duo Complicated Animals. Da Silva's sound can be classified as International Fusion, as it is influenced by Brazilian music, namely Bossa Nova, but also incorporates elements of Lounge music, Lounge, Electronica, Indie Pop, Música popular brasileira, MPB, and Worldbeat. Da Silva has released two solo albums ''Miles From Nowhere'' and ''Brasilissima''. Her compositions have been featured in TV & Film, such as the Golden Globe Award winning film Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird (2017), and the Paramount Network series American Woman (TV series), American Woman (2018). Early life Monica da Silva was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to a Brazilian mother and an American father, who met while her father was in the Peace Corps in Belém, Brazil. Because her mother is Brazilian, da Silva has dual Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complicated Animals
Complicated Animals is an indie pop, indie band consisting of Brazilian American vocalist and songwriter Mônica da Silva, and musician and producer Chad Alger. The duo perform in their signature, self-coined "indie nova" genre, which mixes indie pop with Brazilian bossa nova. History Mônica and Chad released their first album together, “Brasilissima”, under Mônica's name in 2011. The album featured songs in both English and Portuguese, and was produced by Chad Alger, with help from Mônica’s brother, Bruce Driscoll (Blondfire, Avicii, Freedom Fry). The first single, “Aí Então” gained attention from music critics and blogs alike, and caught the ear of Jacob Edgar, owner of Cumbancha, Cumbancha Records and resident world music compiler for Putumayo World Music. The track was chosen from “tens of thousands of artists”, to be featured on the Putumayo World Music compilation “Brazilian Beat”. Another track from their CD, the upbeat, psychedelic-inspired “Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |