The Berman Brothers are the record production duo of siblings Frank and Christian Berman.

Early life

The Bermans grew up in Riesenbeck,

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Careers

In 2006, the Bermans created and co-produced the album '' Rhythms del Mundo'', with

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musicians including

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and

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of the

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, and US and UK artists such as U2,

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, Jack Johnson,

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, Franz Ferdinand,

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, and others. '' Rhythms del Mundo'' was released in over 61 countries and received sales awards. The project is in aid of Artists Project Earth (APE), which lends support for natural disaster relief and climate change awareness. The Berman Brothers have created remixes for

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and have produced records for

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, and Sophie B Hawkins. In 2014, the Bermans released '' Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection''; it sets the music of jazz classics to samba and bossa nova arrangements. Artists include

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Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player an ...

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

Nina Simone Nina Simone ( ; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and po ...

, and

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. The Studio Rio version of "

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" by

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was featured on the 2014

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World Cup Album One Love, One Rhythm. The song was also used during the

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soccer World Cup coverage. Their music has been used in television and film advertisements for

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, and

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. Their songs have been used in the films '' Miss Congeniality'' and '' Parent Trap'' as well as in the television series ''

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References

External links

The Berman Brothers on Discogs including Discography

The Berman Brothers on Albumcredits.com including Discography

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