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São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
,
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) is a Brazilian composer, musician and
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er.


Biography

He grew up in São Paulo influenced by a wide range of music, ranging from psychedelic music to classical, hip-hop, Brazilian and electronic music. He started composing at the age of 15 using a computer and a MIDI controller and his main instruments since then have been the piano, synthesizer, drums and computer. Sound manipulation, using different sources, became a hallmark of his work, bringing him closer to electronic music and experimentalism. He began his professional career in the late 1990s as a music producer and sound engineer. At the beginning of the first decade of the 2000s, he began producing soundtracks for theater plays, as well as performing them live. In 2005, he joined the Companhia de Ópera Seca, directed by Gerald Thomas, being responsible for the composition, sound design and live performance of the soundtracks. In 2006 he started his film career with the documentary ''Days in Sintra'' as composer, sound editor and sound
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. His work on the
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earned him two nominations for The 3rd Platino Awards For Iberoamerican Cinema (2016), and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina (2015), respectively, as well as three prizes of Best Sound Design at the Brazilia Film Festival (2010 and 2013) and Gramado Festival (2013). He is best known for his work with directors
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...

Marcela Lordy
Bruno Safadi e Eryk Rocha. As a musician he is part of the Brazilian electronic duo NU (abbreviation for Naked Universe), alongside the singer and songwriter Ligiana Costa. Since 2016 he has been the director of SONIDERIA, a label and studio specialized in original music and sound post-production for TV and Cinema based in São Paulo.


Filmography


As composer

* 2022: Lilith ''(dir. Bruno Safadi)'' * 2022: Quando Falta O Ar ''(dir. Ana Petta, Helena Petta)'' * 2020: O Livro dos Prazeres ''(dir. Marcela Lordy)'' * 2020: Gabriel Medina ''(dir. Henrique Daniel)'' * 2019: I Owe You a Letter About Brazil ''(dir. Carol Benjamin)'' * 2019: Niède ''(dir. Tiago Tambelli)'' * 2018: Vozes de Paracatú e Bento ''(dir.
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...
)'' * 2018: O Pequeno Mal ''(dir. Lucas Camargo de Barros e Nicolás Zetune)'' * 2018: Parque Oeste ''(dir. Fabiana Assis)'' * 2018: Ser O Que Se É ''(dir. Marcela Lordy)'' * 2018: Babel SP (Série) ''(dir. André Amparo)'' * 2018: Elegy of a Crime ''(dir.
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)'' * 2018: The Cotton Wool War ''(dir. Cláudio Marques e Marília Huges)'' * 2017: A Terra Treme ''(dir.
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...
)'' * 2017: Sultry / Mormaço ''(dir. Marina Meliande)'' * 2017: Los Territorios ''(dir. Ivan Granovsky)'' * 2016: Two Irenes / As Duas Irenes ''(dir. Fábio Meira)'' * 2016: Maresia ''(dir. Marcos Guttmann)'' * 2016: Amores Líquidos ''(dir. Jorane Castro)'' * 2016: The City of The Future / A Cidade do Futuro ''(dir. Cláudio Marques e Marília Huges)'' * 2015: 5 Vezes Chico, O Velho e sua Gente (''dir. Eduardo Nunes, Camilo Cavalcanti, Eduardo Goldenstein, Ana Rieper, Gustavo Spolidoro)'' * 2014: Lygia Clark in Nova York ''(dir. Daniela Thomas)'' * 2014: Com os Punhos Cerrados ''(dir. Pedro Diógenes, Luis Pretti e Ricardo Pretti)'' * 2014: Hannya ''(dir. Diogo Hayashi)'' * 2013: Venice 70: Future Reload ''(dir.
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...
)'' * 2013: After the Rain / Depois da Chuva ''(dir. Cláudio Marques e Marília Huges)'' * 2013: Éden ''(dir. Bruno Safadi)'' * 2013: Pinta ''(dir. Jorge Alencar)'' * 2012: Elena ''(dir.
Petra Costa Petra Costa (born 8 July 1984) is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. In 2020, her documentary film ''The Edge of Democracy'' was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards ...
)'' * 2011: Paralelo 10 ''(dir. Silvio Da-Rin)'' * 2011: O Enigma do HU ''(dir. Pedro Urano e Joana Traub Cseko)'' * 2009: Undertow Eyes / Olhos de Ressaca ''(dir.
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)'' * 2008: Terras ''(dir. Maya Da-Rin)'' * 2008: Days in Sintra / Diário de Sintra ''(dir. Paula Gaitán)''


As sound designer and/or re-recording mixer

* 2023: A Vida Pela Frente ''(Série)'' * 2023: A Mulher Sem Chão ''(dir. Débora McDowell, Auritha Tabajara)'' * 2022: Lilith ''(dir. Bruno Sáfadi)'' * 2022: Quando Falta O Ar ''(dir. Ana Petta, Helena Petta)'' * 2021: Salamandra ''(dir. Alex Carvalho)'' * 2020: De Dora, Por Sara (dir. Sara Antunes) * 2020: Sobradinho ''(dir. Marília Hughes Guerreiro, Cláudio Marques)'' * 2020: Mulher Oceano ''(dir. Djin Sganzerla)'' * 2020: O Livro dos Prazeres ''(dir
Marcela Lordy
'' * 2020: HARD ''(Série, dir. Rodrigo Meirelles)'' *2020: Ecstasy ''(dir. Moara Passoni)'' *2020: Gabriel Medina ''(dir. Henrique Daniel)'' *2020: Elas No Singular ''(Série, dir. Fabrizia Pinto)'' *2019: I Owe You A Letter About Brazil ''(dir. Carol Benjamin)'' *2019: Tuã Ingugu (Olhos D'agua) ''(dir. Daniela Thomas)'' *2019: Miragem ''(dir. Eryk Rocha)'' *2019: Tantas Almas ''(dir. Nicolás Rincón Gille)'' 2008: Diário de Sintra ''(dir. Paula Gaitán)'' * 2019: Niède ''(dir. Tiago Tambelli)'' * 2018: A Cidade No Brasil (Série) * 2018: Deslembro ''(dir. Flávia Castro)'' * 2018: Vozes de Paracatú e Bento ''(dir.
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...
)'' * 2018: O Pequeno Mal ''(dir. Lucas Camargo de Barros e Nicolas Thomé Zetune)'' * 2018: Parque Oeste ''(dir. Fabiana Assis)'' * 2018: Ser O Que Se É ''(dir
Marcela Lordy
'' * 2018: Babel SP (Série, ''dir. André Amparo)'' * 2018: Luna ''(dir. Cris Azzi)'' * 2018: Elegy of a Crime ''(dir.
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)'' * 2017: A Terra Treme ''(dir.
Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; ; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His List of awards and nomina ...
)'' * 2017: Sultry / Mormaço ''(dir. Mariana Meliande)'' * 2017:
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' ''(dir. Pablo Giorgelli)'' * 2017: Strasbourg * 2017: Los Territorios ''(dir. Iván Granovsky)'' * 2016: Malícia ''(dir. Jimi Figueiredo)'' * 2016: Amores Líquidos ''(dir. Jorane Castro)'' * 2016: Pedro Osmar: A Liberdade que se Conquista ''(dir. Rodrigo T. Marques, Eduardo Consinni)'' * 2016: Entre Idas e Vindas ''(dir. José Eduardo Belmonte)'' * 2016: The City of The Future / A Cidade do Futuro ''(dir. Cláudio Marques e Marília Huges)'' * 2016: Cinema Novo ''(dir. Eryk Rocha)'' * 2015: Futuro de Junho ''(dir.
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)'' * 2015: 5 Vezes Chico, O Velho e sua Gente ''(dir. Ana Rieper, Eduardo Nunes, Gustavo Spolidoro, Camilo Cavalcante, Eduardo Goldenstein)'' * 2015: Boi Neon ''(dir. Gabriel Mascaro)'' * 2015: O Prefeito ''(dir. Bruno Safadi)'' * 2015: Paulina ''(dir. Santiago Mitre)'' * 2015: El Aula Vacía ''(dir.
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, Flávia Castro, Mariana Chenillo, MAIS...)'' * 2015: Tropykaos ''(dir. Daniel Lisboa)'' * 2014: O Fim de Uma Era ''(dir. Bruno Safadi, Ricardo Pretti)'' * 2014: Lygia Clark in Nova York ''(dir. Daniela Thomas)'' * 2014: Com os Punhos Cerrados ''(dir. Ricardo Pretti, Luiz Pretti, Pedro Diógenes)'' * 2014: Dominguinhos ''(dir. Mariana Aydar, Eduardo Nazarian, Joaquim Castro)'' * 2014: Hannya (''dir. Diogo Hayashi'') * 2013: Exilados do Vulcão ''(dir. Paula Gaitán)'' * 2013: Venice 70: Future Reload * 2013: After the Rain / Depois da Chuva ''(dir. Cláudio Marques e Marília Huges)'' * 2013: O Uivo da Gáita ''(dir. Bruno Safadi)'' * 2013: Éden ''(dir. Bruno Safadi)'' * 2013: Pinta ''(dir. Jorge Alencar)'' * 2012: Elena ''(dir.
Petra Costa Petra Costa (born 8 July 1984) is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. In 2020, her documentary film ''The Edge of Democracy'' was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards ...
)'' * 2012: Os Barcos ''(dir. Caetano Gotardo e Thaís de Almeida Prado)'' * 2012: Jards ''(dir. Eryk Rocha)'' * 2011: Passagens ''(dir. Thaís de Almeida Prado)'' * 2011: Paralelo 10 ''(dir. Silvio Da-Rin)'' * 2011: O Enigma do HU ''(dir. Pedro Urano e Joana Traub Cseko)'' * 2010: Exercice du Regarde ''(dir. Thaís de Almeida Prado e Edson Secco)'' * 2010: Náufragos ''(dir. Matheus Rocha e Gabriela Amaral)'' * 2010: O Plantador de Quiabos ''(dir. Coletivo Santa Madeira)'' * 2010: Transeunte ''(dir. Eryk Rocha)'' * 2010: Vale dos Esquecidos ''(dir. Maria Raduan)'' * 2009: Undertow Eyes / Olhos de Ressaca ''(dir.
Petra Costa Petra Costa (born 8 July 1984) is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. In 2020, her documentary film ''The Edge of Democracy'' was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards ...
)'' * 2008: Terras ''(dir. Maya Da-Rin)'' * 2008: Days in Sintra / Diário de Sintra ''(dir. Paula Gaitán)''


Discography


Studio albums

*Plástico Bolha, 2004, SONIDERIA *Asfaltaram a Terra, 2006, SONIDERIA *Rainha Mentira, 2007, SONIDERIA *Waste in Music, 2007, SONIDERIA *Diário de Sintra, 2007, SONIDERIA *Floresta Fantástica, 2008, SONIDERIA *Terras, 2009, SONIDERIA *Corrosivo, 2010, SONIDERIA *O Ovo e a Galinha 2010, SONIDERIA *Noisy Jam, 2010, SONIDERIA *Anger, 2011, SONIDERIA *Passagens, 2011, SONIDERIA *Licht + Licht, 2012, SONIDERIA *Brincar de Pensar, 2012, SONIDERIA *Paralelo 10, 2012, SONIDERIA *Nijinsky, Casamento com Deus, 2012, SONIDERIA *Remote Heart, 2012, SONIDERIA *5x Chico, 2015, SONIDERIA *NU (Naked Universe), 2015, Tratore *As Duas Irenes, 2016, SONIDERIA *A Dor, 2016, SONIDERIA *Secas, 2016, SONIDERIA *Pulso, 2016, SONIDERIA *ZÉ (Single), 2017, Tratore / SONIDERIA *So, I looked for you in every memory, 2019, SONIDERIA *Rô-bots, 2019, SONIDERIA


Theater


As composer and sound designer

2023 * Águas do Mundo ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno)'' * Aquário com Peixes ''(dir
Marcela Lordy
'' 2022 * Play Beckett ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno)'' * Diabinho e Outras Peças ''(dir. Guto Portugal)'' 2016 * Pulso ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno) - São Paulo/Brazil'' * A Dor ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2014 * Brincar de Pensar ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno) - São Paulo/Brazil'' * RÓZA ''(dir. Martha Kiss Perrone e Joana Levi) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2012 * Nijinsky, Marriage with God ''(dir. Andrés Pérez Barrera) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2011 * Remote Project ''(dir. Carolina Bonfim) - Barcelona/Spain'' 2010 * Chaux (Les Chemins du Sel) ''(dir. Coletivo Corrosivo) - Arc-et-Senans/France'' * O Ovo e a Galinha ''(dir. Vanessa Bruno) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2009 * Olhares entre Caldeiras ''(dir. Coletivo Corrosivo) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2008 * ''Blog Soup Opera: "O Cão que Insultava as Mulheres, Kepler, The Dog!"'' ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - with: Fabiana Gugli - Additional Music'' 2007 * ''Queen Liar'' (Rainha Mentira) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - Brazil and Argentina'' * ''Luartrovado'' ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - a funk opera adapted from
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's " Pierrot Lunaire" SESC Pinheiros June 2007'' * ''Breve Interrupção'' ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - performed at Satyrianas 2007, produced by Cia. de Teatro Os Satyros.'' 2006 * ''Earth in Trance'' (Terra em Trânsito) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - São Paulo/Brazil and La MaMa E.T.C., NYC'' * ''Asphalt over a Kiss'' (Asfaltaram o Beijo) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - São Paulo/Brazil'' * ''A Cube of Ice in Flames'' (Um Bloco de Gelo em Chamas) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - São Paulo/Brazil'' * ''Ashes in the Freezer'' (Brasas no Congelador) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - São Paulo/Brazil'' 2005 * ''A Circus of Kidneys and Livers'' (Um Circo de Rins e Fígados) ''(dir. Gerald Thomas) - starring Marco Nanini - Brazil and
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Dance


As composer, sound designer, performer

2012 * Remote Project - New York City/USA 2008 * Waste In Process III - São Paulo/Brazil 2007 * Waste In Process II - Stockholm/Sweden 2006 * Waste In Process I -
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Exhibitions


As composer and sound designer

2016 * Santos Dumont na Coleção Brasiliana Itaú - Instituto Itaú Cultural / São Paulo / Brasil 2014 * Here. Now. Where? - 5th Biennale of Marrakech / Marrocos * Ocupação Zuzu Angel- Instituto Itaú Cultural / São Paulo / Brasil


2011

* Stuffinablank - Noises In The Void / Barcelona / Espanha 2010 * Ocupação Rogério Sganzerla - Instituto Itaú Cultural / São Paulo / Brasil 2008 * H2Olhos - Instituto Itaú Cultural / São Paulo / Brasil 2007 * Imagem da Imagem - Instituto Itaú Cultural / São Paulo / Brasil


Awards


References


External links


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