Born in São Paulo on July 18, 1976, family musical
heritage, Marcelo had his first contact with a musical
instrument at 10 years old when he began to play the guitar
with his father at home.
In elementary school he participated in several artistic
and sports activities. Later, he became part of L.A.A. (Artistic
Activities Laboratory) which actually began his detailed
studies of guitar with Olília Martins teacher.
In the laboratory, he was part of the choir as a musician
in various musicals, including the Mummers spectacle and
some adaptations of Broadway.
At age 12 he won his first guitar from his parents, but
didn’t dedicate to the instrument, because he was
involved in sports activities of school, handball team,
where he stayed until the end of his course. During this
period, Marcelo also became interested in basketball, when
he played for several clubs in the city.
Later, at 14, his interest for music resurfaces. Through
an activity of Nichiren Buddhism, Marcelo and some colleagues
made an acoustic number at a meeting of lecture where he
rescued all his enthusiasm for art. Months later, the same
activity was repeated, but now with equipment of a real
band!
On this occasion he discovered his father's instrument,
the bass. After this episode, Marcelo didn’t stop
with music. Even at 14, he taught guitar and invested his
money in equipment, always with his father's encouragement.
At age 16 he had his band, where he worked in pubs with
pop rock repertoire. Later, he began acting as Sideman of
various artists of different styles of MPB.
At 18, after the military service, he went on tour in Mato
Grosso do Sul with country music singers. This experience
was very significant in his career, due to the seriousness
of the work. At that time, he shared the stage with very
experienced people (life and musically). When he returned
to São Paulo, resumed its activities in nightclubs
and also began recording in studios.
Recording with several arrangers, Marcelo also became interested
in arrangements. Studying with Pollaco and Mozart Mello,
he deepened in harmony and improvisation.
Interested in keyboard and percussion instruments, he began
his career as an arranger. Producing several albums of independent
artists, Marcelo began to exercise basic arrangements for
strings, for horns and voices.
He worked a little period on TV where he worked as sideman
of numerous artists, including Fafa Belém, Wanderley
Cardoso, Ovelha, Paulo Ricardo, Jair Rodrigues, Emilinha
Borba, Altemar Dutra Jr., Agnaldo Timoteo, Tinoco, Almir
Rogério and many others . During this period, he
decided to make an orchestration course with Maestro Paulo
Maron.
After this phase, still in the studio, he entered the field
of advertising as instrumentalist and arranger, and even
today performs several recordings in various styles.
With all experience in dance bands, accompanying artists,
studio recordings, live recordings, festivals and musical
productions with various sonorities, Marcelo found himself
prepared to write the songs for his first CD, entitled "Som
do Universo", where he gathered sounds of New Age with
progressive and orchestral elements. His own work was undoubtedly
his greatest professional achievement.
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