André Rafael

Musician, singer and composer, André Rafael began developing his musical gift in his youth. At the age of 15 he built up a small rehearsal studio at his parents apartment, and used to play at parties and at some schools festivals with his mates. Afterwhile he joined, as a saxophone player, the band called “Baia & Rock Boys”. In 1994, André was invited, playing keyboard,to join “Rotnitxe” , that became nationally known by the radio hit “Reggae da policia”. The band toured the hole country, that was a great knowledge for his career. When the band broke up, André started to put a up his own band.In 1996, he built up the AR Studios , an audio recording complex that has 3 rooms for recording and mixing , and it is been used since than from artists as Caetano Veloso , Sting , Paralamas do Sucesso , Gal Costa , Gilberto Gil , among others.On the next year he put up the band “Mãe da Rua” , now being the front man. After a year they signed with the label Dubas/WEA to release a re-edition of the first album. Mãe da Rua played at great events in cities as : Florianopolis-SC , Lages –SC , Caxias do Sul-RS , Montes Claros–MG, Ponta Grossa- PR , among others. On the new millennium, André Rafael started his solo career. As a development in his musicality, the artist recorded a surprising album. Keeping his romantic feeling, André turned up the electric guitars sound , mixing it with grooves , strings and horns sections. The result is a pop record that captures also the romantic spirit of the singer. To mix the album , Andre invited Eddie Kramer, a recording engineer that worked with major artists like Kiss, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and many others. Eddie mixed 7 songs.On his secound solo album , “Na manhã do outro dia” , André brings back percussives elements from ‘world music” mixing them with his rock influences , that can be heard in songs as “ A brisa , o vento e o alvo” and “Dúvida”.As a producer , André worked with independents artists and bands , like Down Jones , Poesia de Gaia , Sayowa , Mongol , Taska , and with Marcelo Bonfá , former drummer of Legião Urbana.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4