About Me
Brazilian native Alberto Netto grew up playing in samba groups, batucada reunions, and escola de samba rehearsals on the streets of his hometown of Santos. Alberto Netto was self-taught on the drumset. He performed with many Brazilian music and jazz combos in Santos and São Paulo - Brazil. Later, Alberto studied with Brazilian masters including Realcino "Nenê" Lima, Zé Eduardo Nazário and Duda Neves who encouraged him to come to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Alberto was awarded with a scholarship and graduated in 1993. At Berklee he Studied with Skip Hadden, Joe Hunt, John Ramsay, Steve Wilkes, Hal Crook, Ed Tomassi, Herb Pomeroy among others. Alberto Netto is now Assistant Professor in the percussion department at Berklee. He has performed and/or recorded with many talents, including Claudio Roditti, Aaron Scott, Skip Hadden, Matt Johnson, Alain Mallet, Aaron Goldberg, Luciana Souza, Luiz Arruda Paes Big Band, Chico Gomes and the David Costa Quintet. He has appeared in concerts and clinics in South America, Europe and North America.About Brazilian Rhythms Book:
"Alberto Netto has created a wonderful sourcebook for understanding the history of Brazilian drumming. Netto's fluid drumset playing and clearly stated text results in a gem of a book."
-Modern Drummer (4 out of 5 stars)"A masterful book on Brazilian rhythms. Alberto's expertise on the subject is conveyed brilliantly. Clearly stated, concise, easily accessible. A wealth of information all will understand."
-Aaron Scott, drummer, composer, educator"This is an excellent approach to Brazilian drumming, showing how the rhythms are played by a full Brazilian percussion section as well as how they can be adapted to drum set. The background info is interesting and concise."
-Rick Mattingly, author of The Drummer's Time"Excellent! These great grooves, clear and concise exercises and a cultural/historical perspective all add up to a must have book on the music and rhythms of Brazil."
-Skip Hadden, professor, Berklee College of Music, drummer, clinician and author of World Fusion Drumming"An exceptional book by an exceptional musician and educator! With his open-heart approach in this book, he reveals the foundation of Brazilian Rhythms in such a way that I am sure will enlighten the readers and be a source of inspiration for all of us."
-Cyro Baptista (composer, multipercussionist)"This book is a great source of information about Brazilian rhythms. I am sure that students and musicians everywhere will find it very valuable."
-Luciana Souza, singer and composer"This book is the fruit of much hard work and research by drummer-percussionist Alberto Netto. It covers a lot of Brazilian soil that I believe can help a wide range of musicians interested in Brazilian music."
-Claudio Roditi, jazz trumpet artist
