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Billy Brandão

Still a kid dreamin' about music!

About Me

I’m guitar player/producer/composer from Rio de Janeiro-BRAZIL and I’ve been working with music for 20 years now. Sometimes in my own bands or working as a sideman for other artists.
My first “successful” band was called Buana 4 (back in 89) and we got a record deal with EMI, released a record and even got a hit single as a opening track for a TV soap opera and it was called “Eu só quero ser feliz”. Alongside with me in the band were Maurício Barros , Gian Fabra , and Guilherme Valdetaro (now called “Jongui”).
After the band broke apart I started to play and work with a huge variety of artists and different music styles (from pop/rock to MPB). A short list of those artists will include Moska , Marisa Monte , Ana Carolina , Lobão , Orlando Morais , Zeca Baleiro , Martinho da Vila , Margareth Menezes , Patty Pravo (Itália) , The Flaying Club (EUA) , GNR (Portugal) , and Frejat , who I’m currently on tour.
As a composer I have several songs that I co-wrote and recorded with great artists like Fausto Fawcett , Lobão , and Moska , and with the last one I’m proud to be his partner (having written the lyrics for) in his most popular song "O Último Dia" .
Meanwhile douring the late 90’ I put togheter another band with two close friends and very talented musicians: Bruno Migliari , and Humberto Barros . That band was called “Mizifios” and it sounded a bit like a mixture of many different pop/rock influences that we had blended with Brazilian rhythms (some of the songs are in the playlist and you can check it out for yourselves!).
Alongside I still manage to make time to work producing other artists like Cris Braun in her beautiful record ”Atemporal” , Kelly Key , and Tânia Maya (to name a few).
Gente, atendendo a pedidos coloco aqui uma lista dos CDs/DVDs que participei como músico e/ou produtor. Ainda está incompleta pois alguns discos ainda estão para sair e também porque (sinceramente) eu posso ter esquecido de algum,... rs,...
Discografia (por ordem alfabética)
Adriana Maciel Dez canções (2008)
Ana Carolina Ana Carolina (1999)/ Estampado (2003)/ Dois Quartos (2007)
Bad Girls Bad Girls (1993)
Beto Brown Banzé (2005)
Buana 4 Buana 4 (1989)
Cabruêra O Samba da minha terra (2004)
Cecília Spyer Repara (2004)
Cláudio Henrique Número 2 (2004)
Cláudio Infante Tempo (2005)
Corredor X Corredor X (2006)
Cris Braun Cuidado com Pessoas como Eu (1997)/ Atemporal (2005)
Daniela Mercury “Mutante” (Single) (2002)
Engenheiros do Hawaii Minuano (1997)
Eugenio Dale “Sexo, amor e traição” (Trilha do filme) (2004)
Fausto Fawcett e Falange Moulin Rouge Básico Instinto (1994)
Flying Club (EUA) Far and away (2006)
Fernando Solano Fernando Solano (2001)
Fernando Perillo Amores (2004)
Frejat Lendas Brasileiras (2003)/ Superfantástico-Quando eu era criança (2003)
George Israel Distorções do meu jardim (2007)
Gessinger Trio Gessinger Trio (1996)
GNR (Portugal) Pop Less (2000)/ Do Lado dos Cisnes (2001)
Jay Vaquer Você não me conhece (2005)
Karyme Hass Karyme Hass (2003)
Katia B Katia B (1999)
Kelly Key Kelly Key (2005)
Leoni Leoni (1994)
Lobão Nostalgia da Modernidade (1995)/ Casa de Samba (ao Vivo) (1997)
Luka Sem resposta (2006)
Marcos Nabuco A ponte (2004)
Marisa Monte “A Sua” (Single) (2001)
Mariana Baltar Uma dama também quer se divertir (2006)
Martinho da Vila Do Brasil e do mundo (2007)
Milene Rodrigues Milene Rodrigues (2002)
Mu Chebabi Mu Chebabi (2000)
Orlando Morais A rota do indivíduo (1991)/ Agora (1996)/ “Dona Bárbara" (Trilha sonora) (1998)/ 7 Vidas (1999)/ Na Paz (2000)/ Tudo certo (2003)/ Tempo bom (2005)
Patty Pravo (Itália) Patty Pravo (2002)
Paulinho Moska Vontade (1994)/ Pensar é fazer Música (1995)/ Contrasenso (1997)/ Através do espelho (ao Vivo no "Rival") (1997)/ Tudo novo de novo (2003)
Paulo Ricardo Rock Popular Brasileiro (1995)/ O Amor me Escolheu (1997)/ La cruz e la espada (1998)/ Paulo Ricardo (2000)
Personagens Ritmo e poesia (1996)
Pierre Aderne Pierre Aderne (1998)
Plínio Profeta Volume 1 (2007)
Rafaella Mana (2004)
Renato Russo Presente (2003)
Rodrigo Bittencourt
Sublimes Sublimes (1993)
Tânia Maya Tânia Maya (2003)
Veneta (inédito) (2008)
Zeca Baleiro Baladas do Asfalto (2005)
Zizi Possi Passione (1998)
DVD’s:
Ana Carolina Estampado (2003)
Frejat Concertos MPBR (2002)
Marisa Monte Memórias, Crônicas & Declarações de Amor (2001)
Renato Russo Uma celebração (2006)
Produtor/co-produtor:
Cris Braun Atemporal (2005)
Corredor X Corredor X (2006)
Fernando Solano Fernando Solano (2001)
George Israel Distorções do meu jardim (2007)
Kelly Key Kelly Key (2005)
Tânia Maya Tânia Maya (2003)
Veneta (inédito) (2008)
Trilhas:
“Rolimã” (Teatro-1994) (Autor/produtor musical)
“Nome próprio” (Filme de Murilo Salles 2007) (Guitarrista)


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Member Since: 2/9/2008
Band Website: orkut.com:80/Community.aspx?cmm=227397
Band Members: In the songs "O joio do trigo" , "Solidão" , "Acorda Careca" , "Menina esquisita" the musicians are:

Billy Brandão (Guitar, lead singing, samples and programing)
Humberto Barros (Keyboards, backing vocals, samples and programing)
Bruno Migliari (Bass, backing vocals)

In "Bom dia" :

Billy Brandão (Electric and acoustic guitars)
Cris Braun (Lead singing)
Paula Toller (Lead singing)
Bruno Migliari (Upright bass)
Eduardo Lyra (Percussion)

In "O Último Dia" :

Paulinho Moska (Lead vocals/Acustic guitar)
Billy Brandão (Electric guitar)
Bruno Migliari (Upright bass)
Marcelinho da Costa (Drums)
Mú Carvalho (Keyboards)
Firmino (Percussion)

(Previously unreleased live version! Recorded in 1998 in "Teatro Leblon-RJ")
Influences: It's just too many!! But let me try to remember some of the most important:

Beatles , Gilberto Gil , Frank Zappa , Hermeto Pascoal , Jackson do Pandeiro , Miles Davies , Led Zepplin , Chico Buarque , Tom Jobim , AC/DC , Novos Baianos , James Brown , Jimi Hendrix , Living Color , Itamar Asumpção , David Fiuckzinsky , Jorge Ben , Karnak , Jeff Beck , Lenine , Lulu Santos , Beck , Fiona Apple , Mutantes , Ani di Franco , Rita Lee , Asian Dub Foundation , Robertinho de Recife , Bob Marley , Mozart , Dave Brubeck , Jeff Buckley , Tom Morelo , Prince , ZZ Top ,... ahhh,.. there are soooo many!

But most of all,..

By all of the wonderfull mucisians I've been blessed to play and work with!

:-)
Sounds Like: Everything and every one that I mentioned above just mixed toghether,..

Try to blend Frank Zappa and James Brown ,..

Or maybe putting some of Jobim's melodies or perhaps Chico Buarque's lyrics into a Led Zepplin's or Jackson do Pandeiro's groove,...

Well,.. I know it really sounds pretentious, and I'm NOT saying that DO SOUND like those guys, but it's just what I am trying to achieve,..

:-)
Record Label: Não
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Na estrada

Bem, como eu imagino que todos (ou quase) aqui estejam interessados na música e na vida "na estrada" resolvi fazer desse Blog um pequeno diário contando como é realmente a vida de um músico trabalhand...
Posted by Billy Brandão on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:34:00 PST