Fred Castilho - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Fred Castilho inherited the drumming of his father that was a member of Oscar Castro Neves band which played in 1962 at the great Bossa Nova concert in New York city, at the Carnegie Hall. He started his first steps at the age of 15 as a selftaught and kept himself this way until decided to become a professional musician. In 1993, he moved to live between L.A and San Diego and studied and attended many master clinics with great teachers from MIT (Music Institute of Technology), LAMAS(The Los Angels Music and Art) such as Phil Maturano, Efrain Toro, Michael Shapiro, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine, Luis Conte, Cliff Almond, Joey Heredia, Chuck Morris and others, and joined a band called the Brazilian Project and other local bands. Back to Brazil in 1997, he met Seu Jorge and was invited, to join and become a member of a band called Farofa Carioca and since then he has played with several local artists such as Nicolau, RogÃª, Thalma de Freitas, Sergio Loroza, Alexandre Vaz, Baia, Siri, Rita Ribeiro, Gabriel Moura, Seu Jorge among others. While playing with Seu Jorge, he had the opportunity to meet Philippe Baden Powell and after that they started a band that last performed with the great Baden Powell. Nowadays, besides his own projects such as Monobloco (where he also ministers classes as a teacher) and The Frevo Diabo Orchestra, Fred has been playing with several artists like Armando Lobo, Thiago Amud among others...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/13/2008
Band Members: -Frevo Diabo : Arrangements, Armando Lobo; bass, Fernando Silva; Guitar and arrangements, Daniel Marques; Drums Fred Castilho; Trumpet, Leandro. Special guest on the saxophone and Flute Julio Merlino and Carlos Malta.-Philippe Baden Powell and Cai Dentro: Arrangements and Keyboards, Philippe Baden; Bass, Pedro Moraes; Drums, Fred Castilho; Sax, Levi Chaves -The Brazlian Project: Arrangements and Sax, Mario Raposo; Guitar and Acoustic Guitar, Cassio Moura; Bass, Dave Curtis; Piano and Keyboards Lynn Willard; Drums and Percussion Fred Castilho; Percussion, Cassio Duarte
Influences: So many.... but just to name a few:The Dreggs, Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Michael Camilo, Chick Korea, Gary Novak, Luis Avelar, Baden Powell and Philippe Baden Powell, Cliff Almond, Wii Kennedy, Vinnie Colaiuta, Sting, Stewart Copeland, The Police, Peter Gabriel, Omar Hakim, Genesis, Dave Weckl, Neil Peart, Carlos Vega, Steve Gadd, Buddy Rich, Hamilton de Holanda, Marcio Bahia, Nene, Elcio Cafaro, Carlos Bala, Jurim Moreira, Pat Methyne, Richard Bona, Joe Zawinul, Hermeto Pascoal, Carlos Malta and Pife Moderno, Lenine, Spok Frevo Orquestra, Adelson e Augusto Silva, Gilberto Gil, Pupilo and NaÃ§Ã£o Zumbi, Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Egberto Gismonte, MeShell Ndegeocello, Mestre Odilon Costa, Pedro LuÃs e a Parede, JoÃ£o Bosco, Avishai Cohen, Ã‘hengle, Karim Ziad e etc...
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