Tupiniquin at Tapas Bar – São Paulo

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Tupiniquin will be opening a monthly (©urve)music™ night at Tapas Club (1246 Rua Augusta, São Paulo) this Wednesday at 11pm. The idea behind this evening is that once a month, one of our artists will play a gig and invite a special guest to support him. If you love Tupiniquin and want to know more about his very special guest, the only thing I can tell you is to be in front of Tapas this Wednesday…and every wednesday after that… If like us, you are based in London and don’t have the extra cash just to fly over to Brazil for a gig, we have got some very good news for you! Tupiniquin and all other (©urve)music™ artists are now broadcasting their live events online, check out their Myspace Pages!

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Estelle Rubio in Vogue UK – London

Estelle Rubio (formerly know as StellaR) has a whole page dedicated to her in the May Edition of Vogue UK (Well with her model looks, it had to happen!) She gives you her own very secret tips about shopping online for you to read about before you are able to listen to her debut Ep which will be out very soon!!! It will feature four tracks seeing her develop her acoustic latin side but also her big base electronic alter-ego. So watch out her MySpace!

Dr.K’s music in Reebok advertisement – London

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We are very proud to be able to announce that ‘Everybody Have a Good Time’ taken from the album SwingSambaLounge will be featured on the next web-advertisement of the brand that fits you on and off the field, yes we are talking Reebok here! This latin swing/ breakbeat track reflects perfectly the creativity that Reebok is renowned for! We thank them enormously for giving us the opportunity to represent them on the music level (and no we’re not just saying that because we want to be on TV next time…)

Slim Rimografia releases taster of his forthcoming album – São Paulo

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After having spent a few weeks recording new tracks in (©urve)studios™ in Rome, Slim Rimografia is releasing for your ears only a taster, Canto de Vitória, which will be released on his new album due for this summer. So for you fans and for those of you who yet have to discover Brazil’s most promising Hip-Hop act, head straight to his MySpace to listen to those tunes!

Nego Moçambique

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If you like to boogie, this is a must-have for you. Breakbeat and electro are the basis of Nego’s sound, but don’t be fooled, he is Brazilian after all, so be prepared for a twist in each of his crafty compositions! Nego was put straight to work as (©urve)music™’s music fits so well with the Rio Breaks project, that after picking Dr.K up, they have asked for a track from newly-signed Nego Moçambique! On hearing about this proposal, Nego didn’t say a word, he went straight to his studio and composed a tailor-made funky carioca track and let me tell you, it sounds great!

Renato d’Aiello is set to release a new Jazz album – London

Our very own Sax Master improviser (this is not just us blowing our trumpet but Jazz UK review talking about Renato) is set to release his first digital album ‘Between Two Worlds’ which sees him work with a Brazilian trio featuring Roberto Taufic, Gilson Silveira and Neji Portillo. Coming to charm your senses this summer! If you want to see him live, check out his MySpace as he will be playing numerous concerts from now and during the whole of this summer all around Europe.

Newly Signed Fossil + O Jardim das Horas – São Paulo/Fortaleza

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Fossil: This instrumental formation was formed back in 2004 and their sound makes a direct reference to soundtracks. They are very ambient so shut your eyes and you will fall and get lost in a movie. Heavy on impro, you won’t hear twice the same track so treat yourself and head over to one of their numerous gigs!

O Jardim das Horas: This Alternative Pop/Rock band is led by the beautiful voice of Laya Lopes with Carlos Gadelha on guitar and Raphael Haluli on bass. They describe their sound as a result of the influences of electronica, Brazilian, experimental, rock, poetry, fine arts and dance. That certainly got us interested!

Comodoro

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This incendiary Punk Rock band will have you head-banging all night!!! And yes, you did read us correctly, we said Punk Rock, you never thought we would pull that one off now did you! From The Ramones to Queens of The Stone Age whilst embracing Hard Rock, this is for the tattooed leather jacket wearing type! Definitely not for the faint-hearted!!!

Ebinho Cardoso

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Welcome to one of Brazil’s best Bassist’s world! Ebinho will enchant you with his alternative jazz sound, all based around his refined electric bass playing. And if you ever decided to have a go at playing the electric bass, this young man has already written a book to help you achieve your goals!

Thiago Corrêa – Porto Alegre

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Thiago brings you the sound of Samba-Rock, a mixture of joy and rebellion! For those of you who haven’t heard of Samba-Rock, it was a musical ideology that arose around 50 years ago and that is still truly alive all over Brazil. In his debut album, he magically blends the legacy of Jorge Ben and Chico Buarque with that of the likes of Chuck Berry! To get us non-natives accustomed to this new sound, Thiago had this brilliant idea of covering well-known songs in Samba-Rock style that you can download for free on his website!

Tupiniquin and Agencia Produtora – São Paulo

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We are proud to announce that as from the beginning of December, all
Tupiniquin’s gigs and PR in Brazil will be taken care of by the biggest and most important Booking Agency in Brazil: Agencia Produtora.
We were happy to see “Made In São Paulo” chart in the South Korean Top10 after its October release. Not only did the album chart well, the single “João do Caminhão” got to number 2 and stayed there for 6 weeks, just behind one of Brazil’s big boys, quite impressive for an Indie release!
And if you were lucky enough to be in Spain lately, maybe you strolled in one of the FNAC shops and heard Tupiniquin on the playlist in Madrid and Barcelona.

Slim Rimografia will be playing at the Music’s Industry most renowned trade show, MIDEM09 – Cannes

Slim Rimografia

One of Brazil’s most innovative Hip-Hop artist, Slim Rimografia, has been invited by BM&A (Brazilian Music & Arts) to perform at the Brazilian Stand inside the Palais des Festivals on the 20/01/2009.
Thanks to the release of his double debut release “Financeiramente Pobre & Introspectivo”, he got the attention of Australia’s up & coming Female Hip-Hop act, KillaQueenz for which he has produced two fantastic tracks.
As you all know he has been working for quite a while now with one of USA’s Masters of innovation, Mr Clutchy Hopkins. You are now able to hear what fantastic sound this collaboration has brought by listening to “Paz” on Slim’s Myspace!

Lucio K aka Dr.K is welcoming the New Year with a new album and is featured in the film “Rio Breaks” – Los Angeles

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Berimbêiss, track taken from SwingSambaLounge will be featured as the opening and closing title to the film “Rio Breaks” by American director Justin Mitchell. Vince Medeiros, Editor-in-chief of “Huck Magazine” co-wrote
and co-produced the film.
Lucio K has just finished his latest album “Misturada”. Following the success inside the world of “connoisseurs”, including Senor Coconut, of his debut release SwingSambaLounge, Lucio has this time composed a completely original album for you to dance to. Beginning of 2009 will see it being released.

(©urve)studio has opened its doors in Italy – Rome

We are very happy to be able to announce that our studios in Rome are now open and working (Slim Rimografia and Lavoura) since the beginning of October. Our studios can be enjoyed for recording, mixing, mastering, and video post-production. Also from the offices of our Studios, our New Media Department lead by Aldo e Za®o Azzaro is happily working.

Realejo’s debut release, “Kinobox” – Fortaleza, Brazil

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Dustan Gallas, producer & composer for today’s most innovative artists in Brazil’s music scene has joined Danilo Carvalho, Rian Batista and Denilson Lopes to create Realejo. In “Kinobox”, they revisit classics like “Tico Tico” from Carmen Miranda, one of Brazil’s most influential international stars. The album is composed of 12 tracks inviting you on a journey from classic jazz up to 80’s pop. The result is quite simply unique; there is a very cinematic feel to the whole album with lounge improvisations on “Café da Praia” and Brazil’s Northern rhythms on tracks such as “Urbano”. But instead of reading about our opinion, why don’t you put those earphones on and enjoy the melodies!