Producer,BeatMaker,SoundTrack

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: The Moovacido is the project that i'm proud. In this duo, me and my brother plays all the instruments, and we make the videoclipes, the music production, mixing, mastering, releasing, anything.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm producing my own project, a eletroduo with my partner and brother Thiago Brandão, the Moovacido. I'm producing some artists, like Marina Medeiros, Dio Santos, NIKO and Combo X.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: No, I just know this plattform for now.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital. I have all the world in my hands.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I always say I'm going to do the music the way they want. And it always works!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The moment of creation is the most special for me. After that, listen to the opinion of friends and the public.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Can you tune my voice just right? A. Nothing that a melodyne can't do. Do you prefer to record organic drums or drummachine? A. It will depend on the sound you are making. Can you mix and master as well? A. For sure! can you pay for that too? =D

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: That working with music is not work. We spent hours and hours studying to be able to spend hours and hours producing a satisfying track

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What kind of music do you want to produce? which audience do you want to reach? How much do you have to pay for this song?

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: I'd take a guitar, a pot, a machete, a fishing net and something to make a fire.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: As in dropped and naked?

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I've been working with music production since 2010, when I founded the Pernambuco rock band Quarto Astral, recording several albums, conducting national tours, responsible for all the executive production of the band with my brother Thiago Brandão. In 2015 I was responsible for the co-foundation of the production company Câmbio Sonoro Records, which today acts as a recording company for artists in the region of Pernambuco / Brazil. Among the functions performed, personal production, mixing, mastering, recording singles and albums, event production, among the various other functions required within the musical production. In 2019 I started producing soundtracks independently to sound my routine, where I started editing home videos and applying the produced soundtracks. In 2021, my first official material was released as a Soundtrack Producer for the virtual photo exhibition "Os Filhos do Holiday", produced by Pri Farias. In this work, I produced 31 soundtracks to sound each photo in the exhibition, which portrays the daily lives of the residents of the community that existed in the Holiday Building (1950's).

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I always try to get out of conventional creations. Seeking to bring elements that identify me as a producer in each song I produce.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: I'd like to work with some Rappers and Rnb Singers, I really like to do beats in this mood, and it is what I'm looking for.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: I always like to start a musical production using pads or some other keys or with a percussive rhythm that comes to mind. I apply several plugins from waves, and virtual instruments from Spectrasonics and Arturia. A good tip for a more organic bass sound is to double the bass channel, and work the bass and treble separately.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Usually i'm working with some brazilian artists, playing MPB, HipHop, RnB and POP music. And making my own soundtracks.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: I guess that I can do good drums sets. a good flow in drummachines.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I Try to bring brazilian elements to my songs, a percussion, some rhythms, ever with the worldmusic present.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Our Studio we have some controllers, two live drum sets, two high performance notebooks, a acoustic room to record, guitars, electric guitars and bass.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: I'm inspired by the big sound composers, producers and beatmakers, like Hans Zimmer, The Alchemist, Mike Dean,

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I usually make the music production with a little team to my clients.