Leo Alves Vieira (Acoustic Guitar, Programming, Clarinet in Bb, Flutes, Drums, Percussion, Voice etc.) and, ocasionaly: Júlia Mendes Selles (Voice, Violins). Quarteto de Cordas da Grota (String Quartet). Juan Antonio Nieto (Programming). Pedro Pagnuzzi (mixing, production and artwork).
RECYCLED Music vol. 2 LeftKicks (España) Robertino Metral (Argentina) Explanatory Filter (Belgica) Lattenzia (Argentina) Leo Alves Vieira (Brasil) DTach (Argentina) Gerardo Figueroa (Chile) Gomez (Argentina) Mikrohaus Studio (Argentina) Vilches (Argentina) One Lucid Dream (EEUU) Ora Orade Shitori egumo (Japan)
Influences
Those are influences and musicians that i admire: Gyorgy Ligeti, Pixinguinha, Chico Buarque de Holanda, Penderecki, Zbigniew Preisner, Villa-Lobos, Edgard Varèse, Tom Jobim, Stockhausen, Steve Reich, John Cage, Phillip Glass, Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Vivaldi, Aphex Twin, Rodolfo Caesar, Marisa Rezende, Alexandre Shubert, Yahn Wagner, Paulo Dantas, Marcos Campello, Olavo Vianna and Victor Neves (Paralax), Marco Vinício Nogueira, Genesis, Mario Travassos, Led Zeppelin, Cynic, Ismael Silva, Noel Rosa, Friendly Bears, Elma, Mr. Bungle, Brahms and Beethoven, Henry Threadgill, Nicky Skopelitis, Eric Satie
LEO ALVES VIEIRA bio
in english:
Brazilian Composer, Born in February 13th, 1978. Composer of many soundtrack pieces, for theatrical and movie plays since 1994, Leo Alves Vieira have been writing for many other instrument formations in the 'academic' scene since 2001. He's debut as a composer was at the XV Biennial of Brazilian Contemporary Music, 2003, with the piece "Estilhaços-Constante Volta ao Indeterminado" (2002) for acoustic and electronic instruments, played by OFELEX. His debut album (full-length CD) "Sounds of the Orange Coloured Forest" was released september 2006 by Pralaya Records, from Brooklyn/NY.
My academic formation: student of the following people, Paulo Targino and Leo Soares (classical guitar), Maria Ísis de Oliveira, Samuel Araújo, Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso and Joao Guilherme Ripper (Composition and Harmony/Forms), Sara Cohen and Carlos Almada, Sônia Maria Vieira, Ernani Aguiar (Orchestration), Roberto Macedo Ribeiro (Counterpoint), Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso, Pauxy Gentil Nunes, Marco Vinício Nogueira (Composition), Marco Pereira, Nadge Breide and Cristina Behring (Piano) Hermano Viana and Sérgio Pires. Rodolfo Caesar and Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso (Electroacoustic Music / Musical Technology)
Nowadays, Leo Alves Vieira make his day-by-day living - besides everything cited - by teaching the classical and traditional guitar in private schools, gives private lessons of composition and classic guitar, plus basic musical principles to poor children from the public schools of Niterói, inside APRENDIZ project of this city's administration.
em português:
Compõe e interpreta (Violão) profissionalmente desde os 16 anos trilhas para curta-metragem ("O Fantasma do Teatro Municipal" de Luis Carlos Lacerda, "De Graça" de Mário Rocha, etc.) e teatro, onde compõe, interpreta e dirige musicalmente os espetáculos do premiado diretor Carlos Augusto Nazareth, como "O Menino Detrás das Nuvens" e "As incríveis aventuras de Zé Grande e seu fiel companheiro Manduca" e outras peças como "Absurdos" de Francisco Salgado e "Cintilante" de Milton Quadros. Desde 2000 vêm apresentando-se na Academia, atuando no coro que estreou mundialmente peça inédita de Edino Krieger no Teatro Municipal do Rio, em comemoração de aniversário da UFRJ. Em 2003 estréia obra sua em concertos junto ao grupo "OFELEX", estreando como intérprete e compositor na XV Bienal de Música Brasileira Contemporânea do mesmo ano (FUNARTE).
Seu primeiro disco "Sounds of the Orange Coloured Forest", de música eletroacústica na sua maioria, foi lançado em setembro de 2006 pela Pralaya Records, do Brooklyn, Nova York.
Hoje em dia, Leo Alves Vieira têm feito seu 'pão nosso do dia-dia' - além do resto já citado - dando aulas em escolas particulares (Violão - clássico ou popular), aulas particulares de composição e violão clássico e aulas de Musicalização Básica nas escolas públicas de Niterói - RJ, dentro do Projeto APRENDIZ, da prefeitura da mesma cidade.
"Overrun: Suite-Remix in 3 connected moves" Music by Nude (Germany). String Quartet ("Quarteto de cordas da Grota") arranged and conducted by Leo Alves Vieira. Recorded at Tomba Records. Remix by Leo Alves Vieira & Pedro Pagnuzzi.
"Primeira - Remix" Music by Elma (São Paulo, Brasil). Remix by Leo Alves Vieira & Pedro Pagnuzzi. Clarinet in Bb played by Leo Alves Vieira, and it was recorded by Olavo Vianna.
"Ascertain Reliable Disclaimers" (Bruzgynai, Italy /Leo Alves Vieira, Brasil / Al Margolis, New York / Mr. Ebu, Germany / Miopec, Chile / Sergi Saldaña, Norway / Solomonoff & Von Hoffmanstahl, New Jersey / Tiziano Milani, Italy / Tortured by Turtles, Italy) released by ZH27 records. Org: Zan Hoffman (Kentucky, USA). In that 30 minute mix-compilation, Leo plays the Clarinet in Bb, Flute and electroacoustics.
"Please Get Up On - 6" (Leo Alves Vieira, Brasil / Music Mikey, Norway / Throu Roof, Italy / Uncle Jim, United Kindom / Yan Jun, China) released by ZH27 records. Org: Zan Hoffman (Kentucky, USA). 30 minute mix-compilation. Leo plays now the Piano, Clarinet in Bb, Flute and electroacoustics.
"Your Life Has Been Sectored For You" (Tom Furgas, OH-USA / Bret Hart, NC-USA / Al Margolis, NY-USA / Minuit, Spain / Alain Neffe, Belgium / Ocosi, Spain / Leo Alves Vieira, Brasil) is my lastest collaboration, released by ZH27 Records (Kentucky) - march 2007. Org: Zan Hoffman. 30 minute mix-compilation. Here, Leo participates only with electroacoustic creations.
"A new musical force from Brazil, Leo Alves mixes chamber sounds, ambient textures, and extended techniques on his first full-length release." Pralaya Records - 2006
"From Brazil, a musical treasure: Leo Alves Vieira is an accomplished composer and musician. His debut CD 'Sounds of the Orange Coloured Forest' has been released by Brooklyn based Pralaya Records" Robert Tucker (Indizoo.com) - 2006
"Subversões eletronicas aliadas a criativas colagens sonoras." (Fiberonline.uol.com.br) - 2007
"Produções influenciadas pela escola eletroacústica européia." (Fiberonline.uol.com.br) - 2008
"Leo Alves Vieira is from an exciting genre of young Brazilian composers and musicians. Experimental and chaotic, his compositions are subtle rhythms, counter rhythms and undefined melodies that do not try to explain or tell a story, do not follow any rule but to reflect the sights and sound of moment or a string of moments. They do not analyze, only experience the cacophony of sounds and beats that inspire them. Sometimes turbulent, sometimes quiescent and other times ambient. This is music that must be approached with no preconception, no expectations, tasting each layer and allowing the sabotage of clandestine notes that seem to have strayed in from some other place or time. This is what the music of life is all about, let your ears become your eyes." Robert Tucker (Indizoo.com) - 2009
Ola Leo! Thank you very much for dropping by. Iam a fan of Dan's work, actually you can see him on my top friends. I really appreciate your comments about my music, and actually its not bass, I play fretless guitar, this was recorded with fretless stratocaster..hehehe. And I must say i love your soundscapes and the whole dynamics of your music...great work Best from Croatia JJ
Wow! Big Chingadera gonna love you looooong time :-o You gonna like it too much :D We will definitely listen to your music. Like what I'm hearing so far as well, and have added the other ones.
Thank you so much for sharing myspace with me, for listening to my songs and your leaving me your warm comments. I have spent some time on your page with your music, it carries me to spaces, some invoke images, contextually confusing me. Peace and fun, Alexandros.
Hi Leo,
Sorry to hear about your Saturday but I'm glad I could make it a little better. More guitars to come soon...there's always a fresh new day and always go to bed content.
