Bass Culture Clash: Salvador vs London

08 April, 2013 | BM&A Actions, Exchange, Music Market

The project Encounters, held at Bahia last year and promoted by Brazil Music Exchange in partnership with APEX-Brazil, yielded another fruit: the “Bass Culture Clash: VS Salvador London”, which is a unique opportunity to see some of the best artists of the bass’ scene in London face to face with correspondents of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian style. Between May 10 and 12, there will be presentations of the festival at the iconic neighborhood of Pelourinho, in Salvador and in the United Kingdom, the presentations will take place between May 16 and 18.

Brazil is preparing to host the World Cup (2014) and the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2016) and this project encourages international cultural exchange through the dance floor, and a gateway to the heart of Bahia. The Bass Culture Clash: Salvador VS is held by London Underground British agency, Crispin Parry, who participated in Encounters in Bahia in 2012, and the Secretariat of Culture of Bahia.

London’s formidable dancehall soundsystem The Heatwave will be bringing their “bashment raving scandal” featuring the UK’s number one dancehall queen – MC Lady Chann.

Another artist that will be performing is a graduate of Bass Culture at SXSW 2012, Londoner Natty. He will be twisting roots and recruiting hearts with his deep spirit melodies.

The Brazilian bands at the festival are from the interior of Bahia and stood out in Europe for participation in the compilation “Brazilian Bass Culture & Beyond“, which was launched at the both of Brazil Music Exchange, in partnership with Bahia  Music Export in Womex of Greece in 2012.

OQuadro, one of the hottest acts in the country right now, step up with old-school hip hop, Salvador style.

The other Brazilian band is Os Nelsons, which unleash the connect between Bahia beats and global ghettotech. With influences ranging from Vybz Kartel, Marley and Devlin to Jackson do Pandeiro, Racionais MCs and Buraka Som Sistema, fancy on the beats of dub and reggae.

Check the schedule:

Brasil:

Fri 10 May Teatro Municipal, Ilheus, Bahia

Sat 11 May Bass Culture Clash Festival, Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia

Sun 12 May Bass Culture Clash Festival, Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia

UK:

Thu 16 May             19:00-23:00 Roundhouse, London

Fri 17 May             12:30-16:00 Komedia, The Great Escape, Brighton

Sat 18 May             19:00-21:00 Muévete, Notting Hill Arts Club, London (OQuadro + Os Nelsons)

For more information, images and audio downloads: www.basscultureclash.com


 

Finding Brazilian Music Around the World: Agencies

03 April, 2013 | BM&A Actions, Music Market

There are many ways to find some quality Brazilian music around the world. If you’re seeking for a professional approach on artists and bands, to look for a compromised agency is one of the best options.

Many are the names of companies that have recently (others not that recently) focused their attention on our national cultural production, and have since been specializing on marketing our art to targeted audiences outside our home country.

An example of this strategy is the work presented by french-based agency Helico. Founded in 2004, Hélico is a record label, a booking agency, and a music publishing company. It also handles the promotion of other record labels in projects aimed on the European market. Mainly dedicated to Brazilian music, it is also open to other rhythms classified under the World Music label.

Like many other agencies, Helico has just released their 2013 plan of work with Brazilian artists, which includes the release and promotion of the work of names such as Márcio Faraco, Casuarina, Roda do Cavaco and BaianaSystem. All these names should be on international tour throughout the year.

Another booking agency and label dedicated to Brazilian music – also European based, is Outro Brasil. With a range of services that go from booking to promotion, and a catalogue of artists, mostly from the Northeastern state of Pernambuco, and Rio de Janeiro, Outro Brasil is also an option for those looking to hire Brazilian talents.

Not dedicated only to our music, but with a considerable amount of Brazilian titles in their catalogue, California based Eye For Talent can be a good option for those looking for agencies in the US. Booking and promoting quality names of our contemporary scene, their list of artists includes names such as samba sensation Diogo Nogueira, virtuosic and innovative player of the bandolim Hamilton de Holanda, and noted Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal.

For those interested on effective business deals involving Brazilian music, to seek for regional representatives aware of both the local and our national music trends is, no doubt, one of the best ways to follow.


 

Midem 2013

24 January, 2013 | BM&A Actions, Exchange

The time has come! Between the 26th and 29th of January, the French city of Cannes will be home to one of the biggest and most traditional business conferences of the world: Midem 2013.

Focusing not only on the music business, but also open to discussions on internet, technology and communications, the conference gathers exhibitors from around 90 different countries, and more than 6 thousand attendees. Record labels, editors, shows, festivals, private digital companies and mobile technologies will all be represented at Cannes, aiming their efforts on closing deals, strengthening networks and meeting new talents.

Brazilian participation

Since 2003 BM&A has guaranteed the Brazilian attendance at the event. For the institution’s president, Jose Carlos Costa Netto, the conference is the most expressive one in its own segment, and has significantly helped to improve the Brazilian music business. “Midem has been a very important event in terms of spreading out the word on Brazilian music. Specially on the last decade, the event has been particularly important for gathering information on the market, and phonograms that have been produced by our independent scene – that has grown a lot during these past years”, he says.

During the 2013 edition of Midem, it is scheduled to happen at the conference, on Saturday, 26th, a series of meetings, one of them entitled “Meet the countries – Brazil”. During quick 5 minutes sittings, the attendees will have the opportunity to talk to representatives of the Brazilian music industry in person – names such as Luciana Pergorer, from ABMI; Fábio Pereira, from Veirano Advogados; Felipe Llerena, from Venture BR and Claudio Silberberg, from ST2 have confirmed their participation.

Also, John Telfer, from Basement Brazil, will participate on the scheduled “Meet the Publishers”. On Monday, 28th, Fábio Pereira, will be attending the “Meet the Lawyers” series of meetings. On the same day Deborah Sztajnberg, CEO of Debs Consultoria, will participate on the following panel: “Winning Strategies to Approach Brands & Agencies”.

At midemLab, segment dedicated to upcoming start-ups and the development of apps, our country will be represented by “o Queremos!”, project developed by journalist Bruno Natal, who will also be attending the event.

Honoring Brazil

Great expectations lean towards the 29th of January, when Midem organization will gather to announce the choice of country to be honored during the 2014 edition of the conference: Brazil! The announcement will be followed by a press conference with Costa Netto, president of BM&A, João Zílio, from Sesc/SP and Antônio Grassi, president of FUNARTE and delegate from Brazil’s official Culture Office. “The main reason of my attendance this year is, with no doubt, to straighten our paths towards conceiving midem/Brasil 2014”, says Costa Netto. Project manager David Mcloughlin and BME’s international PRs Dirk Schade e Robert Singerman will also be at Cannes, scheduling meetings and assisting companies who aim on making deals with Brazil.

Our music has already been honored by Midem, in 2003. And after this decade of gap between both editions, Costa Netto believes that our market has encountered new challenges. The biggest one being the transition to the digital era, specifically the internet, in a way that does not exclude authors, musicians, labels and editors from collecting legit payments. “This scene has been evolving gradually and Midem is, today, one of the main proponents of this discussion”, he explains.


 

APAP 2013

11 January, 2013 | BM&A Actions

During the following days (11-15 January) NY will be home to the first major music event of the year, APAP. The 2013 conference offers open space formats, interactive dialogue sessions, member-organized forums, and a consultation salon with experts, pre- and post-conference resources to help sustain the attendee’s work and ensure the vitality of the organization and the arts in the communities involved.

And as mentioned in previous posts, BRMusicExchange’s team represented by David Mcloughlin e Robert Singerman, together with representatives of the Brazilian music industry, will be gathered around Hilton NY to discuss the music industry and businesses actively.

For those interested in exchanging information about the Brazilian music business, here are some of BRMusicExchange’s partners, that will be attending the conference this year:

• Dauton Janota, CEO of PLEIMO is involved with the music industry since the 80s and now specializes in the long tail. The platform Pleimo.com aims 360 degree monetization of artists and discovering new talents for its users. A SaaS that monetizes the artist via streaming or sale of phonogram and videos, ticket sales, merchandising and crowdfunding. For the users (fans), Pleimo is a one-stop-shop site and a source of discovering new talent. PLEIMO is launching worldwide in 2013 and APAP is an opportunity to work with Brasil, Music & Artes and to get to meet and start to work with America and other music professionals around the globe, who will be attending and exhibiting.

• Representing Coletivo Chama, a Rio de Janeiro based artist collective acknowledged as one of the most creative powerhouses of contemporary brazilian music, these three artists will be featured on APAP 2013:

Pedro Moraes: Hailed by NPR.ORG as “one of the 10 artists you should have known in 2012″, idealizer and curator of the “Brazilian Explorative Music” series, the Rio de Janeiro born Moraes has been touring extensively to the US, Europe and Asia since 2007. With his mastery of Brazilian, Latin and self-created rhythms, and deceptively organic melodies which place him on the forefront of an intriguing “vanguard of neo traditionalists” (Tom Pryor – NatGEO), the 33 year old singer, guitarist and composer has been establishing himself as an ambassador of this generation.

Ivo Senra: The Rio based pianist, sound designer and composer will present on the stage of LPR some of the explorations which have led him to be awarded the “Premio da Música Brasileira” as a musical producer, on the category “Brazilian Electronic music”. With his unusual trio formation of Piano (Ivo), nylon string guitar (Luis Leite) and Baritone Sax (Jorge Continentino), his project “Consciente vs Inconsciente” (Conscious vs. Unconscious) is a true step into an unknown realm within brazilian instrumental music.

Sergio Krakowski: 33 year old Sergio Krakowski is widely considered one of the best Pandeiro players in the world. Crossing over national and cultural barriers, he´s developed a full range of new strikes and techniques, and applied them from fundamental Choro to full blown Jazz and Contemporary Music. In addition to his vibrant musical achievements, Krakowski, who has shared the stage with artists such as Maria Bethânia, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Lenine, David Linx, Maria João, etc, has also developed, acquiring in the process a Computer Music Phd, software for live pandeiro-computer interaction, triggering video and sound that turn his performances into unique multimedia experiences.

• Ginga P. is a multi-faceted company active in various areas related to music and culture. The slogan “Trazendo a música do mundo até você” (Bringing the music of the world to you) describes the concept of the company: to promote cultural and business exchanges between Brazil and international market, overcoming comercial, bureaucratic and logistical challenges with “ginga” and creativity. Recent projects: Reconcavo Jazz Festival, Santo Antonio Jazz Festival (headlined by McCoy Tyner), “Encontros Percussivos — Um diálogo entre a tecnologia e a diversidade musical”, Joshua Redman and Orkestra Rumpilezz Brazil Tour. In their third year at APAP, in 2013 Ginga P. will be working on several different initiatives related to exchanges in both directions (Brazil – US and US – Brazil). These include a summer 2013 tour for the band Baiana System and a new workshop project from maestro Letieres Leite (Orkestra Rumpilezz) on afro-baiano rhythms for jazz and orchestras. They will also be looking for US based artists to participate in the 2013 & 2014 editions of the Santo Antônio Jazz Festival & Recôncavo Jazz Festival. In addition they will be distributing a limited quantity of the Bahia Music Export compilation CD (vol 3).

• Scubidu Music was established in 2006 to provide a comprehensive approach to Brazilian music: we manage young Brazilian musician’s careers, we promote foreign artists tours countrywide and we launch our music through our own label. The company relies on a Brazilian-centered/World-oriented management that places the artists where it matters – on-stage, online and offline. In 2013 Scubidu Music will be present at APAP for the third time. This year we are mainly focusing on US tours for Ricardo Herz Trio (official Womex 12 selection – JazzAhead 13 selection), reggae/afrobeat-influenced singer Anelis and Orquestra Brasileira de Música Jamaicana, a group that plays Brazilian classics the Jamaican way. Having promoted a successful tours in 2012 (Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, McCoy Tyner, Kymani Marley, Didier Lockwood, amongst others), we are again looking for well-established, renowned artists to tour Brazil in the second semester of 2013.

Showcases

After a day of exchanging information, why not relax to the sound of… Brazilian music? As part of BMA’s effort of promoting Brazilian music to international audiences during APAP, two music events have been scheduled in NY.

Nightclub SOBs will be home of “Samba Saturday”, with three gigs programmed for the 12th. NYChoro, Matuto and Dende & Band are expected to play starting at 7pm, bringing to the audience some samples of more traditional rhythms of our national production. For reservations, click here.

On Monday, 14th, the tone is set on the experimental and names such as Pedro Moraes, Gabriel Santiago, Mozik, Sergio Krakowski Trio, among others, take the stage at Le Poisson Rouge. The project presented, Brazilian Explorative Music draws from a centennial tradition of musical innovators, who have, both individually and as members of movements such as Choro, Bossa Nova, Tropicalia and Clube da Esquina, catalyzed innovation from canon, universal from indigenous, timeless from vanguardist. Although enjoying less publicity over the last couple of decades than other musical scenes bearing more radio-friendly beats and sociologically seductive leads, aesthetically explorative music in Brazil is thriving — and during this evening, from brazilian jazz to other forms of instrumental music, from modern songwriting to contemporary electro-acoustic music, some of this universe will reveal itself. In between sets, music videos of other artists of this generation will be played, so that a wider variety within this scene can be experienced.


 

(Port) Projeto Encounters. Confira como foram as edições Rio de Janeiro e Bahia

20 August, 2012 | BM&A Actions, portuguese


 

(Port) Encounters Edição Bahia

15 June, 2012 | BM&A Actions, Opportunities, portuguese