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Torcuato Mariano
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Biography
Torcuato Mariano was born in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
When he was 14 he mooved to Brazil and started
to study music with Claudio Gabis who introduced him to Rio de
Janeiro's music scenario.
Torcuato Mariano started to perform with famous
artists such as Johnny Alf, a great "Bossa Nova" legend.
Torcuato Mariano, already known in the
brazilian music scenario, begins his professional career
playing with artists such as Lobao, Cazuza, Ritchie e Marcos
Sabino.
Torcuato Mariano plays on Marina Lima's album
called "Virgem".
With his partner Cláudio Rabello, Torcuato
Mariano starts to write some hits for great artists such as
Rosana, Cheyanne, Yuri, Xuxa and others.
Torcuato writes the openning theme of the
"Rainha da Sucata" soap opera for the Rede Globo (TV station),
"Me Chama Que Eu Vou", sang by Sidney Magal and he gets the
Sharp Award as Best Pop Composer of the year.
Torcuato Mariano performs with Gal Costa in
Brazil and Japan
Torcuato Mariano plays at the Free Jazz
Festival (Rio de Janeiro) with the sax player Leo Gandelman
sharing the night Chick Corea.
Torcuato begins a big tour in Europe performing
with Ivan Lins.
Torcuato Mariano becomes one of the most
required musicians in Rio de Janeiro playing and recording
with artists such as Sérgio Mendez, Ney Matogrosso, Flávio
Venturini and Gal Costa.
Torcuato get into Djavan's band on the "Oceano"
tour.
Torcuato Mariano plays with Djavan on his album
"Coisa de Acender".
Torcuato Mariano starts the recording sessions
of his first solo album called "Paradise Station" with songs
written over the last 6 years (1992) while keeps playing with
Djavan on his tour "Coisa de Acender".
Torcuato releases his firt solo project
"Paradise Station" through the Visom and Windham Hill labels.
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Torcuato Mariano - Paradise Station
1 Train to Uberaba (Um Trem P'ra Uberaba)
2 Upon the Sea (Sobre O Mar)
3 Just for You (Só Por Voce9
4 I Can't Help It
5 2350
6 Other Side (O Outro Lado)
7 On a Summer Night (Numa Noite de Verão)
8 Xufle (Xafoul)
9 Sincere Lies (Mentiras Sinceras)
10 Eastern Winds (Ventos Do Oriente)
11 Paradise Station (Estação Paraíso)
12 Mariana and Paula Good Night (Mariana E Paula Boa Noite) |
It is the first time ever that a brazilian
album is released simultaneously in Brazil and USA.
Through the album "Paradise Station" Torcuato
Mariano begins his international career .
Torcuato Mariano plays at the Free Jazz
Festival (São Paulo) with the Yellow Jackets jazz band.
Torcuato Mariano starts to produce Hip-Hop, R&B
and Funk artists through Polygram, Som Livre and Sony labels.
The album "Paradise Station" is a headline in
many international publications.
January
Torcuato
Mariano is a headline of the only american magazine
specialized on Brazilian Music: The Brazilian Music Review.
February
Torcuato gets
the 16th place at the top played songs in specialized american
radios.
April
Torcuato Mariano makes a tour of the album
Paradise Station in the US.
Torcuato produces the Flavio Venturinni's album
"Noites com Sol".
Torcuato releases his new album "Last
Look"(Atêlier)
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Torcuato
Mariano - Last Look
1 Africa
2 Everything I Couldn't Say With Words
3 Last Look
4 In the Rhythm of My Heart
5 Very Special Place
6 Secrets
7 Ocean Way
8 Walking on Clouds
9 Rio Stomp
10 Dindi |
October
Torcuato appears on american magazine Jazz
Times and once more on the Brazilian Music Review.
Torcuato Mariano gets the 4th and 6th places on
the american radios with the song "Last Look".
December
Torcuato Mariano is among the 17 top played
songs of the year in american radios.
The album "Last Look" is one of the best jazz
albuns of the year according to the
publication Radio Active.
The album "Last Look"is one of the 27 best jazz
albuns of 1995 according to NAC Top95.
Torcuato Mariano plays at Mistura Fina, Rio de
Janeiro, with Pedro Aznar and Rique
Pantoja.
Torcuato Mariano is among the Top 10 played
artists of "New Age", according to Billboard.
The albuns "Paradise Station" and "Last Look"
conquer Japan and appears on the japanese "Jazz Life Year
Book" catalog.
Torcuato Mariano plays at Free Jazz Festival
as a special guest of Ernestine Anderson.
Torcuato with DJ Memê, produces Fanzine,
including the hit "História de Amor", one of the top played
themes of the soap opera also called "História de Amor". The
song is a success in Brazil! This project became a reference
as one of the best R&B productions.
Torcuato Mariano gets the 5th place at american
radios with the song "Ocean Way".
The Windham Hill label releases a double CD
with a selection of songs of its main artists to celebrate its
20 years. Torcuato Mariano is one of the selected artist to
the project and the album "Centuary: 20 years of Windham Hill"
gets the 4th place at Billboard.
Torcuato Mariano produces the albuns "Obrigado"
(Fábio Jr.), "Beija-Flor" (Flávio Venturini) and "Bebadachama"
(Paulinho da Viola).
Torcuato Mariano gets the Sharp Award as the
Best Samba Producer for producing the album "Bebadachama"
(Paulinho da Viola).
Torcuato gets compliments from the producer
Eumir Deodato for his album "Last Look" at Groove Magazine.
Torcuato Mariano produces the live Fabio
Junior's album and the song "Só Você"
(arranged and played by Torcuato) becomes a hit
in Brazil.
1998 was a year full of changes and challenges.
Torcuato was invited to take on the Artistic Direction of EMI
where stayed until 2002. Torcuato Mariano developed several
projects and successful artists such as Jorge Vercilo,
Natiruts, Flavio Venturini, Belo, Art Popular, Exaltasamba,
Soweto, Legião Urbana and Carlinhos Brown.
Torcuato Mariano begins to compose new songs
for his 3rd album "Diario".
Torcuato produces 2 tracks of Belo's album
"Desafio" from which the track "Tua Boca" becomes a big hit in
Brazil.
Torcuato Mariano starts recording his 3rd album
"Diario"
The song "Quem Será" composed by Torcuato
Mariano, Aloysio Reis and Belo, recorded at Belo's album
"Desafio" also become a hit in Brazil.
Torcuato plays the acoustic guitar solo on the
song "Celacanto" of Jorge Vercilo's album called "Elo".
Torcuato Mariano finishes recording his 3rd
album.
A canção "Por Ela", a única faixa inédita
gravada em estúdio, do CD ao vivo de Belo também alcança o
status das 10 músicas mais executadas no Brasil.
The song "Por Ela", the only track recorded in
studio, of Belo's Live album figures among the top 10 played
songs in Brazil.
Torcuato produces Isabella Taviani, Marcela Biasi and Flavio
Venturini's
new album.
February
After
recording and mixing the CD´s singer and composer, Isabella
Taviani lauches her CD and the song called "Foto Polaroid"
(Green Songs) gets the first places on the radios.
April
Torcuato
Mariano performs at the "Fome Zero" concert in Recife, in
proud of Tom Jobim, playing with Zizi Possi, Leila Pinheiro,
Toni Garrido and Paulo Mikos beside the musicians: Paulo
Calasans, Glauton Campello, Marcelo Martins, André
Vasconcelos, Armando Marcal and Cláudio Infante.
Torcuato
comes back to the studio to finish the production of the
singer and composer Marcela Biasi´s CD to belaunched by EMI.
May
Torcuato
performs at the University Estácio de Sá Jazz Festival.
June
Torcuato
finished the recording and mixing sessions of Marcela Biasis´s
CD.
August
Torcuato
Mariano finishes his new CD called "Diário" (Diary) to be
launched in Q1/2004.
September
The song "Pra Lembrar de Nós" from the new
Flávio Venturini´s CD, produced by Torcuato Mariano, becomes a
hit in the Rede Globo´s souup opera "Chocolate com Pimenta".
Torcuato goes to a Northern Tour with Flávio
Venturini.
Flávio Venturini launches his new cd at Canecão
with the music direction signed by Torcuato Mariano
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