tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018332960517651372024-02-19T04:39:28.253-05:00Mauricio ZottarelliMauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-82757347616971715732015-07-15T02:34:00.000-04:002015-07-15T02:37:43.763-04:00Mauricio Zottarelli Quintet Live at Iridium NYC<h2>
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Mauricio Zottarelli quintet will perform at the Iridium stage for the first time! Come out to support the band and this wonderful venue! The show will feature Mauricio's compositions and arrangements from his record "7 Lives" plus new material. Don't miss it!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oriente-Lopez/228440487179078?fref=ts">Oriente Lopez</a> - flute<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexbrownmusic">Alex Brown</a> - piano<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/yotamsilberstein">Yotam Silberstein</a> - guitar<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/itaiguara.brandao">Itaiguara Brandão</a> - bass<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mauriciozottarellimusic">Mauricio Zottarelli</a> - drums<br />
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-77556815499476026552015-07-15T02:30:00.000-04:002015-07-15T02:30:53.191-04:00Free Drums Video Lessons!!Hi guys!<br />
I am very happy to share these two video lessons, which are part of a series of videos coming up on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL, called #MZDRUMS VIDEO TIPS (subscribe to the channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mzdrums">HERE</a>).<br />
More videos will be coming out, so make sure you subscribe to the channel so you don't miss anything! :-)<br />
Also, both videos have a free PDF download that will help you follow the lesson and practice on your kit!<br />
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The first one is a BASS DRUM EXERCISE - This is a cool exercise to improve your bass drum control, technique, groove - and it will help your overall feel and groove on the kit. Also, it's a nice coordination workout!<br />
PDF download: <a href="http://ow.ly/M8Uzq">http://ow.ly/M8Uzq</a><br />
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The next one is called PARADIDDLES WITH BASS DRUM HITS - it's an interesting way to practice your paradiddles with the hands, and try different hits with the bass drum. This exercises will help your coordination, groove, time, and will open up possibilities between hands and feet. For those of you that have had difficulties playing through some of the material from the lesson "Bass Drum Exercise", this will also work as a nice introductory exercise to that lesson. Give it a try, and grab the PDF to read and practice along. </div>
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Thank you! Feel free to share these, and happy practicing - see you next time!Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-14236476440330867972015-01-22T15:37:00.003-05:002015-01-22T15:37:49.391-05:00DRUM! Magazine - JANUARY 2015I participated on this very interesting column on the January issue of DRUM! Magazine -<br />
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<br />Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-52276250491307960652015-01-09T16:05:00.001-05:002015-01-09T16:05:09.806-05:00Jazz Station Blog - Best of 2014 Dear friends! <br />I am extremely happy and grateful to be included once again on the <b>Best
Of The Year</b> list from the prestigious blog/website <i><b>"Jazz Station" </b></i>from
<i><b>Arnaldo DeSouteiro</b></i>. I made it among the <b><u><i>5 best drummers of 2014</i>,</u></b> and my
record <i>"Glasses, No Glasses"</i> <b>is <i>among the 20 best albums of 2014!</i> </b><br />This is the 4th year in a row that I am included on the "Best of" list from Jazz Station. The list is one of the most respected and prestigious on the jazz circuit, and it exists since 1979. <br /> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=20805308" href="http://www.amandaruzza.com/">Amanda Ruzza</a> and <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100006359940679" href="https://www.facebook.com/leo.geno.1">Leo Geno</a>,
who are an integral part of the "Glasses" project, also made it to the list in
their respective instruments. Thanks so much Arnaldo and Jazz Station
for the continuous support!! <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/jazzstation?source=feed_text&story_id=10153071582398169"><span class="_58cl"></span></a><br />Many thanks also to all these companies for their support, partnership and for believing in what I do! <br /> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=115648111792447" href="https://www.facebook.com/vicfirth.company">Vic Firth</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=43501602333" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoultoneCymbalsUSA">Soultone Cymbals</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=124684077594864" href="https://www.facebook.com/FSACajons">FSA CAJONS</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=90660986640" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Latin-Percussion/90660986640">Latin Percussion</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=35084069933" href="https://www.facebook.com/evansdrumheads">Evans Drumheads & HQ Percussion</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=88150814241" href="https://www.facebook.com/gruvgearproducts">GRUV GEAR</a> <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=711070295580089" href="https://www.facebook.com/power.click1">Power Click</a><br />
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-62474061198272044102014-12-13T03:01:00.000-05:002014-12-13T03:09:29.720-05:00Glasses, No Glasses review on Modern Drummer Magazine - BrazilDear friends, <br />
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It's always an honor to be featured on this great drum magazine, <i><b>Modern Drummer Magazine Brazil.</b></i> Here's a review of my album with Amanda Ruzza, <b>Glasses, No Glasses</b> which was published in November 2014. Below are the portuguese and english versions. Thanks for reading and for the constant support!<br />
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"I recently had the pleasure of attending a workshop from the incredible musician Mauricio Zottarelli. I saw some friends there, I met other musicians, it was total interaction. I left the class with an immense desire to study, listen and make music. Mauricio is undoubtedly one of the most amazing drummers I've seen and heard playing. He's in my top ten list. Come on, everyone has a list like this, why can't I? And as a gift, besides the class that he taught us, he kindly gave me a copy of his latest disc, an instrumental project done in collaboration with bassist Amanda Ruzza and featuring the amazing Leo Genovese. <b>Glasses, Glasses</b> is a fantastic work with lots of interaction and freedom. Music without borders or limits, in every way.<br />
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Mauricio presents us with some great and tricky drumming passages, sometimes accompanying, or sometimes phrasing wonderfully. But these passages never cease to be musical, showing the drummer's seriousness and commitment. His grooves and licks are full of swing, power and precision. At times, the message that prevails on this record is "more is more". Haven't we all heard about the concept of "less is more"? Well, the opposite is also true. And there's no way be minimalist in a project like this, with so much creative freedom and expression.<br />
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It begins with <i>Soundcheck</i>, with touches of funk and drum 'n' bass filling the music with a lot of class. Pay close attention to how he rides on the hi hat, and how he uses the higher pitched snare. Electronic and acoustic both merging in the best way. <i>Glasses</i> shows tons of swing, with each player being very free but also connected simultaneously. When the bass solo begins, the music takes a more relaxed turn, with lower dynamics, but the three musicians are still tearing it up, and soon after the track gets powerful again. <i>Big Foot</i> has a second-line groove that is very swinging, and a wonderful drum solo, with very interesting ideas and phrases. <i>Fuego</i> is one of the densest songs I've ever heard. It features several effect pedals and also a Cajon, over a base made mainly by Amanda's bass. <i>Classic Golden</i> blends maracatu, jazz, funk and rock with well-built nuances. The bass solo is from another world. Very impressive arrangement!<br />
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Fantastic work!” <br />
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"Recentemente tive o prazer de assistir a um workshop do incrível músico Mauricio Zottarelli. Encontrei alguns amigos, conheci outros músicos, interação total. Saí da classe com uma imensa vontade de estudar, ouvir e fazer música. O Mauricio é sem dúvida um dos bateristas mais incríveis que já vi e ouvi tocar. Está na minha lista dos dez mais. Vai, todo mundo faz essa lista, por que eu não posso? E como presente, além da aula ministrada, ele gentilmente me deu um disco de seu mais recente trabalho, um instrumental feito em parceria com a contrabaixista Amanda Ruzza e participação do incrível Leo Genovese. <b>Glasses, No Glasses</b> é um trabalho fantástico, com muita interação e liberdade. Música sem fronteiras, em todos os sentidos. <br />
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Mauricio nos presenteia com algumas "encrencas baterísticas", ora acompanhando, ora fraseando de forma maravilhosa. Essas encrencas, em momento algum, deixam de ser musicais, mostrando seriedade e comprometimento do baterista. Seus grooves e licks vêm cheio de "sangue nos olhos" e muito suingue. Em alguns momentos nesse disco o que manda é o "mais é mais". Não existe o "menos é mais"? Pois é, o contrário também vale. Não tem como ser minimalista em um trabalho como esse, com tanta liberdade de criação e expressão. <br />
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Começo com <i>Soundcheck</i>, pitadas de funk e drum 'n'bass preenchem a música com muita classe. Preste bastante atenção nas conduções feitas no chimbal e nos toques da caixa mais aguda. Eletrônico e acústico se fundem da melhor forma. <i>Glasses</i> mostra suingue de sobra, em que cada músico aparece livre, mas ligado ao mesmo tempo. Quando o baixo começa o solo, a música toma um rumo mais relax, digo, com a dinâmica mais baixa, mas com os músicos quebrando tudo, e em seguida temos de volta o peso. Em <i>Big Foot</i> há uma levada muito suingada, mencionando o groove de second line, além de um maravilhoso solo de bateria, com ideias e citações muito interessantes. <i>Fuego</i> é uma das músicas mais densas que já ouvi. Nela temos alguns passeios de pedais de efeito e de Cajon por cima de uma base feita, principalmente pelo baixo de Amanda. <i>Classic Golden</i> mistura maracatu, jazz, funk e rock com algumas nuances bem construídas. O solo de baixo é de outro mundo. Arranjo impressionante! <br />
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Trabalho fantástico! <br />
Fábio Marrone - Modern Drummer Magazine Brazil
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Gilson Schachnik - piano, keys<br />
Yulia Musayelyan - flute<br />
Gustavo Assis Brasil - guitars<br />
Fernando Huergo - bass<br />
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-12237662533713395762014-09-09T19:20:00.003-04:002014-09-09T19:22:25.277-04:00New Reviews for the CD, "Glasses, No Glasses"!Gearing up to our "official" CD Release date, here are some really cool new reviews for my most recent CD, a collaboration with bassist Amanda Ruzza called "Glasses, No Glasses". You can find it on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glasses-no-glasses/id894230120" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glasses-Amanda-Ruzza-Mauricio-Zottarelli/dp/B00LH2C3OQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1404951343&sr=8-3&keywords=mauricio+zottarelli" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ruzzazottarelli" target="_blank">CDBaby</a>, and pretty much everywhere on-line! Check it out!<br />
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"(...) So what on earth is <i>Glasses, No Glasses?</i> It is a stripping away of the façade of comfort zones; it is viewing the world without the proverbial tints; it is a celebration of the beautiful madness of music, whether it comes from Brasil, or America, or Mali, or for that matter, the real Timbuktu.<br />
And from the perspective of Mauricio Zottarelli, whose drums thunder and roar; whose cymbals pirouette in the smash and shattering of percussion colouration and from the growling of Amanda Ruzza’s bass and the mad rush to the head of Leo Genovese’s acrobatic playing, this is a first rate set from a crew that is deceptively loose… This is a group of musicians who is taking much of its music to the next level. For this is where the energy and all the talk of seeing the musical world as it is… That is where the musicians are really at<b>." </b><br />
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<i><a href="http://jazzdagama.com/reviews/cds/amanda-ruzza-mauricio-zottarelli-glasses-no-glasses/" target="_blank">Read the full review at <b>Raul da Gama</b>'s website</a> (which has an extensive list of writings, materials and reviews from Raul)</i></div>
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-74275539098125432542014-08-20T19:16:00.003-04:002014-12-13T17:57:11.576-05:00Masterclass em São Paulo no dia 26 de Agosto! <br />
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Se estiverem em São Paulo, Brazil, ou conhecem alguém que está lá e gostaria de participar desse evento, por favor compartilhem a informação! ;-)</div>
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Estarei fazendo uma masterclass de bateria em São Paulo no dia 26 de Agosto as 18hs, no IP&T (Instituto de Percussão e Tecnologia).</div>
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o investimento é de $50 Reais, inclui Certificado de Participação. </div>
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-48924322314204627832014-08-20T19:11:00.001-04:002014-12-13T17:57:27.869-05:00Masterclass in São Paulo on August 26th! Hello friends!<br />
If you happen to be in São Paulo, Brazil, or know somebody there, please share this with them! ;-)<br />
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I'll be doing a masterclass at IP&T in São Paulo on August 26th, at 6pm.<br />
The topic is "Concepts of phrasing, coordination and vocabulary on the drumset".<br />
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Reservations on the phone: +55 11 5021.2777<br />
tickets are $50 Reais, including a certificate of participation.<br />
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<br />Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-32534060847162851432014-08-07T18:31:00.001-04:002014-08-07T18:31:39.376-04:00Glasses, No Glasses on the G1 blog from Brazil's Rede GloboMy record with bassist <a href="http://www.amandaruzza.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Ruzza</a>, <i><a href="http://www.glassesnoglasses.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">"Glasses, No Glasses"</a></i> made it to G1/Antonio Carlos Miguel's blog on Brazil's Rede Globo site - he called it "creative and pulsating". Thank you Antonio! <div>
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See his whole blog entry <a href="http://g1.globo.com/musica/blog/antonio-carlos-miguel/post/baile-de-monica-e-outros-cds-e-dvds.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> (Veja o blog todo<a href="http://g1.globo.com/musica/blog/antonio-carlos-miguel/post/baile-de-monica-e-outros-cds-e-dvds.html" target="_blank"> AQUI</a>)</div>
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-66947423194530422192014-08-05T11:44:00.003-04:002014-08-05T11:47:26.872-04:00First reviews of new CD "Glasses, No Glasses" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are the first couple of reviews/features about my new album <b>"Glasses, No Glasses"</b>, a collaboration with bassist Amanda Ruzza, featuring special guest Leo Genovese. </div>
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These come from two very well-know and respected publications for bassists, <i>"No Treble"</i> and <i>"Bass Musician Magazine"</i>. Enjoy!</div>
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...And, do check the album out - it's available digitally on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glasses-no-glasses/id894230120" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glasses-Amanda-Ruzza-Mauricio-Zottarelli/dp/B00LH2C3OQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1404951343&sr=8-3&keywords=mauricio+zottarelli" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ruzzazottarelli" target="_blank">CDBaby</a>. The album come out physically and will be officially released in September, but you can download it digitally now! </div>
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Mauricio Zottarelli Quintet returns to the historic <i>Blue Note NYC</i> stage on Friday, July 25th, for their Late Night Series. <br /><br />The night will be filled with the sounds of Brazilian Music and Jazz, through original songs by the group, a few Brazilian standards and some brand new music! <br /><br />We are extremely honored to present this show as part of the awesome Brasil Summerfest 2014. Don't Miss it!!<br /><br />The band:<br /><b>Mauricio Zottarelli</b> - drums<br /><b>Oriente Lopez</b> - flute<br /><b>Itaiguara Brandão</b> - bass<br /><b>Gustavo Assis-Brasil</b> - guitar<br /><b>Klaus Mueller</b> - piano<br /><br /><br /> For tickets/reservations, <a href="http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=12107">click here</a> <br /><br />
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<b>Algumas notas e histórias da produção........ por MZ</b><br />
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As primeiras ideias do que viria a ser o disco "7 Vidas" começaram a aparecer por volta de 2006. Eu estava estudando composição com Charlie Banacos, um dos maiores professores e mentores que já tive. Apesar de ter trabalhado com ele por pouco tempo (3 meses) seus ensinamentos e entusiasmo me marcaram muito, e ainda são fundamentais em tudo que faço musicalmente.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Charlie faleceu há alguns anos, e todos nós alunos sentimos muito sua falta! Descobri depois de um tempo que essa experiência tão magnífica que tive com ele é, na verdade, algo muito comum entre seus alunos. É sempre interessante quando encontro com um ex-aluno de Charlie, todos parecem ter tido uma experiência muito parecida com a minha, de uma forma ou outra. Imaginem o quanto ele era especial!<br />
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Então, lá fui eu com uma porção de composições originais finalizadas debaixo do braço. Eu chamei alguns de meus queridos amigos músicos, pessoas com as quais gosto de tocar e conviver, para tocar essas novas músicas. O trabalho foi tomando forma, e com a ajuda e comentários positivos desses queridos artistas, nós finalizamos a pré-produção e entramos em estúdio para algumas sessões que geraram todo o disco, começando em Outubro de 2008. Me considero uma pessoa de muita sorte por poder contar com a participação destes músicos e amigos maravilhosos. O meu profundo agradecimento a: <br />
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Assis Brasil, Oriente Lopez, Itaiguara Brandão, Rodrigo Ursaia, Milene
Corso, Dom Salvador, Cidinho Teixeira, Esperanza Spalding e Brandi
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<b><i>Produção: Histórias e ideias</i></b><br />
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No processo de planejamento do disco, da ordem das músicas e também do conceito do trabalho, eu tive a idéia de pedir a cada pianista para contribuir com uma composição. A música de Oriente Lopez <b>"Spirit"</b> é uma belíssima composição, e foi a primeira música de Oriente que eu toquei. Desde então, nós gravamos um disco todo com composições dele, chamado "Aguas Profundas". "<b>De Lá Pra Cá (From There to Here)"</b>, composição de Dom Salvador, é um de seus clássicos - você pode fechar seus olhos e, magicamente, através da interpretação e composição de Salvador, imaginar com clareza todo o movimento do samba-jazz, com seus ícones (e o próprio Salvador sendo um de seus maiores nomes!) e suas lendárias composições e performances... é incrível! Já a composição de Cidinho Teixeira <b>"Magali"</b> é uma música que eu toquei inúmeras vezes com Cidinho nas concorridíssimas noites de Samba-Jazz aos domingos no Zinc Bar em NYC. Uma grande música, super divertida de tocar, e que na minha opinião demonstra muito bem os múltiplos talentos de Cidinho: sua maneira única de tocar, escrever e seu groove inacreditável. <br />
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Sobre as minhas músicas originais, acho que "7 Lives" e "30" foram as mais difíceis de gravar. Do ponto de vista baterístico, eu quis criar algumas coisas que me desafiassem como instrumentista, mas também quis criar melodias e harmonias interessantes. Ambas as músicas têm ritmos e padrões complicados e exigentes de uma coordenação especial na bateria, o que me levou a horas e horas praticando! <br />
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Gone" também foi mais difícil de gravar por sua forma e as várias mudanças de compasso, porém, como falei antes, tenho tanta sorte de ter esses músicos fantásticos comigo nesse disco! O resultado ficou "melhor-impossível!"<br />
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Durante as sessões de estúdio, eu tive a ideia de fazer uma <i>jam</i> com Gustavo em duas músicas, uma meio estruturada e outra completamente livre, onde não falaríamos nada, somente tocaríamos pra ver o que acontece. Eu e Gustavo nos conhecemos há muito tempo, e já fizemos muitas dessas <i>jams</i> loucas e livres, desde que o conheci na Berklee College of Music em 1999. Tocamos várias gigs juntos, e gravamos um CD juntos ("Dig Trio", de 2003). Então imaginei que nossa química criaria resultados muito interessantes. No final das contas, na hora da gravação não conseguíamos nos ver (por causa do nosso posicionamento no estúdio, que estava otimizado para a gravação do aúdio), então isso acabou tornando ainda mais especiais essas duas faixas que gravamos em duo: <b>"Two Way Street" </b>(partes 1 e 2).<br />
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Um tempo depois, eu tive uma ideia para um arranjo da música de Wayne Shorter "Pinocchio", e tocá-la como um samba rápido. Pesquisei várias versões, e notei que a harmonia não era sempre consistente entre as versões, e que em vários casos as notas do baixo eram diferentes (em vários casos com Ron Carter no baixo), o que me levou a pensar mais livremente sobre o arranjo, e me estimulou a tentar algumas das minhas ideias diferentes também, sem medo do que poderia virar. Eu adoro o Wayne, e adoro essa música!<br />
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Após a gravação de todas as faixas com o engenheiro Michael Brorby (que sempre faz um ótimo trabalho!) e gravar os vocais da Milene com minha amiga Chris Vandirlis, chegou a hora da mixagem e masterização. Itaiguara me recomendou o grande Dave Darlington. Dave é um dos caras mais incríveis que conheço! Desde que trabalhamos juntos no "7 Lives", a maioria dos meus discos e projetos passam obrigatoriamente nas mãos dele, e eu o recomendo para todo mundo! Meu amigo Marcos Vigio também me deu uma tremenda mão ao ouvir e comentar sobre a masterização e finalização do trabalho..... e, então, estava pronto o disco! <br />
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Outro grande amigo que me deu uma tremenda força nesse momento, e para falar a verdade, durante todo o processo, foi o fotógrafo e artista
Peter Poby, que me ligava constantemente durante a produção do disco pra ter certeza que eu não tinha desistido frente às dificuldades que naturalmente surgem, especialmente em um projeto de natureza tão pessoal.
Poby "acertou incrivelmente a mão" na foto da capa e na arte do disco. Me lembro durante a sessão de fotos quando ele gritou, "É essa!! Pronto, já tenho a capa!" quanto tirou a foto que nós usamos. Pois é. Acertou mesmo.... Muito obrigado, Poby!! <br />
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Muitos amigos e pessoas queridas me ajudaram muito, e de várias maneiras - com conselhos, palavras de conforto, e com seus ouvidos, a fim de que eu pudesse "testar" o material e ver a reação das pessoas. A todos vocês (vocês sabem quem são, e o quanto eu enchi a paciência de vocês!) Sou eternamente grato. <br />
A minha família, minha querida esposa, e todas as pessoas com quem toquei durante todos esses anos - vocês me inspiram a tentar ser o melhor que posso ser, e isso é exatamente a idéia do disco - tentar chegar no nosso melhor, e como isso pode levar mais de uma vida... quem sabe talvez 7 vidas? <br />
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Gostaria de agradecer a vocês todos pelo constante apoio, força e interesse, e por ler esse blog (e por ouvir o disco também eu espero!) - que vocês se divirtam ouvindo o disco e lendo essas histórias, da mesma forma como nós nos divertimos gravando! <br />
Até a próxima, mz Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-72578679368087228422014-06-16T19:08:00.000-04:002014-06-16T21:23:18.706-04:005 years of "7 Lives"!<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>5 Years of "7 Lives"! </b></i></span><br />
<b>Here are a few notes on the album, and its production........ by MZ</b><br />
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The first ideas for what would become the album "7 Lives" started coming to me around 2006. I was studying composition with Charlie Banacos, one of the most amazing teachers and mentors I ever had. Although I worked with him for a short period of time (3 months), his teachings and words of encouragement stayed with me and still play a major role on everything I do musically. <br />
<a name='more'></a>Charlie passed away a few years ago, and he is dearly missed! This almost life-changing experience I had with him is actually a common thing among all his students. It's always incredible when I meet former students of his, and they all seem to have had the same experiences than me, to some degree. Talk about an amazing person! <br />
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So, with a few original tunes written, I called some of my dearest friends, people I enjoyed being around and making music with, and we played through some of these songs. The music started taking shape, and with everybody's talented playing and positive comments and input, we finalized pre-production and went into the studio on a few different sessions, starting in October 2008. <br />
I am the luckiest guy the be able to count of the contributions of such amazing musicians and friends! <br />
My enormous thank you to:<br />
<b><i>Gustavo Assis Brasil, Oriente Lopez, Itaiguara Brandão, Rodrigo Ursaia, Milene Corso, Dom Salvador, Cidinho Teixeira, Esperanza Spalding and Brandi Disterheft </i></b>for being the absolute best at what you do, and for your beautiful participation on this record!<b><i><br /></i></b><br />
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<b><i>Production stories and ideas </i></b><br />
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In the process of planning the track order and overall feel for the record, I had the idea of asking each pianist to contribute a tune to the album. Oriente Lopez's <b>"Spirit"</b> is a beautiful song and the first original from Oriente that I played. We have, since then, recorded a full album of Oriente's music called "Aguas Profundas". Dom Salvador's "<b>De Lá Pra Cá (From There to Here)"</b> is a classic Salvador tune, you can close your eyes and hear and imagine the samba-jazz movement happening in the 60s, and all this wonderful new music being created and played in Brazil, all from just his writing and playing... amazing! Cidinho Teixeira's <b>"Magali"</b> was a song I played many times with Cidinho during the legendary Brazilian jazz-Sunday nights at Zinc Bar in NYC. What a great tune, fun to play, and I think it showcases Cidinho's masterful writing, arranging, and incredible groove!<br />
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Of my originals, I think "7 Lives" and "30" were the most challenging to record. From a drummer's standpoint, I wanted to create challenging material to play, but I also wanted to have interesting melodies and harmonies happening. Both of these tunes have some tricky patterns and coordination challenges on the drums that demanded some extra hours in my practicing room! <br />
The ballad "Long Gone" was also challenging because of its form and meter changes, but again, I am so lucky to have these very special people playing with me! I couldn't have wished for better results. <br />
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During the studio sessions, I had the idea of jamming with Gustavo on a couple of different tracks, one slightly more organized, and another one where we wouldn't even talk about it, and we would just play. Gustavo and I go a long way back, we used to play "crazy free stuff" since we met at Berklee College of Music in the fall of 1999. We played countless gigs together, and released a CD together ("Dig Trio", from 2003). So I imagined that the chemistry between the two of us would play out on these 2 jams in an interesting way. As fate would have it, Gustavo and I couldn't see each other at all during the tracking of <b>"Two Way Street" </b>(parts 1 and 2), so this made for an even more special couple of jams! <br />
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Finally, I had an idea for an arrangement of Wayne Shorter's "Pinocchio", to be played as a fast-samba. I checked out several versions of the song, and noticed different changes, and occasionally, different bass-notes (mostly on recordings featuring Ron Carter on bass), which eventually helped me think a bit more "out of the box" on the harmony and arrangement of the song... so I tried a few different things of my own as well. I love Wayne, and love this tune! <br />
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After recording all the tracks with engineer Michael Brorby, who always does a fantastic job by the way!, and getting some extra help from my dear friend Chris Vandirlis recording Milene's vocals, it was time to mix/master it. Itaiguara recommended I called Dave Darlington to see if he would be available to do it. Dave is one of the most incredible guys I know, and needless to say, after working with him on "7 Lives" I have been doing most of my recordings with him, and recommending him for everybody I know! My friend Marcos Vigio gave invaluable help on listening and commenting on the mastering and finalizing of the album.... and right then, it was all done!<br />
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Another great friend of mine came through for me at this point, and actually, during the whole process too: the sensational photographer and artist Peter Poby, who called me numerous times during the making of the album to make sure I was on the right track and didn't give up when facing the inevitable difficulties that come with making such a personal album. Poby "just nailed" the cover photo and art of the CD, I remember him just yelling at me during the photo shoot, when he took THE photo, "I got it!!! That's it!". Yep, you definitely did, my friend. WOW.... Thank you so much! <br />
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Many friends and dearest people helped me in many different ways- with words of advise, comments, and just "lending an ear" so I could test the material I had, and see people's reactions. To all of you, (you know who you are, and how much I bugged you all!) I am forever grateful. <br />
To my family, my lovely wife, and all the people I played with during all these years - you all inspired me to be the best that I can be, and that's what the record is all about - trying to achieve our absolute best, and how it may seem like we need 7 Lives to do it!<br />
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like to also thank you all so much for your constant support and interest, and for reading this blog post (and hopefully check out the album too!) - I hope that you
enjoyed the stories and enjoy listening to the music as much as the band and I enjoyed playing
and recording it!<br />
Until next time, mz Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-52558225117984692562014-06-16T18:46:00.005-04:002014-06-16T21:30:11.755-04:005 Years of "7 Lives" - CD/Download Promo Sale!<br />
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I am so happy to report to all of you that this month of June we are celebrating 5 years of the release of my first solo album <b>"7 Lives"</b>!<br />
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It was one of the most important moments of my career, and something I am so grateful and proud of!<br />
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have a very special promotion, but it's only happening THIS WEEK!! (June 16th to June 22nd, 2014)<br />
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You can download the <b>7 Lives</b> record <b><span _mce_style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>this week</i></span></b> for<span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>$5</i></b></span> !!!<br />
Individual track downloads are <span style="font-size: large;"><b>$0.50</b></span><br />
If you want to get a physical copy of <b>7 Lives</b>, that is also specially priced at <span style="font-size: large;"><b>$9. </b></span><br />
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These discounts are ONLY happening on the <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mauriciozottarelli" target="_blank">CDBaby Website</a> <br />
Just click <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mauriciozottarelli" target="_blank">HERE</a> to go to <b>CDBaby</b> where you can listen and purchase the record. <br />
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Thank you for your support, hope you enjoy the music!<br />
All the best,<br />
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<br />Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-72744410709053838902014-05-31T17:10:00.000-04:002014-05-31T17:40:47.140-04:00NÓS SOMOS O QUE OUVIMOS! (E COMO OUVIMOS...) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NÓS SOMOS O QUE OUVIMOS! (E COMO OUVIMOS...) <br />Por Mauricio Zottarelli <br /> <br /><i>(texto originalmente publicado na Revista Modern Drummer Brasil, Maio/2014) </i><br />Olá, amigo! Nesta postagem eu gostaria de falar sobre algumas ideias que vêm me intrigando. Explico melhor. Algumas situações recentes me fizeram pensar em como nós todos (incluindo a nova geração de músicos e artistas que surge agora) escutamos música. Como, onde, de que forma, com qual frequência e, obviamente, como isso influencia nossa maneira de tocar e expressar nossa arte e nossa voz. <br />Portanto, vamos deixar um pouco de lado os exercícios técnicos, as partituras, nossa bateria e a sala de estudo. Vamos analisar um pouco como estamos ouvindo e assimilando a música atualmente. Em primeiro lugar, eis algumas dessas situações a que me refiro acima: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tenho vários amigos que ensinam música para jovens e adultos, tanto individualmente ou em escolas e universidades, e a impressão é a mesma, por todos eles... De uma maneira geral, os jovens bateristas de hoje em dia são extremamente técnicos, e possuem alto nível em seus instrumentos, e fazem coisas incríveis na bateria etc., etc. Mas, por outro lado, muitos não sabem absolutamente nada sobre harmonia, sobre percepção auditiva, não conseguem “ouvir” e/ou reconhecer um acorde sequer ou cantar uma nota acompanhados do piano/guitarra. Não entendem sobre “forma” das músicas (AABA lhes parece um estranho código secreto), e, consequentemente, não conseguem tocar com bandas de uma maneira eficaz e musical. Muitos deles querem tocar jazz tradicional, aprender a linguagem e tudo mais, mas não conhecem seus principais artistas e/ou suas principais obras... <br /><br />Acho que já deu para perceber aonde quero chegar, não é? Traçando-se um paralelo com nossas próprias vidas, horários, nosso trabalho e nossa correria diária, sinto que necessitamos parar um pouco e refletir sobre como anda o nosso hábito de ouvir música — o que estamos ouvindo, como estamos ouvindo e assimilando, e com que frequência e o quão atentamente. Hoje é muito comum ter músicas/playlists (nossa discoteca!) em nossos telefones celulares (imaginem só, os leitores que já tinham nascido e se lembram dos anos 70 e 80, quanta diferença!), e tudo passou a ser extremamente conveniente e fácil. Mas, por outro lado, perdura o costume da “multitarefa” e muitas vezes não estamos nem prestando muita atenção ao que estamos ouvindo, pois estamos fazendo mil outras coisas ao mesmo tempo. Ao referenciar os anos 80, me lembro de comprar um disco de vinil e correr para casa, e escutá-lo várias vezes, do começo ao fim, de olhos fechados. Depois eu decorava as letras, e os arranjos, lia a ficha técnica mil vezes. Imaginava estar presente nos shows do artista ou banda, e prestava atenção nos diferentes instrumentos e na orquestrações em cada trabalho. Cada disco era uma experiência, um sonho, uma viagem que poderia durar dias, meses... Se conversarmos com pessoas de mais idade, que se lembram e viveram na era do rádio, imagine então! Sem televisores, o áudio era a ferramenta de “transporte”, o meio pelo qual as pessoas viajavam, sonhavam e se divertiam. A música tinha um poder gigante! Infelizmente, hoje em dia acredito que a tremenda facilidade ao acesso a tanta música (pela internet, mídias sociais, streaming, etc...) e a alta tecnologia dos telefones celulares, computadores, tablets — aliados à hiperatividade em nossas vidas, e à eminente dificuldade de se concentrar em uma coisa só, dificultam nossa experiência quando ouvimos música, prejudica nossa assimilação do conteúdo artístico da mesma e, de uma maneira geral, torna nosso hábito de ouvir música muito superficial e vago. <br /><br />No nosso caso, caro leitor, como músicos profissionais e/ou apaixonados pela música, a situação é mais bizarra ainda. Analisemos, por exemplo, quando foi a última vez que ouvimos um CD, ou uma playlist, um MP3, ou até um show ao vivo, realmente concentrados em seu conteúdo? Uma música/artista de que gostamos, tocando em nossos fones de ouvido, ou nossa banda favorita em um estádio de futebol. Quantas vezes ouvimos esse trabalho com total comprometimento e atenção? De olhos fechados? Sem pegar nosso celular para checar o e-mail, atualizar nosso Twitter, olhar o Facebook ou o Instagram — coisas essas que provavelmente já fizemos há 30 segundos? <br />Ou tentar “filmar” o show para “ver depois” ou compartilhar nas redes para os amigos “verem”? <br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gostaria de propor um experimento, uma tentativa de nos desligar um pouco dessa realidade frenética que vivemos, e relaxar. Vamos escolher um disco de que gostamos, mas não ouvimos há muito tempo, ou algo que está na nossa lista “para ser ouvido”, mas que ainda não tivemos tempo de fazer. Pode ser também uma playlist no seu iTunes ou MP3s no seu telefone. Reserve um tempo para você — sem distrações, desligue o telefone de casa, coloque o celular no modo avião etc., etc. Durante a próxima hora, é só você e sua música. Aperte o play e boa viagem. <br />(Pode ir lá! Eu espero...) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />E então, como foi? Conseguiu ouvir a playlist toda? O CD inteiro? Sem interrupção? Concentrado? Relaxado? Ou caiu no sono e não ouviu nada? Não tem problema. O importante é reservar esse tempo para você. Com certa frequência, você vai se condicionando a esses “breaks” da realidade, e vai se concentrando cada vez mais na música, e se deixando levar. O intuito é relaxar e viajar dentro de nós mesmos, quase como uma meditação — mas a diferença é que nesse exercício, o objetivo principal é se concentrar na música, na gravação. Vamos tentar visualizar o estúdio, os músicos tocando, a música sendo criada pela primeira vez. Vamos analisar as diferentes partes, os diferentes instrumentos. O arranjo, os solistas, a interação entre os músicos. A seção rítmica, o ritmo. O que cada faixa nos parece, o que nos faz lembrar, a emoção que nos traz cada composição. O que nos move, o que gostamos e o que não gostamos sobre certa música, canção ou performance. <br />Crie o hábito de fazer isso algumas vezes durante a semana, e tome nota de tudo que achar interessante. Eu tenho feito isso algumas vezes recentemente, e o resultado é sempre fascinante. De repente, escuto partes do arranjo de certas músicas em que nunca tinha reparado antes, ou solos, ou melodias que de repente “estalam”. Certas texturas em certos sons, timbres e instrumentações. As letras das músicas e a interpretação da melodia pelo cantor/solista. Grooves, levadas e as escolhas que certos bateristas fazem em relação ao que tocar, e onde tocar. O que teríamos feito no lugar deles? Detalhes de cada faixa e o som de cada produção. Mixagem, balanço dos diferentes instrumentos na faixa em questão. Quem são os músicos que estão tocando? Eles combinam de maneira efetiva como um grupo? Tocam bem juntos? Ou às vezes parece um concurso para ver quem “fala” mais alto e mais rápido? <br />Enfim, coisas desse tipo provavelmente vão aparecer nessa nossa audição mais cuidadosa.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Alguns de vocês podem estar pensando: “Mas isso é muito técnico, é muito analítico, música tem que ser mais instintiva. Música é pra dançar, pô...”. <br />Claro, não estou dizendo que você vai ouvir música sempre assim, ou que qualquer estilo de música vai despertar seu interesse e curiosidade dessa maneira. Tem muita coisa por aí que é feita sem o menor cuidado, e com quase zero de conteúdo. Daí, vai se ouvir o quê? Analisar o quê? A proposta aqui é darmos uma chance a nós mesmos de assimilar as coisas boas e aprender. Acredito que tocar bem a bateria, e tocar bem junto com outros músicos, requer mais do que ficar trancado num quarto de estudo praticando dez horas por dia. Claro que isso é importante, e vai lhe dar um nível de técnica e proficiência no instrumento muito alto, mas será que é só isso? Música é só estudar, nós mesmos, sozinhos, isolados? Na minha humilde opinião, música é ouvir. Tocar e executar vem logo em seguida, mas ouvir é primordial. E ouvir a história, ouvir nossos mestres, ouvir os diferentes estilos, a cultura e a arte que estão aí, à nossa disposição. Assimilar tudo isso, com paciência e perseverança. Sem distrações. Com total comprometimento. Nós somos o que ouvimos, mas obviamente, como ouvimos é fator extremamente importante nessa nossa caminhada e na busca incessante pelo nosso aperfeiçoamento enquanto profissionais e amantes da arte. <br />Um abraço e até a próxima….mz</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 ) In a recent conversation with a friend who teaches high school students in a school in the state of Massachusetts, US, he told me the following: some of his students (almost daily) gather in groups in the hall of school with an old turntable (yes , LP !). They bring LPs borrowed from their parents, and also rare things that they find out there, and they listen to this music as a group during their breaks. While I was making my "completely amused" face and was processing this fact, my friend said that he thought perhaps these students were a little "tired" of listening to music on their cell phones and all the distractions that this new medium provides.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 ) When I was studying at Berklee College of Music, one of my professors talked about certain records that I had to listen to. Following my ever-increasing interest in jazz, and in order to broaden my horizons and assimilate the vocabulary relevant to the style, he recommended me to buy some of these recordings. It took months of analysis and many repetitions of certain tracks and certain moments of these classic recordings - where, more often that not, the goal was to not pay close attention solely on drums, necessarily . I'll explain this in further detail below. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 ) During the past few years, we all have been following the emergence of a large number of videos of "shredding" where drummers get together to play/jam/exchange solos, etc… In many conversations with other drummers, students, friends and colleagues in the music scene of New York and also in Brazil , I have noticed how many of these musicians are "obsessed" with videos of drum solos - amazing demonstrations of extreme technical prowess and ease in the kit, made by phenomenal drummers.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have several friends who teach music to young people and adults , both individually or in schools and universities, and the feeling and response I get from them is pretty much the same ... In general , young drummers today are highly technical, and have fantastic command of their instruments, and do amazing things on the drums etc. . etc. . But on the other hand, many do not know anything about harmony, about ear training, they cannot " hear" and/or recognize a chord or even sing a note accompanied by piano/guitar. They don't understand what song "forms" are (to them, AABA seems to be a strange secret code), and hence they cannot play with bands in a musical and effective way. Many of them want to play traditional jazz and learn the language and everything, but they don't know who some of the major artists are and/or their most important works ... <br /><br />I think you know where I'm going with this, right? By drawing a parallel with our own lives, schedules, our work and our daily crazy routines, I feel we need to take a break and reflect on our habit of listening to music, and how it is going - what we are listening to, how we are listening to it and assimilating it, how often and how attentively. Today it is very common to have our songs/playlists (our music collection !) in our cell phones (just imagine, readers who were born and remember the 70s and 80s… what a difference !), and everything has become extremely convenient and easy. But on the other hand, the philosophy of "multitasking" is so predominant in our culture and daily lives that most of the time we are not even paying attention to what we are hearing, since we are doing a thousand other things at the same time. In reference to the 80s, I remember buying a vinyl LP in the record store and running home to listen to it; and I would do it many times from beginning to end, with my eyes closed . I would attempt to memorize the lyrics and arrangements , read the liner notes a thousand times. I imagined to be present in one show of this certain artist or band, and I listened closely to the different instruments and different orchestrations in each recording. Every record was an experience, a dream, a journey that could last for days, months ... If we talk to older folks who remember and lived in the age of radio, imagine that! Without TV, audio was their mean of "transportation ", the way by which people traveled, dreamed and had fun. The music had giant power! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, nowadays I believe that due to the tremendous ease of access to so much music (Internet, social media, streaming, etc. . ), the high technology of cell phones, computers, tablets - all of that coupled with so much hyperactivity in our lives and our impending difficulty to concentrate on one thing only - these things eventually obstruct and/or impede our experience to hear music, they affect our assimilation of any artistic content, and in general, they make our habit of listening to music very superficial and vague. <br /><br />In our case, dear readers, as passionate fans of music - be it as a professional artist or not - the situation is even more bizarre . Consider, for example, when was the last time you heard a CD or a playlist, an MP3, or even a live show fully concentrated on its content? A song or artist that we like, playing "exclusively" in our headphone sets, or our favorite band performing at a football stadium. How often do we hear this with total commitment and attention? Eyes closed? Without picking up our phone to check our email, update our Twitter , Facebook or to look on Instagram - which are things that we probably did 30 seconds ago anyway? <br />Or do we try to "film" the show "to watch it later" or to share on social media so your friends "see it"? (while you are missing it!)<br /></span><br />
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I would like to propose an experiment, an attempt to shut down a little from this frantic reality we live in, and just relax. Let's choose an album that we like, maybe something we haven't heard in a long time, or something that is on our "check-it-out" list , but we haven't had time to do. It can also be a playlist on your iTunes or MP3s on your phone . Take some time off for you - no distractions, turn off your home phone, set the phone in airplane mode etc , etc. . . During the next hour , it's just you and your music. Press play and have a nice trip. <br />( Take your time, that's ok ! ... I'll wait right here. ) <br /><br />So how was it? Did you listen to the entire playlist? The entire CD ? Without interruption? Were you concentrated? Relaxed ? Or did you fall asleep and didn't hear anything? No problem . The important thing is to reserve that time for you. With some regularity, you will get used to these "breaks" from reality, and you will be increasingly focused on the music , and you will let it carry you away . The goal is to relax and travel within ourselves, almost like meditation - but the difference is that in this exercise, the main objective is to focus on music, on the recording. <br />Let's try to mentally visualize the studio, the musicians playing, and the music being created for the first time. Let's check out the different parts, the different instruments… The arrangement, the soloists, the interaction among the musicians. The rhythm section, the rhythm . Think about what each track feels like to us, what it reminds us, the emotion that each composition brings us. Let's investigate what it is that moves us, and what we like and don't like about a certain song, track or performance. <br />Create the habit of doing this a few times during the week, and take note of everything you find interesting. I have done this a few times recently, and the result is always fascinating . Suddenly , I hear parts of the arrangement of certain songs that I had never noticed before, or solos, or melodies that suddenly "pop". Certain textures, or sounds, timbres and instrumentation. The lyrics and the interpretation of the melody by singer/soloist. The grooves, and the choices that drummers make in relation to what to play, and where. What would we have done in their place? Details of each track and the sound of each production. Mixing, and the balance of the different instruments in the track. Who are the musicians who are playing ? Do they combine effectively as a group ? Do they play well together ? Or sometimes, does it look like a contest to see who "speaks" louder and faster? <br />Anyway, things like that will probably come up during a more careful listening experience. <br />I imagine some of you could be thinking, "But this is very technical, very analytical, music has to be more instinctive . Music is supposed to make us dance… " . <br />Sure, I'm not saying that you will always listen to music this way, or that any style of music will stimulate your interest and curiosity in such a way. There's a lot of stuff out there that is done very carelessly, and with almost zero quality in their content. In that case, what are you going to carefully hear? Analyze what? The proposal here is to give ourselves a chance to assimilate all the good things and to learn. I personally believe that in order to play drums well, and also to play well with other musicians, one needs to do more than just being locked into a room practicing for ten hours a day. Of course this is very important, and will give you a very high level of technical proficiency in your instrument , but is it just that? Is music only about us studying by ourselves, alone ? In my humble opinion, music is listening. To be able to play and to execute comes in right after , but listening is paramount - listen to the history, listen to our teachers/masters, listen to different styles, culture and art that are out there at our disposal . Assimilate all this with a lot of patience and perseverance. No distractions, and with total commitment. We are what we listen to, but obviously , how we listen is an extremely important factor in our walk and our relentless and never-ending pursuit of improvement as professionals and art lovers. <br />Until next time….. mz</span><br />
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I am so looking forward to these upcoming dates with the amazing bassist/composer <u>Mike Pope </u>and his band, the <u>House of Cardinals</u> - featuring Joe Locke, Eldar Djangirov, Bob Franceschini and Mauricio Zottarelli.<b> </b><br />
<b><br />June 4 - Blues Alley</b> - Washington DC - buy tickets: <a href="http://www.bluesalleylive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=C88679E9-094C-B8A3-B2E808D67ABDB18E" target="_blank">8pm</a> and <a href="http://www.bluesalleylive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=C88679F8-E5A3-D1D9-5701AAED2D0641D0" target="_blank">10pm</a><br />
<b>June 6 - An Die Musik</b> - Baltimore, MD - buy tickets: <a href="http://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=2018D2B4-F40A-0CE2-351A2A7B18341A10" target="_blank">8pm</a> and <a href="http://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=2018D2C4-0FA1-ACF7-25B91DD713669752" target="_blank">9:30pm</a><br />
<b>June 10 - Regattabar -</b> Cambridge MA - buy tickets <a href="http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=3182" target="_blank">7:30pm</a><br />
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The shows are also celebrating the release of Mike's new studio CD in a decade, "Cold Truth, Warm Heart"(Nineteen Eight Records):<br />
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"... Bassist and composer Mike Pope builds significant musical, personal
and spiritual bridges between the past, present and future with his
third release, <span id="u594-3">Cold Truth, Warm Heart</span>. The new album shows him to be a visionary composer, arranger and bandleader.
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The stellar touring band includes <span id="u594-25">Eldar Djangirov (piano), Joe Locke (vibraphone), Bob Franceschini (saxophone) and Mauricio Zottarelli (drums)</span>. The studio album features Joe, Mauricio, Geoffrey Keezer (piano/keys), Alan Blackman (piano), Seamus Blake (saxophone) and Lydia Courtney."<br />
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Visit Mike's website at<a href="http://www.mikepopejazz.com/index.html" target="_blank"> www.mikepopejazz.com</a> <br />
You can purchase/download Mike's new album <a href="http://www.mikepopejazz.com/discography.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-58627041915580876052014-05-09T01:37:00.001-04:002014-05-09T01:37:11.635-04:002 Cool Moments!Here are two very cool musical moments from recent days….<br />
First, a recording session on which I am playing percussion for my dear friend, the bassist <u>Itaiguara Brandão. </u>He's producing his debut recording as a leader, watch out of that album coming out later this year!<br />
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The next is a fantastic photo by my friend and super talented photographer Nelson Onofre, who attended my show last sunday. Check him out at <a href="http://electriceyesphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://electriceyesphotography.blogspot.com</a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-46086532800108938442014-05-09T01:27:00.001-04:002014-05-31T17:43:52.458-04:00Prasanna and the Indian Classical Saints - NYC may 3 & 4th 2014This past weekend (may 3 & 4) I played again with a dear friend, and somebody I know for many years, the guitarist/composer Prasanna. I also took lessons from him, and did several performances and recordings over the years. So it was very exciting to be on stage with him again, this time in NYC at Iridium.<br />
The band was really fun, its always great to play with such talented musicians!!<br />
Nitin Mitta on tabla<br />
Matt Geraghty on bass<br />
Shalini on vocals<br />
Prasanna on guitar<br />
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we got to play some of Prasanna's compositions, and cover tunes done in a very original way. Stay tuned for more dates with the is group!<br />
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<br />Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-82857405159011168582014-05-09T01:14:00.000-04:002014-05-31T17:44:06.435-04:00Ritenour/Grusin April 2014 tour dates<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was so incredibly fortunate to be playing drums on a few dates in April with some of my all time heroes, and it was so much fun! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Brazil project featured <u>Lee Ritenour</u> and <u>Dave Grusin</u> leading the band, with <u>Abraham Laboriel </u>and myself on the rhythm section. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The special guests: <u>Daniel Jobim</u> did a beautiful job singing and playing some of his grandfather's greatest songs, and we had two great singers joining the band - <u>Lisa Ono</u> for the Japan dates, and <u>Céu</u> for the show in Miami. In the Miami date, the great <u>Paulinho da Costa</u> joined the band also. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tokyo, Japan - April 5th - Jazz Week Tokyo - Bunkamura Orchard Hall </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What an amazing time!! Some photos below - </span><br />
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Lee Ritenour, Abraham Laboriel, Lisa Ono, Dave Grusin, Daniel Jobim, MZ</td></tr>
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-59281940439344300082014-04-04T08:42:00.000-04:002014-04-04T08:42:01.019-04:00Carmen Souza - USA dates March 2014I played 4 shows with the great <b>Carmen Souza</b> in USA, as part of their North America tour 2014. <div>
Had a great time with the band on the road: <b>Theo Pascal </b>on bass, <b>Matt King</b> on piano, and <b>Carmen</b> on guitar, keys and vocals. </div>
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I played a hybrid set that is always a lot of fun to explore. No tons, just floor tom, snare and bongos, a cajon as a seat, and a bell/woodblock. Always inspiring to play it, and it generates many new ideas for grooves and fills too. </div>
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As always, thanks to Soultone Cymbals, Vic Firth, GruvGear, FSA cajons, LP Percussion, Powerclick in-ear monitors and Lexicon Pro Audio. </div>
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The Falcon, Marlboro NY - march 28th</div>
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Regattabar, Boston MA - march 29th</div>
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Joe's Pub, NYC - march 30th</div>
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Elmira College, Elmira, NY - march 31st. </div>
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Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-26773096078829554842014-03-25T21:46:00.001-04:002014-03-25T21:47:33.384-04:00Fun Videos #2!And, here are a few more recent videos, hope you all enjoy them!!<br />
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First of all, my first-ever video lesson on drumset! On it I am talking a bit about my concept and ideas for playing the <b>Ijexá</b> groove, a Afro-Brazilian rhythm which you may also have heard being called <b>Afoxé</b>. Some coordination is addressed, as well as ways to orchestrate around the kit and create original grooves and solos based on this rhythm. Check it out, share it, enjoy it! Many thanks to <b><i><a href="http://www.soultonecymbals.com/" target="_blank">Soultone Cymbals</a></i></b> for their support and their A-M-A-Z-I-N-G instruments!!!<br />
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This next one is a groove solo, based on the Ijexá / Afoxé groove. Check out the lesson above first for the basic idea, and then see the solo for some applications!<br />
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Lastly, this is from Sergio Galvão's show at the Blue Note NYC in early March 2014.... we are playing the classic Brazilian song "Vou Deitar e Rolar...".<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Sf0Mjjgfbag" width="560"></iframe>Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-86614236656829113272014-02-08T22:36:00.002-05:002014-02-08T22:36:25.970-05:00Fun videosHere are a couple of fun videos from this past January....<br />
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with Leni Stern, Amanda Ruzza, Sérgio Galvão at Silvana's NYC - I got to play with these great musicians, and we had a lot of fun.<br />
Here is a little bit from the show.... I'm playing the FSA Cajon Standard model, and Soultone Cymbals.<br />
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with Amanda Ruzza and Alex Nolan at the Soultone Cymbals booth - NAMM show 2014.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VdBRRdqJCK8?list=UUprUOM-L4WitNu8UAHH2sXw" width="560"></iframe>Mauricio Zottarellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13205473809995820487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301833296051765137.post-64452848387708717802014-01-21T22:32:00.001-05:002014-01-21T22:35:46.653-05:00Mauricio Zottarelli Quartet Live in NYC on January 29th 2014I will be playing with my quartet at the super cool venue Cornelia Street Café, in the village in NYC.<br />
If you are in the area, please come by to check out the music and support the group!<br />
We will be playing original music from my "7 Lives" album, and cool arrangements of a couple of cover tunes we like to play. Info below:<br />
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The band is-<br />
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<b>Oriente Lopez</b> - flute<br />
<b>Alex Brown</b> - piano<br />
<b>Itaiguara Brandão</b> - bass<br />
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<b>Wednesday, January 29th, 2014</b><br />
8:30pm<br />
1 set only<br />
at: <i><b>Cornelia Street Café</b></i> - 29 Cornelia Street NYC<br />
phone: (212) 989-9319<br />
<u>reservations recommended</u><br />
<u><a href="http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/downstairs/Performances.asp?sdate=1%2F29%2F2014&from_cal=0" target="_blank">for website click here</a></u><br />
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