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Alexandre Hovoruski

Programming Drector / Radio Nova Brasil

Began working in radio in 1985 at 18 years of age as a programmer for radio bandeirantes FM in São Paulo.

His first artistic direction gig was in 1987 at the radio Educadora FM in Campinas, where he smashed regional audience records in what is today referred to as “popular youth”. From then onwards, he acted as artistic director.

In 1989, he transferred to the transamérica radio network (Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro), and in 1991 to the jb radio system (radio cidade).

In 1993, Alexandre was directly reponsible for the creation of the jovem pan radio network, which topped audience popularity lists in São Paulo in 1994. It was São Paulo’s last leading pop radio station for a significant period (six months).

In the year 2000, Alexandre transferred to the rock network (radio cidade/89) and in 2001, he joined JB FM, creating another case in radio in rio de janeiro, making jb fm Brazil’s most popular contemporary radio station, a position it held for 15 years.

At this time, he also consulted for alvorada fm in Belo Horizonte (where he remains to this day), saudade fm in santoa, and tarde fm in salvador, where globo fm local had previously led the charts for 20 years.

Alvorada FM is another case for radio in the state of minas gerais, which is in fourth place for general audiene ratings and continues to beat successive records in the contemporary segment.

In 2015, Alexandre working for the nova brasil FM network. Despite being based in São Paulo, he had not worked for radio stations in the city since 1989.

In 2015, Alexandre working for the nova brasil FM network. Despite being based in São Paulo, he had not worked for radio stations in the city since 1989.

I particularly like a phrase by walt disney, “i like the impossible, because there’s less competition” – as i’ve always worked with niche radio stations (more difficult to achieve results) and yet i’ve always reached set goals and beat audience ratings in these segments.

ANDRÉ BRASILEIRO

FIG Festival Curator

Special Advisor to the Recife Municipal Culture Secretariat (2004 to 2012), Executive Coordinator of the Recife Multicultural Carnival (2005 to 2012), Production Coordinator of the Recife International Dance Festival and the Recife National Theatre Festival (2003 to 2007). In 2012, André was President of the Recife Municipal Culture Foundation. He directed the show Cordas, Gonzaga e Afins, which marked the 35-year anniversary of singer Elba Ramalho’s career, and the Grande Encontro 20 anos, featuring Alceu Valença, Elba Ramalho e Geraldo Azevedo. André is currently Facilities Manager of the FUNDARPE (the Foundation for Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Pernambuco) and Coordinator of the FIG – the Garanhuns Winter Festival.

Bernardo Araújo

Journalist, O Globo Newspaper

Born in 1972 in Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo Araujo grew up in a musical household, and has enjoyed MPB and samba since he was a child, adding rock to the mix in his adolescence. Bernardo began a music collection during a two-year stay in the United States as a teenager, that takes up the walls of his home to this day.

He studied at the UFRJ School of Communication (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) and has worked for newspapers such as “O Estado de S.Paulo” and “Jornal do Brasil”, and the magazines “Veja Rio” and “Showbizz”.

Since 200??, he has worked for the newspaper “O Globo” as a reporter, editor and music critic, having interviewed most of the big names in Brazilian music and those from around the world, covering shows and festivals such as Rock in Rio (Brazilian and foreign editions), Back2Black, Lollapalooza, Tim Festival, Roskilde (in Denmark) among others. He is the author of “O prazer da Serrinha – Histórias do Império Serrano” (Editora Verso Brasil, 2015).

Eduardo Leite

Artistic Director at Alpha FM

In 1985, on the day he turned 14, Eduardo Leite entered a radio station (MEC RJ) for the first time to intern as an sound operator and hasn’t looked back since.

Four years later, Eduardo began his career in comercial radio (Tupi RJ), still as a sound operator. From there he became Music Programmer and then Artistic Coordinator at the station.

In 1997, while still in Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo began to work on the launch of Nativa FM. In 1998, he moved to São Paulo to continue on as Music Progammer for Nativa, the radio that revolutionized the Brazilian market.

In 2002, he became Artistic Director at Alpha FM, the leading radio in São Paulo‘s adult segment for 15 years running, during which period the station jumped from 13th to 2nd in the overall ranking of listeners across São Paulo.

Fabiane Pereira

Host and Programmer / Faro Rádio SulAmerica Seguros PARADISO

Broadcast twice a week on Rio de Janeiro’s SulAmérica Seguros Paradiso radio station (95.7 FM), and curates the FARO Festival – an extension of the program. Fabiane is on the jury for prizes and yearly Best Of selections for several vehicles, as well as being on the Specialist Commission for the “Natura Musical” Tender. Fabiane is a journalist, with Post Graduate Degrees in Cultural Journalism from ESPM and in Writing from PUC-Rio, as well as a Masters’ in Communication, Culture and Information Technology from the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Founder and curator of the musical-literary project Som & Pausa from the TrampoliM project, she also presents the webprogram “Fala-se de Música” on the Azoofa website, is the presenter for the YouTube channel “Papo de Música”, writes about music for a range of websites and heads up various other projects through her company, Valentina Comunicação.

Fabrício Nobre

Bananada Festival Curator

Fabrício Nobre, 39, manages Construtora Música e Cultura, which is a production company for shows and festivals, as well as a booking agency for such artists as Boogarins, Marina Lima, Felipe Cordeiro and the Legendary Tigerman, and an artistic consulting firm, whose clients include the companies Mynd8_Music2 and Grupo Vegas.

In 1999, Fabrício founded the Festival Bananada in Goiânia, Brazil – one of the leading Latin-American festivals for music and independent arts, which he has also directed since 1999.

From 2001 to 2010, Fabrício was Managing Partner for Brazil’s most important independent rock label in recent decades, Monstro Discos, with more than 130 albums released.

Fabrício founded and served as president for the ABRAFIN (Brazilian Association for Independent Festivals) from 2005 to 2010.

As an artist, since 1997 he has been the vocalist for the rock band MQN.

Juliana Costantini

Multishow Musical Content Manager

With nearly 17 years’ experience at Multishow, Ju Constantini is presently the channel’s Musical Content Manager, in charge of upholding the strength and relevance of the music pillar for the Multishow and Bis brands. Juliana completed studies in Radio and TV at the UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and an MBA in Marketing at the ESPM. Juliana worked previously at Viacom Brasil, where she headed up Programming for the Vh1 Music Channel.

Leonardo Lichote

Reporter and Music Critic / O Globo Newspaper

As a reporter and music critic for “O Globo” since 2001, Leonardo Lichote has interviewed and written news stories on major names of Brazilian popular music such as Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, Djavan, João Bosco and Dona Ivone Lara. He collaborated in writing “Minha Fama de Mau” (My Bad Boy Reputation – Objetiva Publisher), the memoirs of singer Erasmo Carlos. He wrote the reviews on Chico Buarque’s “De Todas as Maneiras” (In Every Each Way) Box CD Collection – containing the first 22 albums released by the artist. Lichote is the producer and host of series “Cria” (Create), at Manouche, a show where composers meet – guests include Adriana Calcanhotto, Jards Macalé, Moraes Moreira, João Bosco and Martinho da Vila. He is one of the Brazilian Music Awards Jury and the Multishow Award Super Jury.

Lu Araújo

Curator Festival Mimo

An entrepreneur with vast cultural project management experience, Lu Araújo is one of Brazil’s most prolific professionals in this area. Lu dedicates herself to researching, mapping and creating conceptual cultural projects, all characterized by a signature fusion of artistic languages and styles. In 2003, Lu created MIMO, designed to promote the interplay of music and cultural heritage in important historical cities. She has directed 48 editions of MIMO in Olinda, Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Rio de Janeiro and Paraty. In 2016, she took MIMO to Europe, and more specifically to Amarante, Portugal. As a researcher and curator, Lu has developed prize-winning films, books and CDs, such as “Série Pixinguinha”, featuring the Brazilian composer’s unreleased symphonic works, and “Mundo de Pixinguinha”, starring Hamilton de Holanda and other big names in Brazilian jazz. The latter album won the Prêmio da Música Brasileira award. Lu is CEO of four artistic agencies: Lu Araújo Produções, Lume Arte Marketing Cultural, the Crioula Records record label and Memories & Heritage Artes, based in Portugal.

Marcel Klemm

Globo TV Music Manager

Musical Producer and A&R Manager with a Post-Graduate Degree in Music Business and more than 15 years’ experience in the phonographic industry. Currently, Marcel is the Manager for Music Production and Audio Post-Production at TVG

Marcos Vicca

Radio MIX FM Artistic Director

With a career in radio that spans for almost 30 years, Vicca took his first steps in 1990 at São Paulo’s Radio 89 FM, focusing on Production and Special Projects. In 1997 he took over the Artistic Direction position on then-brand-new Radio MIX FM, which became one of the greatest success cases in Brazilian radio. As 2010 came, Vicca led and implemented the Radio Disney project in Brazil. He then went back to Radio MIX FM the following year, tackling a new role for the broadcaster, once again as Artistic Director.

Paulo Lima

Presidente, Universal Music Brasil

Engenheiro, empreendedor visionário e com um espírito de pioneirismo. Profissional com mais de 25 anos de experiência atuando na indústria fonográfica e no mercado de áudio profissional e internet com passagem pelas gravadoras: Som Livre, Polygram e Estúdio Nas Nuvens. Foi Vice-Presidente da Audio Engineering Society (AES Brasil), engenheiro de gravação e de Protools tendo em seu histórico alguns Latin Grammy Awards e nomeado em 1997 como melhor profissional de Estúdios do Brasil.

Foi sócio fundador da Ground Control Audio Profissional (empresa especializada em projetos, instalação e manutenção de áudio profissional no Brasil e com uma subsidiária na Florida).

Atuou como diretor executivo da iMusica, empresa pioneira de distribuição de musica digital no Brasil e no Mundo. Em 2014 vendeu a iMusica para o o grupo América Móvil.
Em Maio de 2016 foi nomeado como Presidente da Universal Music Brasil.

Paulo Monte

A&R Manager / Som Livre

With more than 15 years’ experience in the music market and six years working in A&R at Som Livre, Paulo Monte is responsible for developing Brazilian Music projects and Slap, Som Livre’s record label, which has been boosting the independent scene and giving emerging artists access to the market for ten years now. Paulo focuses on musical excellence for established artists and in building and furthering careers for artists such as Maria Gadú, Marcelo Jeneci, Tiago Iorc, Scalene, Nação Zumbi, Céu, OutroEu, Plutão Já Foi Planeta, Ana Vilela e Nina Fernandes, among others. Som Livre continues to work towards quality, modern, relevant music produced in Brazil getting more airtime and more listeners.

Pedro Seiler

Curator of the Queremos Festival

Pedro Seiler is a cultural producer and founding partner of Queremos! (innovative platform which has brought countless shows to Rio and other cities across Brazil for the past eight years, as well as the Queremos! Festival). Pedro has worked at the Biscoito Fino label, produced national tours for such artists as Maria Bethania, Simone and Zelia Duncan, as well as Chico Buarque’s “Chico Bastidores” project. Pedro was Curator and Musical Director for such events and festivals as: Invasão Paraense, Invasão Baiana, Sai da Rede, Rio Occupation (London), Open Air, Rider Weekends and the Experimente Program (Multishow TV Channel). Pedro is also on the Super Jury for the Multishow Prize and the Grammy Latino Academy.

Thales de Menezes

Journalist, Folha de São Paulo Newspaper

He was editor of “Playboy” and “VIP” (Editora Abril) magazines, Content Manager for UOL, one of the creators of the R7 portal (Record) and has written for “Folha de S. Paulo” for 22 years all up, where he is currently Special Reporter for Culture. Thales has covered stories in 17 countries. He writes on music, cinema, literature, TV and comic books. He has published four books, including a novel and collections of essays about music.

Zé Ricardo

Curator of the Sunset Stage and Favela Space, Rock in Rio

Zé Ricardo is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, music producer, curator and expert in producing exclusive artistic content for big companies.

He is the creator and has been the artistic director of Rock in Rio’s Sunset Stage since 2008, in several countries around the world, and is also the curator of the festival’s Favela Space.

Zé is the author of the original soundtrack to some of local theater's best performing plays, such as "220Voltz", "Hiperativo", "Online" and "Minha Mãe é uma Peça", starring Paulo Gustavo. He is also responsible for the soundtrack of some of the biggest national box office films, such as "Loucas para Casar", "Tô Ryca", "Minha Mãe é uma Peça 2" and "De Pernas pro Ar 3", starring Ingrid Guimarães.

Zé Ricardo is also music director for the show “Ambulante”, by singer Karol Conka, and music curator for the TV show “O Fino da Bossa”, aired by TV Record.

He has 5 albums and one DVD to his credit, has shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest musicians, such as Djavan, Al Jarreau and Angelique Kidjo, and has travelled with his show SEGUE O BAILE to several cities in Brazil.