Branco Mello
Branco Mello (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbrɐ̃ku ˈmɛlu], born Claudio Corrêa de Mello Júnior, March 16, 1962) is a Brazilian musician and actor, best known as the vocalist and bassist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. He has also played small but significant roles for the movies.
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 Branco Mello at the 2013 Virada Cultural Paulista in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudio Corrêa de Mello Júnior |
| Born | March 16, 1962 |
| Genres | Rock Punk rock Post-punk Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, songwriter, actor, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | S. Futurismo Kleiderman Trio Mamão Titãs |
Childhood
Music entered Mello's life through the cinema. Every week, his father would take him to watch musicals at Metro. The movies' soundtracks joined other influences, like Bossa Nova, or the shows promoted by his mother, Lu Brandão, a cultural producer.
At his adolescence, already nicknamed "Branco" (White) by his friends, he listened to almost everything. Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Doors, Stray Cats, The Clash, João Gilberto, Raul Seixas, Tim Maia, Cartola, Zé Ketti are some of his favorite artists.
He decided to play the acoustic guitar. He and Marcelo Fromer, whom he met at Hugo Sacramento school, began to make the firsts partnerships. they would later briefly course linguistics at University of São Paulo, but quit it before they graduated.[1] They even entered a music festival in Rio de Janeiro promoted by Brahma with two songs, although they were not selected. At that point they formed the Trio Mamão, with Tony Bellotto. Also at that time, they helped Serginho Groisman (which would later become the presenter of Altas Horas, a midnight program of Brazilian channel Globo) on the production of shows of famous Brazilian musicians, like Clementina de Jesus, Jorge Mautner and Luiz Melodia, three of Mello's idols.
Career
In 1981, Mello and eight friends founded the band Titãs, at that time called Titãs do Iê-Iê.
In 1982, he was one of the presenters of TV Eclipse, a spectacle that parodied programs and featured almost all nine members that would later found the Titãs do Iê-Iê. At this spectacle Mello would play the role of a presenter who was a mixture of Flavio Cavalcante and Hebe Camargo.
His works for the cinema came up again in 1985, at the movie Areias Escaldantes, playing a small role of a sushi chef and a manicure.
At the first great break of the band, Mello joined Sérgio Britto, another member of the band, and the drummer Roberta Parisi and formed the band Kleiderman, where he sang and played the bass. The group presented strong lyrics and aggressive sound, and released an album called Con el Mundo a mis Pies (With the World at my Feet). In 2000, he formed the band S. Futuristmo. Although the objective of the band was only fun, they were invited to perform at Tenda Brasil do Rock 3, in January 2001.
At the end of the same year, Mello released a children project: the book/CD "Eu e Meu Guarda-Chuva" (Me and My Umbrella), which tells the story of a boy named Eugênio and his trusty umbrella. The CD comes with 10 songs made by him together with Ciro Pessoa, one of the founders of Titãs. The songs feature many famous artists, like Arnaldo Antunes, Elza Soares, Cássia Eller, Roberto Frejat, Toni Garrido and Marcelo D2. A movie with the same name was filmed based on the novel.[2]
In May 2018, he was diagnosed with a tumor in his larynx, which will force him to step down from the band activities for three months. He should be back in time to record the Doze Flores Amarelas DVD.[3]
Personal life
Mello lives in Rio de Janeiro, with his wife, the actress and producer Angela Figueiredo, his two sons, Bento, born in 1991, and Joaquim, born in 1999, and his stepdaughter, Diana Bouth.
Discography
With Titãs
With Kleiderman
- Con el mundo a mis pies
As producer
- Inocentes – Pânico em SP (1986)
As Director and Producer
As Music director
- A Grande Família, O Filme (2007)
Guest appearances
| Artist | Album | Song(s) | Instrument(s) |
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| Dulce Quental | Délica (1986) | "Diferentes" | Lead vocals |
| Golpe de Estado | Forçando a Barra (1988) | "Onde há fumaça, há fogo" | Backing vocals |
| Raimundos | Raimundos (1993) | "Bê a Bá", "Bicharada" e "Carro Forte", violão de Nando Reis em "Puteiro em João Pessoa" e viola em "Selim" | Backing vocals |
| Various artists | O Submarino Verde Amarelo (2001) | "Get Beck" | Lead vocals |
| Arnaldo Antunes | Ao vivo no estúdio (2007) | "Eu não sou da sua rua" | Lead vocals |
| Nando Reis | Jardim-Pomar (2016) | "Azul de Presunto" | Backing vocals |
References
- "Música com diploma: conheça artistas que fizeram universidade". UOL Música. Grupo Folha. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- Maciel, Eliane (October 23, 2009). "Livro de Titã vira filme infantil" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Notícias. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- "Branco Mello, dos Titãs, tem tumor na laringe e ficará três meses sem fazer shows para tratamento". G1. Grupo Globo. May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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