Para todos los amantes, los verdaderos fans rabiosos de la música brasileira, aquí les dejo esta estupenda entrevista que el blog de Viva Radio (la radio de American Apparel) hace a mi hermano Daniel Roversi, quien lleva para la estación un show genial llamado Viva Brazil.
Friendly Fire: Daniel Roversi of Viva Brazil Posted by: Viva Jill 7/24/2009 10:36:00 AM
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Viva-Radio: Hi Daniel! You clearly know a great deal about Brazilian music, so where are you originally from?
Daniel Roversi: I come from Caracas, Venezuela. The capital of the great Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
VR: And where do you live now?
DR: I’m living In Edgecombe Avenue uptown. Having a great time with my wife.
VR: So if you're from Caracas, Venezuela, how were you introduced to Brazilian music?
DR: My mom is definitely the reason I discovered Brazilian music at first. One day, she took us to theFestival Hiberoamericano de Musica, a festival held annually in Caracas featuring the best acts of the Hispanic music scene. The concert was opened by Soledad Bravo, who was great. At that point I separated from my family and went to the first row where I stayed the rest of the concert.
From then on I started listening to all the Brazilian records my mom had. Tom Jobin, Joao and Astrud Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Maria Bethania, Eumir Deodato, and Milton Nascimento.
Very early in my life however, my mom and dad started giving records to my brother and I as presents. I remember the first records my mom gave me were: Mecano “Entre el Cielo y la Tierra”, Flans “Flans”, andHerb Alpert “Keep Your Eye On Me,” and the first Brazilian record I bought was for my mom. I also remember my mom buying records for us when we were even younger, Walt Disney Tales in 45rpm Records (the Jungle Book), a compilation called Dynamite, Michael Jackson’s Thriller and We are the World.
VR: Music and records are clearly your passions, how do you support your vinyl fever?
DR: The summer of 1994, when I was 16, I visited my brother in Montreal. He had a Brazilian girlfriend and a group of Brazilian friends, one of whom who was very much into Tropicalia and BMP, gave me a mix tape at the end of my trip. That compilation marked my life, it represented the desire to become a musician and leave Venezuela.
I moved to Miami in 1999, then to New York City eight months later. In Venezuela and Miami I was a camera man but when I got to New York I couldn't find a job and I didn’t want to do anything unrelated to film-making.
At the time I had a German-Turkish girlfriend who gave me the address of an independent producer. I think I wrote the address wrong because I never found him but walking around where the office was supposed to be I found a small studio (ABC&G). I went in and talked to one of the owners. He liked me for some reason and told me he didn’t speak Spanish and said to call this man who did. Al Rivera, a Puerto Rican gaffer who gave me my first job in NYC. Every night I went to Virgin Records (that opened till 1am) and spent my overtime money on records. Brazilian records. Today, I’m a broadcast production manager at Adrenalina, a creative advertising agency, still editing and buying records.
VR: Now that you live and operate in New York City, whats your take on the music scene for someone who wants to hear Brazilian music?
DR: For Brazilian music in NYC there are limited venues, I frequent the following: Lincoln Center, Carnagie Hall, Nokia Theater, Beacon Theater, Joe’s Pub, Bird Land, Blue Note those are the venues that book Brazilian artists in the city. I’m also always checking the Brazilian Consulate website, they have a list of events where you can check who’s playing, Brazilian Music in NYC.
VR: Daniel, thanks so much for letting us interview you. We love your show and look forward to more Viva Brazil!
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