MUSICAA Career of Raul Seixas as a producer

The career of Raul Seixas It had several facets. Before becoming a rock icon as a singer and composer, the crazy beauty lived his days of music producer.

After trying to luck and fail in Rio de Janeiro with the band Raulzito and the Panthersthe Bahian returned to Savior. Of course, she broke into the endeavor that didn’t work out.

Soon he would meet people linked to CBSamong them Jerry Adriani. The young guard’s icon helped in the process of convincing him to return to Rio to work on the label as a producer.

Thus, between 1969 and 1973, Raul produced other artists of the seal. In many cases, it contributed even to compositions. It was like this, for example, with successes like “Playboy”recorded by RENATO & YOUR BLUE CAPS; “Still burns hope”from Dianaand “Everything that is good lasts short”from Jerry Adriani himself.

Declarations on Raul Seixas Producer

In an interview recovered from the R10 website, Jerry says that his relationship with Raul was so good that he asked CBS director Evandro Ribeiro, so that the crazy beauty produces his work.

“He was a little cabreiro, but ended up stuck. He produced three LPs mine and is the author of one of the greatest hits of my career, ‘Sweet, sweet love’. “

Reminiscent of Seixas’ work by composing and producing another star of the time, Odair José, Cláudio Cavalcanti commented to the Diário de Notícias (via ufu):

“It’s fantastic. Raul’s darn makes an Odair Jose song, with an arrangement just like Odair José’s, singing like Odair José. But the lyrics are fire! Apparently, on the basis of Odair José … But then we pay attention, and it’s a stuff. Everything is very beautiful. “

In a statement present in the book Raul Seixas for himselffrom Sylvio PassosRaul demonstrated to understand that his performance as a producer provided him with an indispensable evolution. Perhaps without this previous period, his artistic career would not have taken off right away.

“I had a very important school that was CBS […]. It was a fantastic experience for me. I learned a lot to communicate. “

The list of artists produced by Raulzito also included Tony & Frankye, Osvaldo Nunes, Balthazar, Sérgio Sampaio, Miriam Batucada and Edy Star. Keep the last three names.

KAVERNISTA GRATER SOCIETY

In 1971, one of Raul’s most significant works was launched as a producer: the innovative rock opera Kavernnial Grand Ordem Society presents session of the 10in which he also contributes compositions and playing guitar.

Such KAVERNISTA GRATER SOCIETY It was formed by Raul and three other musicians, who later would also gain notoriety in solo careers: Sérgio Sampaio, Edy Star and Miriam Batucada.

Despite having little repercussion at the time and was even collected by censorship of the military dictatorship, the album grew over time. Today, it is considered a milestone of transgressive music in Brazil, mixing psychedelic rock, MPB and regional rhythms such as Baião, Xote, Xaxado and others.

Raul Seixas, no longer producer

Participation in the album rekindled the flame of artist in Raul Seixas. He continued to work as a producer for a while, but soon he was inclined and convinced to resume his own trajectory.

In 1973, Raul released his acclaimed debut album, Krig-ha, mandolo!. In the same year, his first big hit: music “GOLD OF Fool”.

From there, the days as a producer were numbered. With a sequence of great copyright – Gita (1974), New Aeon (1975), 10,000 years ago (1976) – The crazy beauty would become the biggest name of national rock in the decade and perhaps at all times.

+++ Read more: new series ‘Raul Seixas: I am’ has a dragged, flawed and caricature
+++ Read more: Hungry died? Daughter of Raul Seixas reacts to Lobão’s speech about his father
+++ Read more: Before you forget it, Edy Star tells a film trajectory that reiterates legacy: ‘I don’t give me that importance’