17 June 2008

Musicians Institute- Hollywood





Back to Brazil...
From Hollywood to São Paulo.

Here I post some photos taken on the event of the releasing of my pedal G1K-ZOOM in the Uncle Bush’s land.

I got so happy due to the opportunity of playing with such high skilled musicians. JD Deservio (Black Label Society’s bassist), Tommy Clufetos(drummer for Alice Cooper, Robbie Zombie and Ted Nugent).

They were phenomenal, we just played the songs once on the soundcheck, Enfermo, No Gravity, Pau-de-Arara, Espacing (all of them from No Gravity) and they sounded perfect. Besides these songs we also played a part of Hot For Teacher by Van Halen and Purple Haze by Hendrix.

George Lynch also was in the party playing some hits from Dokken’s years and his solo career.

Soon we are going to have some vídeos from this event avaliable on You Tube, because everything was professionally shooted.

XOXO!!
KL

15 May 2008

I remember the day I went to matriculate me at IG&T as it had happened today. New school, Modern, in the brand new year of 1987. I had a dream... I wanted to play the guitar, the best way possible – So I decided to take the test to check my level as soon as I could.

I was just 15 years old, and I got in my hands the dream guitar and last generation pedal effect which I wasn’t aware if it was avaliable in Brazil to record my test. Managing the small studio and those uncountrable buttons no one else than Wander Taffo. Famous guitar player, soap opera’s songs idol, virtuoso, experient, gentle and polite. He smiled , wished me good luck and pressed the REC button.
In the best place of my mind, that place where we keep the best moments which we don’t want to forget anymore, that place which is not in the brain, but inside the heart, the memory of this test day.

I can say that this was the moment which speeded up my desire to play the guitar. I started looking for the perfect alternate picking which only Wander had, in his Steve morse’s country songs style which he used to compose and so many exercises which I have been practicing and teaching since this moment.

After I grew up... but during all these years, Wander Taffo’s image kept and will always keep as a Master. For those who didn’t know him, try to picture a lovable guy, funny, lewd, funny story teller and everyone’s friend. When it comes to him everything was really serious and had always been “Lararí”...

He transmitted with warm veracity which he loved all of us guitar players .He treated us as sons, willing the best for everyone. He always had his sayings, experiences and teachings to share. Wander was with no doubt a big example. He created the brotherhood sensation, fraternity,friendship and not competiveness between all of us brazilian guitar players.
Rest In Peace

14 May 2008

Lembro-me como se fosse hoje o dia em que fui me matricular no IGT.Escola nova, moderna,em pleno ano de 1987.
Eu tinha um sonho... queria aprender a tocar guitarra da melhor forma possível - fui logo fazer o teste para saber meu nível.

No auge dos meus 15 anos, recebo em mãos a guitarra dos sonhos com uma pedaleira de última geração que eu nem sequer sabia que existia no Brasil para gravar minha performance. Controlando o porta-estúdio e aqueles inúmeros botões nada menos que Wander Taffo.
Guitarrista famoso, ídolo das canções de novela, virtuose, experiente, gentil e educado. Sorriu, desejou boa sorte e apertou o Rec.

No melhor cantinho do meu imaginário, aquele em que guardamos os momentos que não queremos nunca esquecer, aquele que não fica no cérebro mas sim dentro do coração, está a lembrança deste dia do teste.


Posso dizer que foi um momento que acelerou a minha vontade de tocar. Fiquei em busca da palhetada perfeita que só o Wander tinha, nos countries à lá Steve Morse que ele compunha e tantos outros exercícios que faço e ensino até hoje.

Depois eu cresci... mas ao longo destes tantos anos, a imagem do Wander Taffo continou e continuará sempre como a de um Mestre.

Para quem não o conheceu, imagine um cara amável, engraçado, debochado, contador de histórias hilárias e amigo de todos. Com ele a cobra fumava e tudo estava sempre Lararí...

Transmitia com veracidade calorosa que amava à todos nós guitarristas. Nos tratava como filhos, querendo sempre o melhor para todos. Sempre com dizeres, experiências e ensinamentos para dividir.

O Wander indubitavelmente é um grande exemplo. Criou a sensação de confraria, irmandade, amizade e não competitividade entre todos nós guitarristas brasileiros.

Descanse em paz

8 April 2008

Kiko trio in Europe






One more time back from Europe. Fifteen days on the old word appreciating its cultural and heathen riches ... These kind of trips are always a huge learning process, I have no doubts about it.

Lesson one: A scoundrel is a scoundrel everywhere, it doesn’t matter the color or race , or if he/she has blue blood circulation from the first world or anemic with hemorrhagic breakbone fever from the third world... A scoundrel is a scoundrel and an idiot is an idiot, period.
Lesson two: I include myself in the second case mentioned above.

Immediately in the arrival , the big news which my connection flight had been cancelled due to the bad weather of the Channel Islands ( did anyone from Gol or TAM talked to Birtish airways?). Since I couldn’t cancel the guitar clinic in the London guitar institute they got me in another flight, which took me to other airport (Who cares?...). Since taxi drivers are the same in any hemisphere on earth as well as the scoundrles, the milord asked 300 reais for the ride and did that Paul Mc Cartney’s mouth smile... What can I do? At least I got there by the time.

After I went to Frankfurt to meet Felipe and so many brazilians who took part in the biggest music trade show as I told you before in the previous post.
Together with Mike Terrana and Felipe, We went to Milan by train. We were there so calm and speaking, talking in the restaurant waggon when an old mand asked where were we going to. While looking to the ticket the german prophesies that in five minutes the rain is going to tear a part and the reastaurant waggon would go to Viena and our wagoon with our equipment and suitcases would go to Milan. Detail: we were like 8 waggon away...we ran like crazy but we maed it. Detail 2: Mike forgot his jacket on the restaurant in this confusion, and this way he prooved to be able to do the whole way three times in five minutes. Nothing like a goal in life. We are always able to go beyond. This train trip still had its interesting moments. We got reviewed by the police in 3 situations... I believe our Brazilian visa and Mike’s Mohican worked as a good stimulus to the cups who want to show their job.

In the first day of Italy we went out for a rehearsal. Everything was happening in the best way until I find out that someone got in my Hotel room and stole my suitcase, with computer and other stuff... Doing the B.O. in italian in the first day of concert was prettily unforgettable.

As I told you before a Scoundrel is a Scoundrel be it in the german complex or in a hotel in Milan.

Excluding this didactic trip part off (Lesson one and 2 pretty much learned) the concerts were so cool.
Check out on youtube:


Great picutres in Maud.Taken by a french photographer.http://dimmaud.free.fr/Concerts/18-03-08%20Kiko%20Loureiro%20Trio%20%20Milan/
Interview in Marseille. I know french is a little weird...please, do not laugh about the way of the mouth...

Hugs!

15 March 2008

Hey everyone! One more post from outside Brazil...


Hey everyone! One more post from outside Brazil...


I came back from the USA and I didn’t even have enough time to get habituated to the nauseous polution from SP since I had to the England to do a “masterclass” at ICMP.



Now I am in other music trade show, Frankfurt Messe. I think I am becoming a merchant... I still have for this year São Paulo and Shangai!
Picture something 5 times bigger than Expomusic in São Paulo.
I am here to the releasing and promotion of Zoom G1K to the European dealers.
Actually I think it is really fun these encounters with instrument manufacturers, musicians, friends and fans. Still more there are people from all the countries you can imagine.
I can’t wait to go to Milan (after tomorrow!!!) together with Felipe Andreoli and Mike Terrana to concerts in italian lands.

Sorry , I didn’t take pictures of the fair... after all everything looks the same and I couldn’t find the toilet booth... L
I am also writting to invite everyone in Sao Paulo to give prestige to the book of Silvia Góes. Who is into music is going to find the book very different, innovator and mainly informant .For those who are a musicians, I think it is essential to know this perspective of our relation with music and sounds.

I am a fan of Silvia ! Friend, teacher and great listener! There’s no one like you...
I am going to be there to buy mine.
Hugs and Kisses!