RODRIGO VIEIRA - Brazil - Funky, Techy, Electro House
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Born in Brazil, Rodrigo started using his dad’s turntable at 5 and the story goes…at the age of 14, opens his first mobile DJ company. With 17, his first official gig at Rio de Janeiro’s #1 club, Papagaio,to a crazy crowd of 1500 people. Back then, Rodrigo was just beginning his growing and solid career in the Dance music field. After his 4 years of residency at Club Hipopotamus, he started to be invited to spin at Brazil’s top clubs nationwide in cities like Rio, Sao Paulo, Belem, Campo Grande, etc. A few years later, the result was an international proposal to work in Portugal where he lived for three years spinning at Algarve’s #1 club Trigonometria (2500 capacity) and also presenting a daily radio show at top English station Solar Radio. Back to Brazil, Rodrigo started his record company career working for Sony Music as a Dance music A&R.
While his career at Sony was going up, Rodrigo has never abandoned the turntables and kept spinning at parties in many different countries (Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, US, England).
In 1991, Rodrigo Vieira was voted the DJ #1 in Rio de Janeiro by DJ Sound Magazine's national poll, the most respected in the country. He then moved to Miami in 1997 to work with Sony Music's Latin regional office. Since then, Rodrigo has done everything: produced compilations, mixed them, remixed tracks, was executive of remixes of artists such as Mariah Carey, Earth & Wind & Fire, Wyclef Jean, The Fugees, Shakira and Ricky Martin. He also started to produce electronic artists and has managed the album releases of DJs such as Roger Sanchez, Fatboy Slim, X-Press 2, DJ Rap and Josh Wink in Latin America.
Currently, Rodrigo is the VP of Strategic Marketing & New Media for Universal Music Latin America, also handling an electronic music division with partners and distributed labels such as Defected, Subliminal, Ministry of Sound and Soulshine. Besides this, he has his own production label, Exit 12 Inc, and provides Marketing and A&R consultancy to Miami's based label Bass Walk Records.
On the DJ side, Rodrigo can spin and produce the best of House music, be it Funky, Techy, Electro... you'll experience a mix of influences he gained through his career.
He has lived the story of House Music in his own veins. From the birth of hte chicago House and characters such as Marshall Jefferson and Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk to Kevin Saunderson's sound of Detroit. From the birth of London's Acid House to the Soulful House of Tony Humphries and Frankie Knuckles. From the deepest garage sounds to the progressive days of Sasha and John Digweed. From Mike Pickering's unforgettable sets at Hacienda to Norman Cook's mega parties at Brighton Beach. And the list goes on...
He was always there... and he lived it all!
Visit Rodrigo Vieira's MySpace [here]
CLUB RESIDENCIES
- 1980 / Papagaio Club (Rio)
- 1981-1985 / Club Hippopotamus (Rio)
- 1985 / Rock Studio Danceteria (Belem)
- 1986 / L’Onorabile Societa Club (Sao Paulo)
- 1986 / W&W (Algarve, Portugal)
- 1987 / Ferro Velho (Buzios, Rio - owner)
- 1987-1988 / Trigonometria and T-Club (Algarve,Portugal)
- 1989 / Columbus (Rio)
- 1990-1993 / Caligola (Rio)
- 1994-1995 / Casteja Club (Rio)
- 1996-1997 / Resumo da Opera (Rio)
- 2005-2006 / Stash @ Whitelaw Hotel (Miami Beach)
- 2006 / Stash @ Shelley Hotel (Miami Beach)
LEGENDARY GIGS
- 1986 / The Party at Willie (Marbella, Spain)
- 1988 / Wet n Wild Dance Marathon (Portugal)
- 1990 / DJ’s in Concert Live Festival (Rio)
- 1990 / DMC Brazil Finals - After Party (Sao Paulo)
- 1989 / DJ’s Alive Festival (Rio)
- 1988 / Acid House Sessions at Press Club (Rio)
- 1991 / House Hours parties @ Caligola (Rio)
- 2002 / DJ Sound Awards 2002 Party at Infinity Club (Sao Paulo)
- 2003 / DJ Sound Awards 2003 Party at Lombok Club (Sao Paulo)
- 2003 / Detroit (London)
- 2004 / ST2 party @ Na Mata (Sao Paulo)
- 2004 / Loft (Costa Rica)
- 2004 / Sony Music’s Dance Division Party at the WMC (Miami Beach)
- 2004 / Street Vision Party @ 360 Club (Costa Rica)
- 2004 / Symbol Club (Rio)
- 2005 / Bass Walk Party at Winter Music Conference (Miami Beach)
- 2005 / Base World Party at Winter Music Conference (Miami Beach)
- 2005 / Hype Inn (Rio)
- 2005 / Air House Party at Dama de Ferro (Rio)
- 2005 / Bootleg Party @ 00 (Rio)
- 2005 / Sky Lounge (Rio)
- 2005 / Stash @ Whitelaw Hotel (Miami Beach)
- 2006 / Stash @ Shelley Hotel (Miami Beach)
- 2006 / Club Utopia (Costa Rica)
- 2006 / Baronetti Club (Rio)
- 2006 / eNuth Party @ Nuth Club (Rio)
- 2006 / Basswalk parties / 2006 WMC (Miami Beach)
- 2006 / Base World Party @ Delano Hotel/ 2006 WMC (Miami Beach)
- 2006 / Globalscene Party @ Club Rain / 2006 WMC (Miami Beach)
RADIO PROGRAMS / LIVE SETS
- DJ’s Parade / Del Rey FM (Rio)
- Espaco Trigonometria / Solar Radio (Portugal)
- Cidade Dance Club / Radio Cidade (Rio)
- Pool Sessions / Pool FM (Sao Paulo)
- Antena 1 Dance / Antena 1 FM (Rio)
- Festa da Cidade / Radio Cidade (Rio)
- So Se For Dance / Radio Cidade (Sao Paulo)
- Ritmo da Noite / Jovem Pan FM (Sao Paulo)
- Electropan / Jovem Pan FM (Rio)
- Transtronic / Transamerica FM (Rio)
MIXED COMPILATIONS
- Verao Vivo (CBS Records)
- DJ’s Mania (Polygram)
- Remix Hits (Sony Music)
- Electronoize (Sony Music)
- Club Bizarre (Sony Music)
- Metropolitan (Sony Music)
- House Session 01:45 AM, Volume 1 (Sony Music)
- Ministry of Sound Annual 2005 (Universal)
- Skol Beats 2005 (Universal)
- Ministry of Sound Summer 2005 (Universal)
- Ministry of Sound Annual 2006 (Universal)
- Subliminal Mexico Sessions (Universal)
PRODUCTIONS
- Fresh / Ramatis feat. Rosemax - Album producer (Exit 12)
- Fey / The Other Side - Remix (Sony Music)
- Chayanne / Torero - Remix (Sony Music)
- Casero / Shimauta - Remix (Sony Music)
- Living La Vida Loca Remixes / Ricky Martin
- Estoy Aqui Remixes / Shakira
- Butterfly Remixes / Mariah Carey
- Guantanamera Remixes / Wyclef Jean & Celia Cruz
- Living For The City Remix / Des’ree
- Theme from Mahogany Remixes / Mariah Carey
- The Savage Garden Megamix
- Just The Two of Us Remix / Will Smith feat. DLG
- Fantasy Remixes / Earth Wind & Fire
- Guajira / Emmanuel (Roger Sanchez Remix)
- Pasion / Emmanuel (Albert Cabrera Remix)
- La Camisa Negra Remixes / Juanes
AWARDS
- Chico Recarey Award 90 - Best DJ
- DJ Sound Magazine Awards 91 - Best DJ
- Big Boy Awards 92 - Best DJ
- Luzes da Cidade Awards 92 - Best DJ
- Personalidade Awards 97 - Best DJ
- DJ Sound Magazine Awards 2003 - Special award
