Frederico7

Austin, Texas, United States

Viva la Muerte! Viva la Vida!
Viva la Muerte! Viva la Vida!

Thursday November 8 2018, 7:45 PM

Dear Friends,

It has been an active 3 weeks here at Frederico's world :) and I am honored to have you in for the ride!

A Rainy fall is upon us here in Austin, TX. ACL fest came and went and left us inspired by the gracefulness of sir Paul McCartney, Janelle Monae, David Byrne and others. The access to so much amazing music is what has kept me here in the heart of Texas for so many years. The amount of music is overwhelming... which sometimes begs the question: Why keep playing live music? Well, the answer is... I can't live without it!

There's a New Moon out tonight, which is always a grand reason to look back at the previous 28-day cycle, and the next one to come...

My fateful crew of amazing musicians this last month included - Pete Powers (Drums, NOLA), Ciriaco Isma (Bass, RJ-BR), Bruno Vinezof (Percussion, PE-BR), special guest Fumihito Sugawara (Guitar, Japan) since our maestro Sergio Yazbek (Guitar, SP-BR) was in Brazil spending time with family while producers Greg Jones (Houston-USA) and Beto Martinez (Laredo-USA) worked with us at the studio.  We played some fun shows (Thank You Craftpride, SFC, Whip In & City of Lufkin) and in the Houston area while also getting ready to go back into the studio to record the last 3 songs of Frederico7's full album, Exotico Americano . Yes, we are in the finish line for the music production and we will have a very exciting announcement comimg out later this month. Stay tuned!

In addition to more writing and recording, we will be playing a vibrant set at one of Austin's coolest festivals, Saturnalia Fest. Catch us on Saturday, Nov. 17th at 4.30PM alongside a terrific roster of bands and friends. Tickets are affordable for this unique and psychedelic 3-day fest. Find out more and buy tickets at at: https://www.saturnaliamusicfestival.com/

Finally, this last weekend, our music community has lost another terrific, kind and visionary artist, trumpet player and composer Mr. Roy Hargrove. I want to sincerely wish heartfelt condolences and my deep admiration of him to his family and friends. Mr. Hargrove is a standard of musical excellence whom I was lucky enough to see play 4 different times back in the late 90's. We will carry his music in our hearts, forever. RIP. Enjoy one of my favorite tracks and performances of his: Roy Hargrove Performs Strasbourg . St. Denis 

Thank you ! See you at Saturnalia! 

For more, follow me on Instagram at #frederico7music 

Paz !

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