Daniel Marques Artist Bio

There are two artists named Daniel Marques:

1) Daniel Marques currently is situated in Berlin and teaches at the Global Music Academy. Also he is listed as a professor at the International Art Academy in Greece. Previously he got his bachelor’s degree in acoustic guitar from UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro and a master’s degree from the same institution, writing “O violão no Frevo: uma linguagem em construção” as his final thesis approaching the guitar in carnival music. He had also the chance to be a professor in UFRJ for a few years before dedicating exclusively to his solo career as a performer and gathering recognition as an artist worldwide.

As the leader, producer and arranger of Orquestra Frevo Diabo he won in 2010 the most important prize in Brazilian music, the “Prêmio da Música Brasileira”. He has presented various workshops and masterclasses in prestigious institutions internationally and participated in many TV shows as well.

Daniel has performed in solo, duo and trio formats and alongside orchestras in more than 200 worldwide cities throughout Europe, USA, Asia and South America visiting India, Italy, Portugal, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, the Caribbean Islands, Montenegro, Serbia, Panama, Russia and Belarussia in festivals such as the Copenhaguen Jazz, Calcutta Guitar Festival, APAP in NYC, SXSW in Texas, Chicago World Music Festival, Tampere Guitar Fest, Mir Guitar Festival, Uppsalla Guitar Festival, Guitar Art Festival, Haapavesi Folk, Nisville Jazz.

Marques has played and recorded extensively with renowned Brazilian artists such as Hermeto Pascoal, Paulo Moura, Guinga, Carlos Malta, Robertinho Silva, Zé Paulo Becker, Thiago Amud, Yamandu Costa, Nelson Faria, Gilson Peranzzetta, Armandinho, UFRJAZZ, Nicolas Krassik and Jovino Santos Neto among others. And international ones, sometimes sharing the same bill in different venues: Haapavesi Kamara Oskesteri (FI), Paco de Lucia, Randy Brecker, Stanley Jordan, John Williams, Charlie Hunter, Incognito, Oscar Herrero, Dmitri Illarionov, Dominic Miller…

​Since 2008, he has performed yearly at the festivities for the birthday celebration of princess Viktoria of Sweden. Marques won the “Prêmio Maestro Eleazar de Carvalho” for young soloists in 2002, performing the Villa-Lobos concerto for classical guitar and orchestra, alongside the “Orquestra Nacional Brasileira”.

Official website: daniel-marques.com

2) Daniel Marques e o novo projeto de minimal tech de Daniel. Os samplers, loops e edições originais que se unem para criar uma sonoridade única, arquitetada com o uso inovador das novas tecnologias, são alguns dos fatores que explicam o êxito que Daniel conquistou em poucos anos de carreira. Em meados dos anos 90, Daniel era integrante de uma banda de rock alternativo como guitarrista e baterista. Em 95, Daniel teve seu primeiro contato com sintetizadores, samplers e mixers que o fez mergulhar de cabeça na música eletrônica. Em meados de 2000, Daniel estava vivendo em Nova York onde investiu na montagem de um estúdio profissional e foi assim que o projeto Vibra foi criado. Desde então Daniel tem lançado musicas em muitos selos consagrados internacionalmente. Daniel agora esta lancando seu live act low bpm, transita com muito estilo pelas vertentes da House Music tocando Minimal, Techno, Electro e Progressive House. O experiente DJ e produtor, Daniel Marques já se apresentou em diversos clubs no Brasil, na Europa e até no Japão. O primeiro lançamento do produtor “Rather Amusing” chegou ao top 20 de minimal no Beatport, entrou no chart da dupla AudioJack e tocou no programa Transitions do Top DJ John Digweed, na Kiss Fm.
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