Marcello Gil
Marcello Gil de Oliveira (born March 12, 1976), AKA Marcello Gil, is a Brazilian youth pastor, journalist, songwriter, singer, musician, article writer, TV host, executive producer, video producer, video editor, photographer, lighting design, and marketeer. He is known for both, his involvement with Christian music, and expertise in many areas such as advertising, marketing, and audio/video production. He was ordained as a minister by Apostle Joel Pereira, from Projeto Vida Church, a Non-Denominational Christian Church in Brazil, after years of direct discipleship and training.
Marcello Gil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcello Gil de Oliveira March 12, 1976 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Computer Information Technology |
| Occupation | Youth Pastor, journalist, marketeer, event producer, songwriter, musician, press editor, article writer, tv host, lighting design, photographer |
Biography
Marcello started playing music in High School and was still a teenager when he joined his first band. He then began his career as a Christian Rock singer and songwriter, producing songs that reflected his Christian beliefs. Marcello, alongside Luciano Csar Brito and Rodrigo Groetaers, was the founder of Christian rock band Atrium, recording three full albums from 1998 to 2002. During his music career, Marcello worked as a songwriter on over 50 songs and produced 8 different albums. He also composed a few jingles.
He was a key figure in the Brazilian Christian Rock scenario at the state of Rio de Janeiro between 1998 and 2003, sharing the stage with bands like Oficina G3 and Fruto Sagrado in many different festivals and events. At the time, Marcello helped to consolidate one of the most important projects of prevention of drug use in the state of Rio de Janeiro, "Your City - No Drugs".
Between 1999 and 2000, Marcello worked as a sound technician for Brazilian singer Baby do Brasil also known as Baby Consuelo, one of the icons of the Novos Baianos movement. Years later (in 2003) Marcello wrote the song "Rio de Deus" and invited Sarah Sheeva (former SNZ), Consuelo's daughter, for a duo. They recorded the song and it was later included in a collective album, to fundraise funds for a campaign for peace in Rio, Brazil.
From 2001 to 2003 Marcello became nationally known in Brazil for writing and recording the song "Meus Sonhos", AKA "Os Sonhos de Deus". The song became the anthem of one of the most relevant Christian movements in Brazil during those years: The "G 12", at the time led by Apostle Renê Terra Nova, lead pastor at Ministério Internacional da Restauração, a megachurch in Manaus. This song was streamed in Radios all around Brazil, other countries in Latin America, and even Europe. A slideshow using the song was posted on YouTube, back in 2008, and had more than 1.700.000 views in a time when this achievement was not that common. Gil's musical career incorporates an eclectic range of influences including Rock, POP, and Worship Music.
In 2002 Marcello was invited to lead the Commercial Department of Radio 88FM, which holds the largest radio audience in its field (Christian/Gospel Music) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. He remained there until mid-2003, when he collaborated to produce and manage various cultural events and contests geared toward the Christian/Gospel music industry, having the opportunity to judge and reward a diversity of singers and bands.
Also in 2002, Marcello begins his career as a lighting designer, occasionally drawing stage maps and lighting projects for one of the greatest POP artists in Brazil at that time, the pop-rock band Jota Quest.
In 2003, Marcello starts his career as a video producer, working for important companies in Brazil, such as Companhia Siderurgica Nacional - CSN, Saint-Gobain, Galvasud, Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Radio 88FM, and Projeto Vida Church/Music, among others. He was also the coordinator of the "Banco do Elementos Educacionais Multimedia", a multimedia project developed at CEDERJ/CECIERJ Foundation, a government organization that provides distance education at the State of Rio de Janeiro at College level.
From 2002 to 2005 Marcello was the executive director and one of the hosts of the TV show "Por Um Milagre", first broadcast in the Central Nacional de Televisão - CNT Network Television and then at Band Network Television.
Between 2004 and 2008 he was awarded on two occasions with the "Marketing Talent" award, during an event organized by TV RioSul, an affiliate of Rede Globo de Televisão. He Also was nominated on two other occasions.
In 2008 Marcello collaborated in a project to establish "Revista Palavra" in Brazil, a magazine that was originally issued in the state of Connecticut, USA, having the focus on the Brazilian community. He was also the chief editor, article writer, and head of the Commercial Department.
In 2009 he was in charge of producing and recording the album "The Best We Have", a collective album including hits from previous albums of "Projeto Vida Church", now recorded in English. For this project, Marcello worked in collaboration with Lucas Macedo and Diogo Macedo from EME Studios. The studio is known for recording and producing many famous Brazilian bands and singers, such as Strike, Biquini Cavadão, Milton Nascimento, Yahoo, Diogo Nogueira, Jota Quest, João Bosco, Milton Guedes, Vanguard, among others. The album was mastered at Sterling Sound, the iconic mastering studio located in New York.
From 2011 to 2014 Marcello was the showrunner, director, and producer of the videocast "Rompendo Limites", which later became the TV show "Rompendo Limites", aired at Band network television. Marcello, working in collaboration with agency Apice, produced DVD Series of Apostle Joel Pereira's messages, using the material as the foundation of the TV show. He also coordinated the sales department of this project. The sales of the DVDs were a huge success and covered all the expenses to broadcast the TV show. At the same time, Marcello worked as Sound and Lighting Coordinator at Projeto Vida Church. He also used his abilities as Event Coordinator at many Conferences, stage managing and hosting singers as Jake Hamilton and John Mark Macmillan, Brazilian Singers and Bands such as Thalles Roberto, Kleber Lucas, Fernandinho, Pregador LUO, Juliano Son, among many others, as well as international speakers like Randy Clark from Global Awakening, apostle Che Ahn, evangelist Todd White from Lifestyle Christianity, pastor Larry Stockstill, and producer Jay Argaet from Hillsong - Australia.
In 2013, Marcello produced images/photographs during the recording of the live album "Profeta da Esperança", led by gospel singer and songwriter Kleber Lucas. The pictures were used for all graphics and promotions. The album was acclaimed by critics and public, being awarded the Latin Grammy later that same year.
From mid-2015 to mid-2017, Marcello was the International Representative of radio Projeto Vida, writing articles for the online version of the radio station. In 2015 he played lead guitar for Donna Leigh Hinkley. That same year he was invited by Ish Beloso to join Revolution Cry Collective, contributing to the project as musician, songwriter, and producer.
After 2 years serving as a volunteer, in 2017 Marcello was invited by senior pastor Thomas Cook to become the youth pastor at The Praise Place, a Non-Denominational Christian church in Winter Park, Florida, USA. In 2019, after serving as the Youth Pastor at TPP for almost 2 years, Marcello became the Middle School Pastor at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, a megachurch in the Northwest area of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
He has been married to Renata Batalha since 2000 and has been dedicated full time to his work as Middle School Pastor at The Ridge, teaching and leading hundreds of students in their spiritual lives every weekend. He still loves music, and once in awhile joins the worship team on stage.
Discography
- 1998: Em Meio ao Caos (Atrium), singer, bass player, songwriter, and music producer
- 1999: Festa (Fernanda Matheus), songwriter, and music producer
- 2000: Semente (Atrium) singer, bass player, songwriter, and music producer
- 2001: Por um Milagre (Projeto Vida Music) singer, songwriter, and music producer
- 2003: Rio de Deus (Sarah Sheeva) singer, songwriter, and music producer
- 2003: Voltando (Atrium), singer, bass player, and songwriter
- 2009: The Best We Have (Projeto Vida), singer, songwriter, and music producer
- 2010: Caminho (Saints), artistic producer
- 2017: Kingdom Come (RevCry), songwriter
Awards, nominations, and positions
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
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| 2000 | Musician/Band | Trofel Gospel Talent | Awarded |
| 2004 | Video Production | Trofel Talentos da Publicidade-TV RioSul | Awarded |
| 2005 | Video Production | Trofel Talentos da Publicidade-TV RioSul | Nominated |
| 2007 | Video Production | Trofel Talentos da Publicidade-TV RioSul | Awarded |
| 2008 | Video Production | Trofel Talentos da Publicidade-TV RioSul | Nominated |
| 2009 | Musician/Songwriter | Moção de Reconhecimento e Aplausos-Câmara Municipal de Volta Redonda | Awarded |
| 2014 | Musician/Songwriter | Moção de Reconhecimento e Aplausos-Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Awarded |
