Marcelo Birck

Marcelo de Campos Velho Birck (born August 13, 1965) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, arranger and guitarist, best known for his work with influential rock band Graforreia Xilarmônica.[1]

Marcelo Birck
Birck in 2013
Born	Marcelo de Campos Velho Birck (1965-08-13) August 13, 1965 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Federal University of Goiás
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, lyricist, guitarist
Years active	1983–present
Musical career
Genres	Rock, pop rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, indie rock
Instruments	Vocals, electric guitar
Labels	Banguela Records, Zoon Records, Grenal Records
Associated acts	Graforreia Xilarmônica, Aristóteles de Ananias Jr., Rogério Skylab, Jupiter Apple, Os Atonais

Biography

Birck was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, on August 13, 1965. He is the nephew of both screenwriter and theater director Carlos Augusto de Campos Velho (better known as Jota Pingo) and film and television actor Paulo César Pereio,[2] and his mother, Rosa Maria de Campos Velho, was the director of the Teatro de Arena de Porto Alegre.[3] Having a penchant for music and arts since his youth, Birck later graduated in music from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and then obtained a master's degree in music education at the Federal University of Goiás.

In 1983, alongside his younger brother Alexandre Birck, future TNT guitarist Luís "Tchê" Gomes and future Os Cascavelletes bassist Frank Jorge, Marcelo formed the short-lived band Prisão de Ventre, which lasted only for two years.[4][5] In 1987 he reunited with his brother and Jorge to form, alongside Carlo Pianta, the cult band Graforreia Xilarmônica. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, Coisa de Louco II (1995) and Chapinhas de Ouro (1998), they broke up in 2000, but reunited after a 5-year hiatus.

In 1988, Birck founded a more experimental and "performatic" side project to Graforreia Xilarmônica, named Aristóteles de Ananias Jr., alongside names such as Luciano Zanatta, Diego Silveira and Chico Machado. They have released a single, self-titled studio album in 1996 before disbanding the following year.[6]

In 2000 Birck teamed up with Thomas Dreher and Felipe Faraco to form Os Atonais; their first (and so far only) studio album, Em Amplitude Moderada, came out the same year, amid overwhelmingly positive reviews.[7][8] Later that year he released his first, self-titled solo album.[9][10] A follow-up, Timbres Não Mentem Jamais, came out in 2008.[11]

Birck has also collaborated with Jupiter Apple on his 1997 debut A Sétima Efervescência, arranging one of the musician's most well-known songs, "Eu e Minha Ex". He later returned for its 1999 follow-up Plastic Soda. In 2009 he was a guest musician on Rogério Skylab's live album Skylab IX; he and Skylab (a huge fan of Birck) wrote together the song "Samba de uma Nota Só ao Contrário". From 2002 to 2003 he served as a lecturer of musical analysis for the Santa Catarina State University.

Discography

With Graforreia Xilarmônica

For a more comprehensive list, see Graforreia Xilarmônica#Discography

Year	Album
1995	Coisa de Louco II Label: Banguela Records Format: CD
1998	Chapinhas de Ouro Label: Zoon Records Format: CD

With Aristóteles de Ananias Jr.

Year	Album
1996	Aristóteles de Ananias Jr. Label: Grenal Records Format: CD

With Os Atonais

Year	Album
2000	Em Amplitude Moderada Label: Grenal Records Format: CD

Solo

Year	Album
2000	Marcelo Birck Label: Grenal Records Format: CD
2008	Timbres Não Mentem Jamais Label: Grenal Records Format: CD

Guest appearances

Jupiter Apple

• 1997: A Sétima Efervescência (orchestral arrangements in "Eu e Minha Ex")
• 1999: Plastic Soda (electric guitar and arrangements in "The True Love of the Spider")

Rogério Skylab

• 2009: Skylab IX (lyrics, additional vocals and electric guitar in "Samba de uma Nota Só ao Contrário")

References

1. "Marcelo Birck". RockGaúcho.com (in Portuguese). April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
2. "Cultura de Brasília perde um dos seus principais artistas, Jota Pingo". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). December 13, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
3. "Grupos de teatro vão ocupar salas do Hospital São Pedro". Jornal JÁ (in Portuguese). October 10, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
4. Silvio Essinger (April 2, 2001). "Graforreia Xilarmônica: os desconhecidos pioneiros" (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 24, 2017.
5. Fernando Rosa. "Prisão de Ventre, a pré-Graforreia Xilarmônica, ainda nos anos oitenta" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
6. Aristóteles de Ananias Jr. (in Portuguese)
9. "Reciclando uma velha entrevista com Marcelo Birck". Bereteando (in Portuguese). October 19, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
10. "Três lados de cada história". Overmundo (in Portuguese). April 17, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
11. "Marcelo Birck: Timbres Não Mentem Jamais". Noise (in Portuguese). August 18, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

External links

• Marcelo Birck on Discogs