Marcelo has been living in the US for more than a decade, but his connections to the sounds of Brazilian music are far from being broken. Instead, his performances allowed him to develop his own interpretation of a variety of Brazilian rhythms, while sharing his music with audiences in Rochester, NY.
His interest for the guitar started as a teenager and Marcelo taught himself how to play the instrument, in his own “upside-down” way of holding it (yes, he is a lefty). As soon as the first chords were conquered, he started writing his first songs. Music has always been his most lively passion and songwriting soon became his most important creative outlet.
Marcelo’s strongest influences include Brazilian composers/musicians such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan and Joao Gilberto, as well as The Beatles, Sting, The Cure, Stevie Wonder and many other popular bands and artists from different parts of the world. His interpretations combine touches from a variety of styles, along with his personal sprinkles of occasio