LA BANDA
Bizu Coolective é
uma "Electric Brass Band" que vai agitar a tua alma, enquanto as
ancas não têm descanso - essa é a missão deste Co(o)lectivo, que se apresenta
ao vivo em forma de Orquestra/Big Band .
Nascida em 2009, começou a gatinhar com uma formação
diferente e depressa começou a dar os primeiros passos como "walking
band" onde a Rua lhe deu a experiência e a sua própria identidade para
criar um espectáculo diferente e energético.
Agora (e desde 2012) como banda de palco, foca o seu
trabalho na essência das Brass Bands tradicionais, neste caso suportada por uma
secção rítmica (bateria e baixo), teclas e um DJ, onde dão uma nova roupagem a
temas bem (re)conhecidos do mainstream mundial.Nascida em 2009, começou a
gatinhar com uma formação diferente e depressa começou a dar os primeiros
passos como "walking band" onde a Rua lhe deu a experiência e a sua
própria identidade para criar um espectáculo diferente e energético.
Ao longo da sua existência, colabora com artistas como Da Chick, Farra Fanfarra , actua na Festa
do Avante, Festival Entre Margens,
Musicbox, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Horta
da Fonte e recentemente participa e vence o Brass D'Ferro 2013 - Torneio
de Fanfarras e Orquestras, onde foi destacada pelo Júri com o 1º Prémio.
Estilos como Ska, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Disco-Sound, Balkans
ou Afrobeat são mesclados numa
partitura, onde a arte de revisitar e o espírito cool falam mais alto!
O acústico funde-se com o eléctrico, os clássicos cheiram a
novo, o cheesy soa a arrojado e as raízes são regadas com novos arranjos e
interpretações frescas e vigorosas.
THE INTERVIEW
Who is Bizu Coolective?
Bizu
Coolective is a Brass Band from Cartaxo/Lisbon, (Portugal) consisting of 15
musicians, mostly playing wind instruments but also featuring a DJ (scratcher),
drums, a keyboard and electric bass.
What style of music do you do in the varied
world of fanfare?
We play a
wide variety of music styles. We focus more on the hip hop/disco/funk genres
and try to refurbish other styles into this ones.
What will we to see and enjoy in your live
show?
Bizu
Coolective’s main focus is always, and without a doubt, the music !! Our main
concern is quality and technique of the music. From orquestration to the
arrangements, we trend to present simple songs that could be very “straight
forward” and change them to a more complex versions, making it more
interesting, surprising and, above all, more fun to ear.
Is this your first time in Spain? What do you
expect from the Spanish public in your show?
As Bizu
Coolective – Yes (although we already played in Spain before with other side
projects). Well, we are going to a very specific event (quite different from a
general music festival or something similar), to play with other bands from the
same “musical world”, for a crowd that is there to ear this type of music/bands,
so, we expect a “thisty for party” crowd (as we are used to get on the shows we
did with other projects – we believe that this one will be no different).
From our
side, we are very excited to see the Spanish brass music fanatics (and also the
curious) ready to dance untill the last note.
Do you have any surprise or any plans
alternative to this tour for 2014 and 2015? Can you anticipate anything to us?
Well, about
surprises, we must keep them inside our headquarters (otherwise will not be
surprise anymore) ! But they will be revealed on the right time… About plans
for short future, we might be releasing an EP (or even a full lenght reléase -
who knows ?!) maybe including some of the surprises we have simmering on our
“electric brass kitchen”. Time will tell - and we are positive that could be a
long story to tell about…
Do you think the digital world will end with
music as we know it today? What do you think is the future of music?
Apparently
(and even if it sounds wrong for most of the people) music can be having (or
had) a very first kickstart with the digital world you mention! Even if it is
only about the important freedom of (musical) speech and rights to reléase
whatever you want online (or not), without no needing of a record label or a
big management agency controlling what you can (or not) record/say/do! The
future of music, in my personal opinion, will go trought independent labels
(digital or not) and a break with the coyprights infringment (otherwise all the
musicians from past, present and future will be paying royalities to classic
music composers like Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach, just to name a few). Also the
emerging easiness in home recording methods is making the artists reach bigger
audience – the same audience that if was not through big internet database will
never heard about it. I have a lot more to say about this, but I don’t want to
give you a Tolstoi book J.
What is your best memory about music?
“So… we got
you a clarinet, is it ok for you?” – said by my first band director when I
started playing at age 8.
What do you think of the current economic
situation in Europe, and in the world in general?
It will
come around, and when it does it will happen again and more often. Sadly…
Do you think the popular music in the street is
back in fashion?
I think
that’s true! In Portugal, the scene is growing and attracting lots of musicians
to this type of bands/music (even the ones that was only doing stage shows back
in the days). Street Music was a big thing until end 80’s when electronic music
start to rise and getting more attention from people and media. Also, i guess
that this so called “street music fashion” might be connected with the economic
situation that we are living in EU and just like the economy has his own up
& down cycles, so does this – we can call it snowball effect. We just don’t
know when will be the next peak of it. But in the end, I am glad for the scene
we have in Portugal.
Bizu
MISCELLANY
Could you tell us about...
... A book?:
31 Issues and Concepts – Bruno Nettl.
... A movie?:
The life of Brian.
... A
song?:
Bizu – The Original Theme (my 1st played
piece) .
... An album?:
Play – Electro Deluxe.
... A group or soloist?:
Music is
made of people and teamwork, so only a group, not soloist, Jamiroquai.
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