Nei Van Soria

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Nei Van Soria
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Nei Van Soria in 2013
Background information
Born (1969-10-05) October 5, 1969 (age 53)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
GenresRock, rockabilly, psychedelic rock, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, lyricist, pianist, guitarist, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, electric guitar, piano
Years active1985–present
LabelsAntídoto, Paradoxx Music, Good Music Records
Website neivansoria.com

Nei Van Soria (born October 5, 1969) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, pianist, guitarist and record producer, famous for his work with pioneering Rio Grande do Sul rock bands TNT and Os Cascavelletes.

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Biography

Van Soria was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul on October 5, 1969. His first musical ventures were with rock band TNT, founded in 1984 by childhood friends Flávio Basso, Charles Master, Márcio Petracco ,and Felipe Jotz. In 1985 TNT took part in the critically acclaimed compilation Rock Grande do Sul , released by RCA Records; [1] however, Basso and Van Soria were unhappy with RCA, citing numerous creative divergences between them and the label, [2] and so they left TNT to form their own project, Os Cascavelletes, in 1987. [3]

Van Soria began his solo career shortly after Os Cascavelletes broke up, in 1992. He traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he began recording his debut album, Avalon, released in 1995 by Antídoto. [4] In 1998 he released his second album, Jardim Inglês, through Paradoxx Music; it counted with a guest appearance by Nenhum de Nós vocalist Thedy Corrêa. The music video for the album's title track was shot in England. [5]

In 2001 Van Soria founded his own record label, Good Music Records; its first release was the album Cidade Grande, in which he is accompanied by side project Os Invertebrados, composed of his former Os Cascavelletes bandmate Luciano Albo and Juliano Pereira. [6] In 2003 he released his third solo album (and fourth release overall), O Dia + Feliz da Minha Vida.

2005 saw the release of Van Soria's first live album, Só, recorded two years prior at a gig at the Teatro Renascença in Porto Alegre. [7] In 2007 he released the double-disc album Mundo Perfeito. [8]

In 2009 Van Soria celebrated his 40th birthday with a show at the Bar Ocidente, accompanied by Flávio Basso; a DVD of the performance came out soon after. It was Van Soria's first video album. [9]

In 2012 he released Um Cara Comum, which counted with guest appearances by Herbert Vianna, Charly García and Dado Villa-Lobos, and toured around Porto Alegre and Curitiba in a series of critically acclaimed shows to promote the album. [10] [11]

In 2015 he released his eighth album, RockLuv, which he described as "a traditional album without tricks or eclecticism". [12]

On July 4, 2016, Van Soria teamed up with his former Os Cascavelletes friends Humberto Petinelli, Alexandre Barea and Frank Jorge to record "Balada para Flávio", a song in tribute to Flávio Basso, who died in December of the previous year. [13]

His most recent release, Neblina, came out in 2017. The track "Homem de Pouca Fé" was released in advance on Van Soria's official YouTube channel on March 5. [14] Later that year he released music videos for new songs "Telescópio" (which counted with a guest appearance by rock band Papas da Língua and was co-written by the band's vocalist Léo Hankin) [15] and "Sol" (co-written by Armandinho). [16]

Personal life

Van Soria is married to designer Ângela Fayet, daughter of the architect Carlos Maximiliano Fayet, to whom Van Soria dedicated the album Mundo Perfeito. He has a son with Fayet, Théo (born 2002); a then-13-year-old Théo was a guest musician on his father's album RockLuv, playing guitar on the track "Muito Obrigado". [17]

Discography

With TNT

YearAlbum
1985 Rock Grande do Sul (compilation)
  • Label: RCA Records
  • Format: Vinyl
  • Contributed with the songs "Entra Nessa" and "Estou na Mão"

With Os Cascavelletes

For a more comprehensive list, see Os Cascavelletes#Discography
YearAlbum
1989 Rock'a'ula

Solo

Studio albums

YearAlbum
1995Avalon
  • Label: Antídoto
  • Format: CD
1998Jardim Inglês
  • Label: Paradoxx Music
  • Format: CD
2003O Dia + Feliz da Minha Vida
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD
2007Mundo Perfeito
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD
2012Um Cara Comum
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD
2015RockLuv
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD
2017Neblina
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD

Live/video albums

YearAlbum
2005Só
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD
2009Nei Van Soria: 40 Anos (Ao Vivo no Ocidente)
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: DVD

With Os Invertebrados

YearAlbum
2001Cidade Grande
  • Label: Good Music Records
  • Format: CD

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References

  1. ↑ NewYeah.com ~ Rock Grande do Sul – 30 Anos (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Carlos Eduardo Lima (September 28, 2014). "Cadê – TNT – TNT (1987)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ Douglas Freitas, Gabriel Hoewell and Gilberto Sena (August 2011). "Revista Bastião #1: Com Quantos Paus se Faz Rock 'n' Roll" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Avalon – Nei Van Soria" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Nei Van Soria – Jardim Inglês
  6. ↑ Cidade Grande | Discografia | Nei Van Soria (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Só (Ao Vivo) | Discografia | Nei Van Soria (in Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Mundo Perfeito | Discografia | Nei Van Soria (in Portuguese)
  9. ↑ DVD Nei Van Soria 40 anos – Ao Vivo no Ocidente | Discografia | Nei Van Soria (in Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Rafael Lescano (May 30, 2013). "Nei Van Soria: 'Um Cara Comum' emociona no Opinião" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Paiol abriga show de lançamento de álbum do gaúcho Nei Van Soria" (in Portuguese). May 9, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ Aline Cornely (November 11, 2015). "Nei Van Soria lança oitavo álbum da carreira solo, 'RockLUV'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Nei Van Soria lança música em homenagem a Júpiter Maçã". Zero Hora (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ Márcio Grings (March 10, 2017). "Nei Van Soria e o desabafo de um homem de pouca fé" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ Telescópio – Nei Van Soria feat. Papas da Língua
  16. ↑ Sol – Nei Van Soria feat. Armandinho
  17. ↑ Cainan Willy (May 11, 2016). "Entrevista: Nei Van Soria" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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