Renato Pelado

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Renato Pelado
Birth nameRenato Peres Barrio
Born (1965-03-05) March 5, 1965 (age 58)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres Alternative rock, pop rock, rap rock, reggae rock, death metal
Occupation(s)Drummer, DJ
Instrument(s) Drums
Years active1980–present

Renato Peres Barrio (born March 5, 1965), better known by his stage name Renato Pelado, is a Brazilian drummer and DJ best known for being a founding member of the famous alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr. and for his brief passage in the influential black/death metal group Vulcano.

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Biography

Renato Peres Barrio was born in Santos, São Paulo on March 5, 1965. He learned how to play the drums inspired by one of his greatest idols, Neil Peart, and began his musical career in 1980, subsequently playing in hardcore punk band Last Joker, where he met his future Charlie Brown Jr. bandmate Marcão. [1] For a brief time in 1984 he was a member of Vulcano, taking part in the recording of their demo tape Devil on My Roof.

In 1992 he was invited by Chorão to be a member of his band What's Up, which later evolved to become Charlie Brown Jr.. Pelado stayed with the band until 2005, recording six critically acclaimed studio albums, when creative divergences and clashes with Chorão prompted his departure alongside other members Champignon and Marcão. Pelado and Chorão were never able to make amends, and never spoke to each other again. Nevertheless, following Chorão's death on March 6, 2013, owing to a cocaine overdose, Pelado attended his funeral; [2] he claimed that he initially didn't believe the news of his death, thinking it was a prank. [3]

Following his departure from Charlie Brown Jr., Pelado began working as a disc jockey on nightclubs, and in 2008 was a guest musician on the only album by his former bandmate Marcão's band TH6, Contra Insetos Parasitas . [4] At some point in 2013 following Chorão's death he converted to Evangelicalism, and commenting on the suicide of Champignon on September 9, claimed that "his life lacked God". [5]

In late 2019 he made a series of travels around Brazil, lecturing in schools, churches and rehabilitation clinics about how he overcame his depression and substance abuse through God. [6]

Discography

Charlie Brown Jr.

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References

  1. ↑ Revista Batera (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Klaus Richmond; Natalia Julio (March 7, 2013). "Antigo desafeto, Pelado vai a sepultamento de Chorão". Terra Networks (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ Anna Gabriela Ribeiro (March 6, 2013). "'Achei que era uma brincadeira', diz ex-baterista sobre morte de Chorão". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pablo Miyazawa (July 8, 2008). "Começar de novo". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ Igor Miranda (September 11, 2013). "Agora evangélico, Renato Pelado comenta morte de Champignon". Revista Cifras (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ Eduardo Valim; Letícia Gomes; Thais Prado (October 19, 2019). "Ex-baterista do Charlie Brown Jr. faz palestras após superar depressão: 'Eu vivia um personagem'". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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