Adriano Cintra
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Adriano Ferreira Cintra (born May 21, 1974) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentist and producer, also known as an underground and club celebrity in his hometown. He was guitarist and singer for the garage rock power trio Thee Butchers' Orchestra, and among his many projects and bands are Ultrasom and Caxabaxa. He was also in the band I Love Miami in his native São Paulo
. Openly gay, Cintra is also a composer for fashion shows, and was the recording engineer for Tom Zé
's 1998 album Com Defeito de Fabricação
.
in the beginning of 2006 to release their first international album, and have toured the U.K., the U.S., and Canada
extensively, opening for acts including Ladytron
, Klaxons
, Gwen Stefani
and playing on the "Mojave" stage at Coachella
2007. They also headlined the Park Stage of the Glastonbury Festival of 2008.
Currently they are working on their 3rd album to be released in 2011.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. Openly gay, Cintra is also a composer for fashion shows, and was the recording engineer for Tom Zé
Tom Zé
Tom Zé is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who was influential in the Tropicália movement of 1960s Brazil. After the peak of the Tropicália period, Zé went into relative obscurity: it was only in the 1990s, when the musician and label head David Byrne discovered an album recorded...
's 1998 album Com Defeito de Fabricação
Com Defeito de Fabricação
Fabrication Defect is a concept album by Tom Zé.It tells a story in which the people of the third world are turned into androids by the economic exploitation of the first world...
.
Cansei de Ser Sexy
His latest and most famous band is the indie-electro project Cansei de Ser Sexy. In 2003, Adriano formed the group with some friends as a joke. He writes many of their songs, plays the drums and produces the band, besides eventually playing bass, guitar and singing. Cansei de Ser Sexy was signed to indie label Sub PopSub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
in the beginning of 2006 to release their first international album, and have toured the U.K., the U.S., and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
extensively, opening for acts including Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, Klaxons
Klaxons
Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
and playing on the "Mojave" stage at Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
2007. They also headlined the Park Stage of the Glastonbury Festival of 2008.
Currently they are working on their 3rd album to be released in 2011.