Marcelo Barbosa
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Marcelo Barbosa is a Brazil
ian guitar player and music professor. He is a founder or participant of a few important Brazilian bands like progressive metal
act Khallice
and Angra
's members project Almah
. He also is a founder and an owner of a large musical institute in his home city Brasília called GTR, a columnist of the Cover Guitarra, Guitar Class and Guitar Player
magazines and a Expo Music (Brazil) and NAMM (USA) musical exhibitions participant. Endorser of Tagima guitars.
. He then decided to establish his own one, focused on the electric guitar. Besides organizing work and managing other teachers, Barbosa established his own entire approach instead of copying or adapting any already existed one and he wrote all the didactic material.
Marcelo also attended classes and workshops of musicians like Greg Howe
, Lula Galvão
, Hélio Delmiro
, Toninho Horta
, Guinga
, Ian Guest among others. In 2002 he finished summer courses in the famous Berklee College of Music. As a result he was chosen with other 11 students to receive a scholarship for the college's regular course. However, it was not possible to continue due to GTR and his other responsibilities.
Some time before that Marcelo became a member of Brasília pop rock band Zero10. They released an EP and a full-length album Novo Dia and they play almost every week at different venues of the capital of Brazil. Later on, he would re-start the band Khallice
, which played the progressive metal he always liked.
In September 2007, Barbosa was invited to join the band Almah
formed by some members of Angra and he went into a national tour with the band. By spring 2008 the line-up of Almah was finally established. First, drummer Marcelo Moreira joined Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli
and Marcelo Barbosa. And then, another guitarist Paulo Schroeber joined Almah. In the end of April 2008 the recording of new Almah album Fragile Equality started at Norcal studios (São Paulo
) and finished in July 2008.
Marcelo Barbosa writes articles for important guitar magazines in Brazil like Guitar Class, Cover Guitarra and Guitar Player
. Some time ago Marcelo wrote a book about technique to the "Toque de Mestre" series, published by HMP.
Marcelo Barbosa is endorsed by Tagima, Elixir Strings
, Nig pedals and Ibox. On Expomusic 2006 (a big musical exhibition in São Paulo) one of the most important guitar brands in Brazilian market TAGIMA released new MB-1, the guitar designed with Marcelo's specifications, which belongs to the select team of "Signature Series" of the company.
, Edu Ardanuy
among others. To its 10th anniversary, GTR released a special 14 tracks CD recorded by some of the most prominent teachers.
Marcelo Barbosa (guitars): GTR is a project I've worked already for twelve years at. It began like a guitar Institute but now we have classes for bassists, vocalists and acoustic guitar players too. I’m responsible for all the didactic material of the guitar course and we have more than six hundred students in three schools. Four years ago I decided to franchise GTR and some people got interested and now we have three schools in Brasília. (...) It is relatively big. We have many students and it’s growing up year by year. We try to teach music, not only one specific style or genre. Rock, Metal, Jazz, Country and Brazilian music is some of the approaches here.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian guitar player and music professor. He is a founder or participant of a few important Brazilian bands like progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
act Khallice
Khallice
Khallice is a Brazilian progressive metal act in founded in 1994. The band's founder Marcelo Barbosa is the owner of GTR, a large guitar institute in Brasília, and currently is a member of Angra singer Edu Falaschi's band Almah.-Biography:...
and Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
's members project Almah
Almah
The Hebrew term almah or plural: alamot is a Hebrew feminine noun, for a girl who has reached puberty but is still under the shielding protection of her family; she is a young, marriageable girl. In Bibles, almah is typically translated as virgin, maiden, young woman, damsel or girl...
. He also is a founder and an owner of a large musical institute in his home city Brasília called GTR, a columnist of the Cover Guitarra, Guitar Class and Guitar Player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
magazines and a Expo Music (Brazil) and NAMM (USA) musical exhibitions participant. Endorser of Tagima guitars.
Biography
Marcelo Barbosa began playing electric guitar when he was 11 years old. He was studying with several teachers, mainly with Allan Marshall. At 17 years old he already was a professional musician and a musical teacher in two musical schools in his home city BrasíliaBrasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
. He then decided to establish his own one, focused on the electric guitar. Besides organizing work and managing other teachers, Barbosa established his own entire approach instead of copying or adapting any already existed one and he wrote all the didactic material.
Marcelo also attended classes and workshops of musicians like Greg Howe
Greg Howe
Gregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
, Lula Galvão
Lula Galvão
Lula Galvão is a Brazilian guitarist. Also an arranger, he has worked with the likes of Caetano Veloso, Guinga, Rosa Passos and Leila Pinheiro...
, Hélio Delmiro
Hélio Delmiro
Hélio Delmiro is a Brazilian guitar player and composer.Delmiro started playing the guitar in early childhood.Since then, he has played with many of the best Brazilian musicians, among whom are Moacyr Silva, Márcio Montarroyos, Luíz Eça, Elis Regina, Elza Soares and Elizeth Cardoso...
, Toninho Horta
Toninho Horta
Toninho Horta is a virtuoso electric and nylon-string guitar player; his music could be defined as Brazilian music.He has developed his own very personal style...
, Guinga
Guinga
Guinga is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira, a working-class suburb of Rio de Janeiro...
, Ian Guest among others. In 2002 he finished summer courses in the famous Berklee College of Music. As a result he was chosen with other 11 students to receive a scholarship for the college's regular course. However, it was not possible to continue due to GTR and his other responsibilities.
Some time before that Marcelo became a member of Brasília pop rock band Zero10. They released an EP and a full-length album Novo Dia and they play almost every week at different venues of the capital of Brazil. Later on, he would re-start the band Khallice
Khallice
Khallice is a Brazilian progressive metal act in founded in 1994. The band's founder Marcelo Barbosa is the owner of GTR, a large guitar institute in Brasília, and currently is a member of Angra singer Edu Falaschi's band Almah.-Biography:...
, which played the progressive metal he always liked.
In September 2007, Barbosa was invited to join the band Almah
Almah
The Hebrew term almah or plural: alamot is a Hebrew feminine noun, for a girl who has reached puberty but is still under the shielding protection of her family; she is a young, marriageable girl. In Bibles, almah is typically translated as virgin, maiden, young woman, damsel or girl...
formed by some members of Angra and he went into a national tour with the band. By spring 2008 the line-up of Almah was finally established. First, drummer Marcelo Moreira joined Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli
Felipe Andreoli
Felipe Andreoli is a heavy-metal bassist known for playing in bands like Angra, Karma and Almah.In 2006, along with Angra and Hangar's members, he participated in Fábio Laguna's Freakeys project....
and Marcelo Barbosa. And then, another guitarist Paulo Schroeber joined Almah. In the end of April 2008 the recording of new Almah album Fragile Equality started at Norcal studios (São Paulo
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...
) and finished in July 2008.
Marcelo Barbosa writes articles for important guitar magazines in Brazil like Guitar Class, Cover Guitarra and Guitar Player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
. Some time ago Marcelo wrote a book about technique to the "Toque de Mestre" series, published by HMP.
Marcelo Barbosa is endorsed by Tagima, Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings, manufactured by W. L. Gore & Associates, are strings for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as banjo and mandolin. Elixir strings are noted for their patented coating that extends the strings' life and tone by blocking damage from elements like skin oil; however, they are...
, Nig pedals and Ibox. On Expomusic 2006 (a big musical exhibition in São Paulo) one of the most important guitar brands in Brazilian market TAGIMA released new MB-1, the guitar designed with Marcelo's specifications, which belongs to the select team of "Signature Series" of the company.
GTR
Nowadays his institute GTR is one of the biggest guitar schools in Latin America. GTR have already graduated over 4.000 students, with more than 600 people studying in two different units of GTR (Asa Norte and Asa Sul). Besides electric guitar, there are the courses of vocals, acoustic guitar, production, musical business and others. A number of events are frequently organized by GTR like festivals and workshops with musicians like Sidney Carvalho, Kiko LoureiroKiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro is a Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist who has worked with bands such as Angra, Silent Moon, and Blezqi Zatzas....
, Edu Ardanuy
Edu Ardanuy
Eduardo Ardanuy is a Brazilian guitarist who has worked with such bands as Dr. Sin, Anjos da Noite, Blezqi Zatzas, Supla and Eduardo Araújo. He was included in a 'Top 10' ranking by the Guitar Player Magazine in 1998...
among others. To its 10th anniversary, GTR released a special 14 tracks CD recorded by some of the most prominent teachers.
Marcelo Barbosa (guitars): GTR is a project I've worked already for twelve years at. It began like a guitar Institute but now we have classes for bassists, vocalists and acoustic guitar players too. I’m responsible for all the didactic material of the guitar course and we have more than six hundred students in three schools. Four years ago I decided to franchise GTR and some people got interested and now we have three schools in Brasília. (...) It is relatively big. We have many students and it’s growing up year by year. We try to teach music, not only one specific style or genre. Rock, Metal, Jazz, Country and Brazilian music is some of the approaches here.
With Khallice
- Prophecy (1996, demo)
- The Journey (2003, Hellion Records)
- The Journey (2006, Magna Carta) – re-release + bonus Stuck
- Inside Your Head (2008)
Compilations with Marcelo Barbosa
- Brazilian Great Music 2 (2007, Elixir Endorsers' compilation)
- GTR 10 Anos
- BMU 2005
- Guitarras Do Cerrado