Meet Our Team
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Carlo Bruno Montalvão
Owner | Music Manager & Booking
More than 20 years working in the music industry. Montalvão leads and manages many artists and has also performed numerous musical tours, music festivals, has participated in several musical conferences around the world and much more.
He has worked with artists such as Mac DeMarco, Allah Las, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jonathan Richman, Racionais MC's, Planet Hemp, Vanguart, Sebadoh, The Helio Sequence, among countless others!
(Check more info on ABOUT US).
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Amanda Parra
Administration, Evaluation, Coordination and Project Management
Amanda Parra is a Brazilian cultural producer, and an arts and media researcher. Passionate about independent music, she has worked in audiovisual productions doing content research, synch and licensing production. Currently based in Europe, she produces concerts for the DIY cultural house 1000Fryd in Aalborg, DK, and Brain local partner agent, developing new projects and producing tours.
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João Abtibol
Artistic Agent | Music Manager
João Abtibol is an actor, executive producer, curator, communicator and DJ. Born in Manaus (AM) and today based in São Paulo after a long period in Rio de Janeiro, he has been active in the cultural scene since 2014. He has worked at the emblematic Circo Voador (RJ) and collaborated with names such as Duda Beat, Bia Ferreira, Doralyce, Caio Prado, and others.
In 2022, he started the "Abtibol FM" program, currently on Rádio Graviola, and is also a contributor to the music portal Janelas Sonoras.
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Mariana Martínez
Music Manager & Booking | Argentina + México
Mariana Martínez is an audiovisual producer and specialist in musical exploration.
With a tendency to genres such as jazz, funk, disco, r&b, psychedelic rock, new wave, techno, indie, experimental, and even original rhythms and classic sounds, Mariana seeks authentic musical proposals, with personality, that make you hum and move from head to toe. feet (even before you know it).
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Maiane Sousa
Artistic Producer & Booking
She’s young and very attuned to innovations in the music market, in addition to being very dedicated to her duties and the artists she works with. Talk to her if you want to hire any of our artists.
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Eric Tedesco
Music PR
Eric Tedesco is a music journalist and music editor from a bunch of music and cultural outlets, also is the owner of Tedesco Comunicação & Mídia.
Eric is our Press Relationships and Head of Social Communication at BRAIN.
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Filippo Baraglia
Booking Agent | Europe
Filippo is our guy in Europe, working as our Booking Agent in the territory. If you want to make a concert with some of our artists in Europe, just talk with Filippo.
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Jesse Medina
Booking Agent | the United States
Jesse is our music agent in the US Territory and represents part of our artists. If you want some of our artists to play in the US, please talk with him.
+10 years on Music Industry
Check below our 10th anniversary documentary, with tons of love, histories and praises from all over the world!
watch the interview with the music journalist Terence Machado, from Alto Falante TV Show.
watch the videos and know more about BRAIN artists.
Meet Brain Productions Booking
In 2010, we idealized and founded Brain Productions Booking, a music company that works in music management, international booking and music PR working throughout Brazil, plus Europe, South, Central, North America.
Our Highlights
Of the countless projects that we organize and promote during the first 10 years of BRAIN's history, we'd like to highlight:
Vanguart with six nominations to the VMB 2012.
Jonathan Richman Brazil Tour (2010)
Vanguart, open act to Coldplay (Morumbi and Apoteose), The Hives, Melvins, Plasticines (Orloff Festival), Snow Patrol, plus major music festivals as Planeta Terra, Lollapalooza, and many more.
06 nominations to VMB Awards (MTV Brasil) with Vanguart
02 nominations for the Latin Grammys with The Baggios (2017, 2019)
Sebadoh Brazilian Tour (+8 concerts around Brazil)
Quarto Negro | KEXP (2015)
Concerts for: Allah Las (US), Real Estate (US), Tycho (US), Acid Mothers Temple (JP), The Helio Sequence (US), Les Deuxluxes (CA), The Holydrug Couple (CL) and much more.
Música Cerebral Festival (2015)
Brain Nights (2016/17/18/19/22/23)
SXSW Speaker (2018) - check article
Tour Marrocos (2018)
The Baggios Europe Tour 2019 + 2022
Brain Sessions (2020)
Global Music Fest (2020)
Aceleração Oi Labsonica 2020’s presenter/host (day 1, day 2, day 3).
Music Columnist at Hits Perdidos (check our articles).
Music Columnist at Music Non Stop (check our articles).
Brain Talks (2021)
Founded Before Sunrise Records, a new indie music label powered by BRAIN.
Atalhos at El Sonido 10th Anniversary Special, on KEXP.
Atalhos World Tour 2022 (to be announced soon)
HIGHLIGHT 2022: Atalhos on Treefort Music Fest
BIKE US Tour 2023 (check below)
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Our Campaigns
we move the indie scene in Brazil and abroad, organizing PR campaigns and also strategic music campaigns for our artists and also for music labels, brand companies, and independent artists from everywhere. Check out our Packages.
Recent PR Campaigns
Alice Glass (CA) - new album and singles PR campaign (check: teco apple and Música Instantânea).
Santiago Córdoba (AR) - new album promo campaign. Check "Doroja” article on Ambrosia.
Post-Modern Connection (CA) - new album PR campaign. (Check: Célula Pop, Headbanger News, Farol da Bahia)
CAIMANS (BR) - new singles and International campaign / Canadian Music Week. Check this article on Midiorama.
Sturle Dagsland (NO) - new album PR campaign. (Check: Minuto Indie, Música Pavê)
Atalhos (BR) - Full strategy of their new album campaign, coordinating professional teams in Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, México, and Spain. With a +1,000% growth in Atalhos' numbers on digital music platforms.
