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| Estúdio Eldorado | |
|---|---|
| Name | Estúdio Eldorado |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Type | Recording studio |
| Opened | 1970s |
| Notable clients | Rita Lee; Gilberto Gil; Caetano Veloso; Os Mutantes |
Estúdio Eldorado is a prominent recording studio established in São Paulo, Brazil, influential in Brazilian popular music, Tropicália, MPB, and rock movements. The studio has hosted sessions for major figures from Latin American and international music scenes and played a role in landmark albums associated with labels and festivals. Its facilities and roster have intersected with broadcasters, record companies, concert promoters, and film productions.
Estúdio Eldorado was founded amid the cultural shifts of the 1970s alongside contemporaries such as Polydor, Som Livre, and EMI-Odeon and operated during the eras of the Brazilian military junta (1964–1985), Diretas Já, and the development of Tropicália. Early clients included artists affiliated with Tv Globo, TV Cultura, and producers connected to CBS Records and Warner Music Group, integrating with recording trends visible at Trama Digital and Studio 55. The studio expanded through the 1980s and 1990s amid collaborations with producers associated with RCA Victor, Phonogram, BMG, and promoters like Som Livre Festivals and Rock in Rio, paralleling infrastructure growth at venues such as Canecão and Praça da Sé.
Estúdio Eldorado's complex combined live rooms, vocal booths, isolation booths, and control rooms equipped to service sessions for orchestras, bands, and film scores recorded for studios like Cine Belas Artes and broadcasters such as Rede Globo. Analog consoles from manufacturers comparable to Neve Electronics, SSL (Solid State Logic), and outboard gear akin to Urei and dbx were installed, while monitoring referenced models used at Abbey Road Studios and Capitol Studios. Tape machines of the type used by Studer and Ampex sat alongside digital recorders following trends established by Digidesign Pro Tools and Avid Technology, enabling sessions connected to labels such as Som Livre and Sony Music Brasil and mixing for directors who worked with festivals like Festival de Inverno de Campos do Jordão.
The studio supported multitrack recordings for pop, rock, MPB, samba, and experimental music, servicing projects tied to producers related to Rita Lee, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano Veloso as well as soundtrack work for filmmakers associated with Cinema Novo figures and directors who collaborated with Embrafilme. Producers and arrangers linked with Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Chico Buarque, and session musicians from ensembles connected to Os Mutantes and Legião Urbana used the facility. Productions mixed elements favored by labels including PolyGram Brasil and Sony BMG and contributed to releases distributed by companies such as Deckdisc and Indie}}.
Artists who recorded or rehearsed at the studio include names across Brazilian and international scenes, such as Rita Lee, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes, Milton Nascimento, Chico Buarque, Tom Zé, Marisa Monte, Titãs, Legião Urbana, Jorge Ben Jor, Maria Bethânia, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Nara Leão, Ivan Lins, Djavan, Seu Jorge, Marisa Monte, Metallica (visiting for promotional sessions), Tribalistas, Djavan, Cássia Eller, Skank, Paralamas do Sucesso, Capital Inicial, Barão Vermelho, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Racionais MC's, MC Marcinho, Marcelo D2, Pitty, Sepultura, Angra, Alceu Valença, Zeca Pagodinho, Beth Carvalho, Paulinho da Viola, Edu Lobo, Toquinho, Arnaldo Antunes, Kassin, Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio Mendes, Bebel Gilberto, Lulu Santos, and Roberto Carlos. Sessions ranged from single tracking to orchestral overdubs for projects associated with film scores by composers linked to Heitor Pereira and Antonio Pinto.
Ownership and management changed over decades involving private investors, music entrepreneurs, and partnerships with labels, studios, and broadcasters similar to TV Cultura and corporate entities akin to Grupo Globo and João Gilberto's management teams. Production managers, studio engineers, and technical directors who had backgrounds at organizations like EMI, RCA, and PolyGram oversaw operations. The administrative history intersected with licensing practices used by distributors such as Universal Music Group and independent labels like Deckdisc and Laboratório Fantasma.
Estúdio Eldorado contributed to landmark recordings that influenced movements tied to Tropicália, MPB, Brazilian rock, and urban music scenes associated with São Paulo Fashion Week and festivals like Rock in Rio and Lollapalooza Brasil. Its sessions shaped sounds issued through major labels such as Sony Music Brasil, Universal Music Brasil, Warner Music Brasil, and independent labels, affecting international perceptions of Brazilian popular music and collaborations with artists connected to Nina Simone-style cross-cultural projects and partnerships with producers who worked with David Byrne and Paul Simon. The studio's legacy persists in archives used by music historians, curators at institutions like Museu da Imagem e do Som (São Paulo) and academic programs at Universidade de São Paulo, informing research on recordings preserved in collections associated with Arquivo Nacional and cultural policies debated in forums alongside figures from Ministério da Cultura (Brazil).
Category:Recording studios in Brazil