Fresno (band)
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Fresno is a Brazilian emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...

 band formed in Porto Alegre in 1999. Currently, members are Lucas Silveira
Lucas Silveira (singer)
Lucas Cesar Lima Silveira is an Brazilian musician. He is lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main-songwriter for the Brazilian emocore band Fresno.-About him:...

 (vocals, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

), Rodrigo Tavares (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, backing vocal), Gustavo Mantovani (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

) and Bell Ruschel (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

). Already have six albums, the most famous being "Revanche".

1999-2000: Early days

Lucas, Gustavo, Leandro and Pedro were part of the student, and after a group meeting, had the idea to start a band so they could have fun doing covers of punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 bands devoted.

The year was 1999. The day was December 4. The city, Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

. That day, the house of Pedro, it happened the first test of the band that would become "Democratas" and then "Fresno".

In June 2000 the festival happen bands of the college, and it made a month earlier, the guris invite friends "Lezo" that touched down in the band and help them to make nice at the festival. It worked, and Bruno stayed in the band, now with the name of Democratas, already doing their own compositions and spreading over the Internet.

2001-2003: O Acaso do Erro (EP) and Quarto dos Livros

In 2001, after discovering a band with the same name, Luke gives the suggestion of the name Fresno, he heard on TV and liked the sound.

Later that year the band recorded their first EP - O Acaso do Erro, with 6 tracks ("Seu namorado é um idiota", "Se algum dia eu não acordar",...). During the recordings, Leandro, who was the singer, decided to leave the band. Lucas, who has always been the main composer, takes the vocals and the band provides the classic to have 4 members.

The EP is spreading in the underground and on the Internet, and in 2003 the band recorded the independent album of the Quarto dos Livros, with songs like "Teu Semblante", Now and "Stonehenge". The recognition makes the Fresno do shows for several Brazilian states.

"Stonehenge" was released in 2003 as the first and only single from the album Quarto dos Livros. The single was not released to radio but much success on the internet and is considered one of the classics of the band.

The video for "Stonehenge" was shot mostly inside an apartment and in some streets of the great Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

 and not with the participation of the band. It recounts the agony of someone who is in love. It's exactly 3:52 min.

2004-2005: O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore

In 2004 following the second CD is written: "O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore", which refers to meanings of the word Fresno. This CD has consolidated the band in the scene and national independent music "Onde Está" was a huge success, it made the charts and emerged to Fresno for the general public.

Thus, in 2005, Fresno is invited to various TV programs (MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril Mídia, the nation's largest magazine publisher, under license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin AmericaMTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available in free-to-air terrestrial television...

, Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

, RBS TV
RBS TV
RBS TV is a Southern Brazilian television network owned by Grupo RBS, and one of the oldest affiliates to Rede Globo. The acronym originally stands for Rede Brasil Sul de Televisão , but currently the network never uses its full name on-air.RBS TV owns 18 television stations spread over two...

), appears on the cover of the Vagalume site as the band with the highest number of downloads, is facing the largest audience ever seen by them in a show the band in the KVA, with 4 million people and is confirmed for the first time on Planeta Atlântida.

2006-2007: Ciano

In 2006, the third independent album is released. Ciano came up with 14 tracks (11 unreleased and new recordings 3 of the Quato dos Livros) and it was then that the band has risen from underground, emerged on MTV, the song Quebre as Correntes gained high rotation on radio stations in the country and received countless music downloads Internet. Also appeared in Multishow
Multishow
Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by Globosat, Organizações Globo's cable and satellite television channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels ....

, gained prominence in the Trama Virtual and went pro Youtube
YouTube
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. The songs and the clips did not go the top of the charts. Was indicated as the VMB Choose the audience and were confirmed in Ceará Music.

Throughout this process, Bruno decides to disconnect from the band. He was replaced by Rodrigo Tavares, the band aBRIL, friend of the band and that also helped in the production of previous records of Fresno. The announcement was made on 26 October 2006.

After 7 years as an independent band, on 04/04/07 Fresno to sign with Rick Bonadio. This yields the band being invited to record the CD/DVD MTV Ao Vivo 5 Bandas de Rock, along with NX Zero
NX Zero
NX Zero is a Brazilian rock band formed in 2001 in Sao Paulo, the band consists Diego Ferrero , Leandro Rocha , Daniel Weksler , Conrado Grandino and Filipe Ricardo ....

, MopTop, Hateen and ForFun. It is also this year won by Fresno VMB MTV the Revelation of the Year that same award, Lucas did a duet with Sandy in music "Abri os Olhos", then the dual Sandy & Junior
Sandy & Junior
Sandy & Junior was a Brazilian pop music duo consisting of siblings Sandy Leah Lima and her brother Durval de Lima Junior . They have one of the 10 best-selling albums ever in Brazil...

. They are special as Estúdio Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
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 with Armandinho
Armandinho
Armandinho is a Brazilian composer and singer. he is son of Osmar Macedo, from the Trio Elétrico de Dodô e Osmar...

 and special Christmas program Superpop.

2008-2010: Redenção

2008 begins with the realization of a dream: to Fresno touches on the main stage of the Planeta Atlântida, one of the most anticipated shows for the crowd of fans crowded. On 15/04/08 saw the release of Redenção
Redenção
Redenção may refer to:-Places:*Redenção, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil*Redenção, Pará, Pará, Brazil*Redenção da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil-Entertainment:...

, 4 cd of the band and the first by a major label, the Arsenal Music. Soon to launch, the first single released, "Uma Música
Uma Música
Uma Música is a song by Brazilian rock band Fresno. Written by Lucas Silveira."Uma Música" was released on May 11, 2007 as the second single from the album Redenção.-Music video:...

", has won the first in radio and TV.

However, days 05/05/08, Pedro "Cuper," one of the founders of the band decides to leave Fresno. A new drummer is soon called to fill the post. Rodrigo Ruschel "Bell", also aBRIL drummer, took the sticks from Fresno.

Is performed Estúdio Coca-Cola Zero Fresno and Chitãozinho & Xororó
Chitãozinho & Xororó
Chitãozinho & Xororó are a Brazilian sertanejo duo. Chitãozinho is the stage name of José Lima Sobrinho and Xororó that of Durval de Lima. Their music, which combines traditional Brazilian caipira with pop, was instrumental in establishing the sertanejo genre...

 in the career of the band and a total success.

During the last show of the year, 14/12/08 days in Espaço das Américas, Fresno receives from the hands of Rick Bonadio a Gold Disc for Redenção.

And end the year with a participation in the show at the turn of Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

, and along with Chitãozinho e Xororó.

For 2009, the band spells out the dream of launching a DVD. O Outro Lado Da Porta
O Outro Lado Da Porta
O Outro Lado Da Porta is DVD by Brazilian emo band Fresno that was released in the Brazil on July 23, 2009.-Background and concept:In 2009, the band spells out the dream of launching a DVD...

  brings the band's history told by its own members, interviews, videos and a performance studio with 15 songs.

The project "Bombar no posto ALE" is created and consists of mini-shows at gas stations 4 Brazilian capitals (SP
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...

, RJ
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, BH
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

 and Vitória), leading many fans behind the Fresno-van to accompany the shows.

Various TV, Radio, magazines and several shows booked across the country show the success achieved by the band and make this appointment as Group of the Year award Multishow. On 18/08/09, the day of the awards, the band takes the prize home, further solidifying his career.

The VMB MTV shows the list of nominees for the 2009 Fresno contributes to 4 categories (Vocals, Bass, Pop and Artist of the year).

And by the end of 2009, is expected to launch the fifth studio album, Revanche
Revanche (album)
Revanche is the sixth album from the Brazilian emo band, Fresno, released in 2010, through Universal Music. The album is most heavier, in the sound and in the lyrics, than the last album "Redenção"....

, already in the process of recording.

Also they have released a new single from the new album Revache
Revanche (album)
Revanche is the sixth album from the Brazilian emo band, Fresno, released in 2010, through Universal Music. The album is most heavier, in the sound and in the lyrics, than the last album "Redenção"....

 called Deixa o Tempo , has been released on Thursday , May 20, 2010.

2010-now: Revanche

On July 13, the band released their sixth studio album called "Revanche".

The album is heavy and fast("Revanche", "Relato De Um Homem de Bom Coração"), ranging with the pop-ballads ("Não Leve a Mal", "Quando Crescer"). The album lyrics are mostly about love and obstacles in life.

On August 25, the bassist Tavares won the "Best Instrumentist Award" in the Multishow Brazilian Music Awards. The band competed too for the awards of "Band of the Year" and "Best DVD" with "O Outro Lado Da Porta" but they didn't win.

Discography

  • Quarto dos Livros - 2003
  • O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore
    O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore
    O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore is the second album from the Brazilian emo band Fresno, released in 2004, through the RCT and Antídoto.The album was also released only with the standard version...

     - 2004
  • Ciano - 2006
  • MTV Ao Vivo 5 Bandas de Rock - 2007
  • Redenção
    Redenção (album)
    Redenção is the fifth album from Brazilian emo band Fresno, released on 2008, through the Universal Music and Arsenal Music....

     - 2008
  • Revanche
    Revanche (album)
    Revanche is the sixth album from the Brazilian emo band, Fresno, released in 2010, through Universal Music. The album is most heavier, in the sound and in the lyrics, than the last album "Redenção"....

     - 2010

Band members

  • Lucas Silveira
    Lucas Silveira (singer)
    Lucas Cesar Lima Silveira is an Brazilian musician. He is lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main-songwriter for the Brazilian emocore band Fresno.-About him:...

    "Beeshop" - vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

     and guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    s
  • Gustavo Mantovani "Vavo" - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    s
  • Rodrigo Tavares "Esteban" - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Rodrigo Ruschell "Bell" - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....


Former members

  • Pedro Cupertino "Cuper" - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

     (until May 2008)
  • Bruno Teixeira "Lezo" - bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

     (until October 2006)
  • Leandro Pereira "Nego" - vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

     (until December 2001)

2007

  • VMB (MTV Video Music Brasil awards)
    • Best New Artist

2008

  • VMB (MTV Video Music Brasil awards)
    • Video U Made: Fábio Vianas home-made video for "Uma Música"

2009

  • Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira (Multishow Brazilian Music Awards)
    • Band of the Year
  • VMB (MTV Video Music Brasil awards)
    • Artist of the Year
    • Pop
    • Dream Band—Best Vocalist: Lucas "Paraíba" Silveira
    • Dream Band—Best Bassist: Rodrigo "Esteban" Tavares

2010

  • Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira - PMMB (Multishow Brazilian Music Awards)
    • Best Instrumentist: Rodrigo "Esteban" Tavares

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