Fresno (band)

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Fresno
Background information
Origin Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Genre(s) Alternative rock, emo
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) independent
Website Official website (Portuguese)
Members
Lucas Silveira "Paraíba"
Gustavo Mantovani "Vavo"
Pedro Cupertino "Cuper"

Fresno is a Brazilian independent alternative rock band, from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed by Lucas Silveira (vocals and guitars), Gustavo Mantovani (guitars) and Pedro Cupertino (drums).

Former bassist and co-founder Bruno Teixeira has recently left the band due to personal reasons, as announced by the band's official website on October 26, 2006.

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[edit] Biography

Paraíba, Cuper, Vavo and Lezo, all friends from school, formed the band in 1999, uploading their first acoustic compositions to the Internet and quickly gathering many fans. In 2001, the quartet recorded their first demo EP, O Acaso do Erro.

They went to studio once again in 2003 and recorded their first full-length album, Quarto dos Livros, highlighted by the tracks "Teu Semblante", "Carpe Diem" and "Stonehenge". The following year, it was released their second album, O Rio, a Cidade, a Árvore, which established Fresno on the web with the track Onde Está.

On June 24, 2006 there was the official release of their third and latest album, Ciano. The album features 14 tracks (including 3 bonus new versions to songs from Quarto dos Livros), clearly showing the group's evolution.

It was announced on October 26, 2006, on Fresno's official website, that former bassist Bruno Teixeira "Lezo", had left the band due to personal reasons. Lezo is supposed to be explaining those reasons to fans through an open letter within the next few days.

[edit] Band members

[edit] Former members

  • Bruno Teixeira "Lezo" - bass guitar (until October 2006)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  1. Quarto dos Livros (Sweet Salt, 2003)
  2. O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore (RCT, 2004)
  3. Ciano (Terapia Records, 2006)

To date, Fresno has only released independent albums.

[edit] Demo EPs

  1. O Acaso do Erro (2001)

[edit] Singles

  1. Stonehenge (2002), from Quarto dos Livros
  2. Onde Está (2004), from O Rio, A Cidade, A Árvore
  3. 1, 2, 3 - Single! (2005), including the songs:
    • "Alguém Que Te Faz Sorrir (acoustic)"
    • "Impossibilidades (vers. II)"
    • "Quebre as Correntes (2005)"
  4. Quebre as Correntes (2006), from Ciano
  5. Contas Vencidas (2006)
  6. Depois de Voltar (2006)
  7. Alguém que te Faz Sorrir (2006), from Ciano

[edit] Videography

[edit] Music videos

  • Stonehenge (2003)
  • Onde Está (version 1) (2004)
  • Onde Está (version 2) (2005)
  • Quebre as Correntes (2006)
  • Alguém que te Faz Sorrir (2006)

The music video for "Onde Está (version 1)" was the only one not to air on MTV Brazil.

"Quebre as Correntes" managed to reach #2 on the channel's Top 10 show Disk MTV, and was even nominated to the VMB 2006 Awards on the category "Viewers' Choice", but did not win.

As of December 13, 2006, "Alguém que te Faz Sorrir" had not premiered on the show yet.

[edit] External links

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