Rogério Skylab

Rogério Skylab

A sketch of Skylab by Denis Mandarino
Born Rogério Tolomei Teixeira
(1956-09-02) September 2, 1956
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Singer-songwriter, lyricist, classical guitarist, poet, ex-TV presenter, record producer
Years active 1991–present
Notable work Debaixo das Rodas de um Automóvel
"Matador de Passarinho"
Spouse(s) Solange Venturi (m. 1983)
Awards Prêmio Claro de Música Independente (2005)
Musical career
Genres Experimental rock, noise rock, garage rock, art rock, acoustic music, minimal music, MPB, comedy rock, electronica, samba rock, bossa nova
Instruments Vocals, classical guitar
Labels OutraCoisa, Psicotropicodelia, Discobertas, Coqueiro Verde Records
Associated acts Zumbi do Mato, Robertinho do Recife, Fausto Fawcett, Arrigo Barnabé, Luís Capucho, Jorge Mautner, Lívio Tragtenberg, Maurício Pereira, Marcelo Birck, Rômulo Fróes, Michael Sullivan, Jards Macalé
Website rogerioskylab.com.br

Rogério Tolomei Teixeira[1] (born September 2, 1956), better known by his stage name Rogério Skylab, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, classical guitarist, poet, former television presenter and record producer. His unique musical style is characterized by minimalism and experimentation with different genres, and his lyrics are permeated by pessimism, scatology, nihilism and black humor (he, however, denies that his songs have comedic inclinations[2][3]). Some of his most recognizable compositions are "Fátima Bernardes Experiência", "Dedo, Língua, Cu e Boceta", "Eu Chupo Meu Pau" and "Matador de Passarinho".

Biography

Rogério Tolomei Teixeira was born in Rio de Janeiro on September 2, 1956, and is of Italian and Portuguese descent. He has degrees in Literature and Philosophy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,[4] and also began a Law course, but never finished it.[5] Prior to embracing the musical career he served as an employee for an agency of the Banco do Brasil in Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, for 28 years.[6] In 1991 he took part in a music festival in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais; he won the first-place cash prize with the song "Samba do Skylab" (from which he took his stage name), using it to finance the recording of his debut album, Fora da Grei, the following year; it was very well-received by the critics, and awarded him many appearances on Jô Soares' late-night talk shows Jô Soares Onze e Meia and Programa do Jô in the 1990s.[2]

In 1999 Skylab released his second album (and the first one in a series of ten self-titled albums), Skylab. It was produced by Robertinho do Recife, but the musician was slightly unsatisfied with the final result, saying that it had "too much keyboards" and that he was not too creatively involved with it. His third album, Skylab II, was his first live release; commenting about it, he has stated that "this is 100% Skylab. The other was 80% Robertinho".[7] Skylab II counted with a guest appearance by Löis Lancaster, vocalist of the avant-garde group Zumbi do Mato – Lancaster would return for Skylab's second live album, Skylab IX, which also had guest appearances by Maurício Pereira (of Os Mulheres Negras) and Marcelo Birck (of Graforreia Xilarmônica).[8] Zé Felipe and Marlos Salustiano, respectively bassist and keyboardist for Zumbi do Mato, collaborated with Skylab on his 2007 album Skylab VII, which was nominated to the Prêmio Dynamite de Música Independente in the "Best Rock Album" category;[9] two years later, Felipe and Skylab made a collaborative album, Rogério Skylab & Orquestra Zé Felipe. In 2005, Skylab had already won the Prêmio Claro de Música Independente, in the "Best MPB Album" category, for Skylab V.

After the release of Skylab X, Skylab put aside his experimental sonority to work on the "Trilogia dos Carnavais" ("Trilogy of the Carnivals"), which focuses more on traditional Brazilian genres such as samba, bossa nova and MPB. The trilogy comprises Abismo e Carnaval, Melancolia e Carnaval and Desterro e Carnaval, and counted with the guest appearances of musicians such as Jorge Mautner, Jards Macalé, Arrigo Barnabé, Rômulo Fróes, Fausto Fawcett and Michael Sullivan.[10][11] More recently, in 2016, he collaborated with Lívio Tragtenberg on a series of two albums, with a third installment currently being planned.

Skylab published his first (and so far only) book, the sonnet collection Debaixo das Rodas de um Automóvel, in 2006 through Editora Rocco, and hosted the talk show Matador de Passarinho on Canal Brasil from 2012 to 2014.

Personal life

Since 1983 Skylab is married to photographer, record producer and plastic artist Solange Venturi.

Skylab is known for his vast musical and literary influences; some of his favorite writers are Machado de Assis, João Cabral de Melo Neto, Clarice Lispector, Jorge Luis Borges, Rubens Figueiredo, Milton Hatoum and Cristóvão Tezza.[5] Musically, he was influenced by Arrigo Barnabé, Zumbi do Mato, Frank Zappa, Jupiter Apple and Damião Experiença;[4] his 2002 album Skylab III was dedicated to Damião.[12][13]

He is a die-hard fan of the Fluminense Football Club, and has even covered the club's anthem on the album Skylab & Tragtenberg, Vol. 1.[14]

He is agnostic.[15]

Discography

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Dicionário Cravo Albin de Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 Leonardo Rodrigues (July 15, 2014). "Sempre fui contra a imagem cômica que Jô Soares me deu, diz Rogério Skylab" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Abonico Smith (December 11, 2009). "Mondo Bacana :: Rogério Skylab" (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Bate-papo com Rogério Skylab | Bate-papo UOL (in Portuguese)
  5. 1 2 Omar Godoy. "Rogério Skylab, um filho da adversidade" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ex-bancário, Matador de Passarinho condena Felipão: 'Falou besteira'" (in Portuguese). November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sílvio Essinger (April 19, 2001). "The strange world of Rogério Skylab". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Rogério Skylab – Skylab IX at Discogs
  9. ↑ Prêmio Dynamite da Música divulga classificados. A Notícia, September 9, 2008 (in Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Mariana Peixoto (September 27, 2015). "Sem qualquer ressentimento, o irreverente Rogério Skylab segue criando e provocando polêmicas" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ Júlio Maria (September 22, 2016). "Crítica: Skylab, mais profundo do que o humor" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ Leon Carelli (December 13, 2016). "'Só os mendigos salvam o planeta'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ Marco Antônio Barbosa (2002). "Rogério Skylab em 'Skylab III'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ Panorama Tricolor – Skylab & Tragtenberg, Vol. 1 (in Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Lista fiável de ateus, agnósticos e afins (in Portuguese)
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