João Bittencourt (Brazil)
JoãoBittencourt is an accomplished pianist, accordionist, composer, arranger, producer and musical director from Brazil. João showcased his talents as a composer, musical director and instrumentalist in more than 40 award winning theatrical shows in the past few years. He has also composed the soundtrack for the award winning short-film Bodas, which was selected to more than 20 international festivals, including the parallel exhibition from Cannes Festival 2016.
In 2012 he was awarded by the Musical support found by the Cultural Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro to record the CD ‘JoãoBittencourtApresenta Julio Reis’ He has studied popular piano/Jazz with Adriano Souza and with TomásImprota and he has also studied harmony, arranging and orchestration with ItiberêZwarg. He was a private piano and harmony teacher of recognized musicians, like Pedro Carneiro, Luiza Sales, Antonio Guerra, DJ Mam, PlínioProfeta and Letrux. He was the Vice-Director of the Pro Arte Music Seminaries for four years.
He has played and recorded with various artists and groups, such as Geraldo Azevedo, Victor Biglione, Itiberâ a OrquestraFamília, ThaísGulim, YassirChediak, Moyseis Marques and Marjorie Estiano and has recorded on over 10 albums in his professional career.