João Bittencourt
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Languages
English
Portuguese
main genres
Alternative
Blues
Brazilian
Classical
Commercial
Country
Dance
EDM
Electronic
Film Score
Folk
Folk / Pop
Funk
Fusion
Gospel
Heavy Metal
Hip-Hop
Indie
Jazz
Jazz / Funk
Latin
Metal
Musical
Pop
Pop Rock
Punk Rock
R&B
Reggae
Rock
Songwriter
Film Score
Soul
Trap
World
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João is an highly experience producer and arranger who'll make sure all your ideas are turned into industry-standard materials for our musicians to record to.

With over 20 years of professional experience, João Bittencourt is a Pianist, Accordionist, Composer, Arranger, Director and Music Producer. He was musical director and arranger for more than 20 theatrical shows in the city of Rio de Janeiro, having been nominated for the Shell Prize and the Casgranrio Prize, the two most important awards in that city, for Best Music. He played and/or recorded with several groups and artists such as Bibi Ferreira, Itiberê Orquestra Família, Moyseis Marques, Marjorie Estiano, Victor Biglione, Jessica Ellen, Geraldo Azevedo, Amelinha and Moacyr Luz, among others.

For four years he was a teacher of various subjects - including Harmony, Arrangement and Piano - at the Global Music Institute, an Indian music school that has a partners with recognized music schools around the world, such as Berklee College of Music (US), BIMM University (UK), JMC Academy and AIM (Australia). He currently produces albums, singles and arrangements for different artists.

Besides his expertise in Brazilian musical genres and musical scores for theater, João has profound knowledge of a wide variety of styles such as Pop, Rock, Jazz, Tango, Classical, World and Latin music. His main role is to turn anything you have into high-quality, professional materials for your recording sessions. You just need to provide basic material, which he will convert into 1) A chords chart (PDF), 2) A midi tempo map if needed, and 3) Audio files for both the harmony and melody. Our session musicians love working with his material - it’ll massively improve the experience of your other sessions, and level up the quality of your music. Note that João’s pre-production service does not include arranging, composing or songwriting. If in doubt, you can learn more about the Pre-Production service in our Help Center.

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WOODWINDS

1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Bb Clarinet, 1 Bassoon

BRASS

2 French Horns, 2 Bb Trumpets, 1 Tenor Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone

STRINGS

1 Harp, 5 Violins I, 4 Violins II, 4 Violas, 4 Violoncellos, 1 Contrabass (includes C extension)

PERCUSSION (1 PERCUSSIONIST)

Timpani, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Triangle, Tambourine, Woodblock, others including mallets

5 Violins I, 5 Violins II, 5 Violas, 4 Celli, 3 Contrabasses (includes C extension)

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WOODWINDS

1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Bb Clarinet, 1 Bassoon

BRASS

2 French Horns, 2 Bb Trumpets, 1 Tenor Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone

STRINGS

1 Harp, 5 Violins I, 4 Violins II, 4 Violas, 4 Violoncellos, 1 Contrabass (includes C extension)

PERCUSSION (1 PERCUSSIONIST)

Timpani, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Triangle, Tambourine, Woodblock, others including mallets

5 Violins I, 5 Violins II, 5 Violas, 4 Celli, 3 Contrabasses (includes C extension)

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I made two albums and a single with João, where he worked as a music producer and arranger. I was impressed by how he managed to extract the feeling of each song, bringing exactly what I wanted into the arrangement, and I don't know how to express this!
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Laura Canabrava
Songwriter
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João produced and signed the arrangements for my first album. I sent the songs recorded with just voice and acoustic guitar and I was impressed with the result: Very creative arrangements, with different instruments, which enhanced what I felt from each song.
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Katarina Assef
Songwriter
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João is a wonderful musical director. We have worked together several times and he has always been an incredible partner, always working with great competence and professionalism.
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Rafaela Amado
Theater Director
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