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Julio Cezar Motta Catedral

Bio:
Julio Cezar was born in Nilopolis in Rio de Janeiro's outback on May 10th of '72, began studying music in piano in local conservatory, after he took some years of piano lessons he started having interest in acoustic guitar and drums. That was when his brother Kim gave him a bass... When he first played, it was like magic, because he felt like he had been playing it for ages. As a kid with his new toy, Julio likes to say that "it wasn't me who picked the bass, the bass picked me!!!" When he was just about to turn 16, after 4 or 5 months playing only inside his house, he recorded his first LP in '88 joining the band Catedral(1988-present). In his first work he became known as one of the greatest gospel bassist in Brazil. After 3 years playing and recording many albums he decided to study bass in a music school in RJ that the owner had studied in Berklee College Of Music, and had the happy surprise to finish the course of two years in one month and a half!!! In that time he started to teach bass and start a music school with his brother, Jose (in memorian) where he worked as principal for more than 14 years. As the time passed by, the band Catedral became the greatest gospel band in Brazil selling more than 2 million copies, receiving many awards, then the record label Warner invited Catedral to join the pop music market. He agree along to the other band members and in '99 they start a brand new journey in national rock, the band start making success in radio all over the country and in many TV channels as the Brazilian Mtv, MultiShow and many others music channels. Nowadays, Julio Cezar has sold more than 3 million copies in Catedral and has recorded 3 DVDs. Julio, apart from being a musician he's a record producer and has already recorded more than 40 albums (in Catedral and with other artists), his first totally instrumental album which he recorded with his brother, titled 'Duo Project' that put him as one of the greatest Brazilian bassists!!! With impressive velocity and ferocity in his executions and he's adored by music and bass lovers who have good taste all over Brazil. And the first in Brazil and maybe in the world to use a Piccolo bass in a rock band and do all the solos instead of using an electric guitar!!! Julio Cezar is becoming a completely differentiated musician in and outside of Brazil!!!

Comments:
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