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Eddie , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Have you signed with an agent or manager? Why or why not?
Brazilian guitarist Eddie Pimentel releases firsts tracks from his debut album produced by Tim Carmon.
With songs “When the Rain Sustains” and “Don’t Stop, Go Ahead”, Eddie brings out his blues and soul!
Guitarist and singer Eddie Pimentel from Rio de Janeiro Brazil, has recently debuted with the single “When The Rain Sustains” from his upcoming album entitled “One Way Home”.
Which features Tim Carmon (E. Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan etc. keyboardist) as producer. Recorded in Los Angeles with A list studio musicians, mixing blues, rock and pop in his own way, the album will be released early next year. “Don’t Stop Go Ahead” will hit streaming websites on August 21st, with more singles scheduled to be released until December 2023.
With a particular way of singing and playing, Eddie brings to his music a unique style developed throughout his career.
During Eric Clapton’s tour in Brazil in 2011, Eddie met producer Tim Carmon and the mutual musical admiration started an instant friendship. Encouraged by his new friend, Eddie moved to Los Angeles in 2014 where he studied at Musicians Institute (Guitar Institute of Technology) and played with a few famed artists around town.
During that time Tim and Eddie went in the studio and started recording songs, and gathered other renowned musicians to join them. Names like Gorden Campbell (Whitney Houston) on drums, Courtney Leonard (Beyoncé) on bass, Charlean Carmon (Stevie Wonder) and Sydne Rose-Myett (Squad Harmonix) on backing vocals with Wesley Chaney bringing more guitar flare to the situation. Wesley also shares songwriting credits with Eddie.
“In 2001 at the age of 13 at a Clapton concert, Nathan East (bassist) gave me a pair of picks and told me to continue to practice. I will never forget that moment! It was the first time I attended a Clapton concert. Years later, Tim was responsible for me visualizing these instructions that Nathan gave me and taking me out of the fan position and making me feel like one of the band members. I remember it like it was today although more than 10 years ago. Talking to Clapton backstage at one of his shows, next to my then-future producer. Unbelievable how things happen” Eddie recalls.
Eddie won a scholarship to study music at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and an ESP-branded new Guitar, which came with admission to College.
For almost two years in Los Angeles Pimentel took classes and played with guitarists such as: Stuart Ziff (War), Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind and Fire), Dean Brown (Marcus Miller), Adam Hawley (Jennifer Lopez) among others. In 2015 he was awarded the “Outstanding Player Award” as best guitarist of the year at his graduation.
“This award symbolizes in a very intense way the completion of a highly probationary journey for me, which is graduating from the most prestigious music school in the world. It was like closing the best door of my life with a golden key, giving a more than special meaning for that intense journey of dedication to studying music and perfecting my art with the guitar”.
Inspired by the Los Angeles climate where it rarely rains, and by nostalgia mixed with homesickness, Eddie and Wesley came up with the lyrics and melody for ”When the Rain Sustains”.
“When living away from home it’s common to miss not only our family and friends, but also our hometown climate. So this track was created out of the rare moments of rain in LA as said in the chorus (“when the rain sustains, wash away the feeling that’s trying to take me away”) the rain reminded us of our hometowns Rio de Janeiro and Maryland. In fact the chords in the chorus evoke the feeling of suspension of rainy clouds for me. After the rain, everything was greener there (LA), and that was really cool to feel” says Pimentel.
Despite many adverse situations experienced during his stay in Los Angeles, Eddie brings a message of hope on the song “Don’t Stop Go Ahead” to those who may think of giving up.
“This track was written after I lost my grandmother in 2016, while I was working with my former band. It became difficult to continue that project as my return to Brazil seemed inevitable and was sped up because of her passing. As I say in the verse ”My time is running too short, and the hour is getting too long’’. During this situation, Tim asked me if I would give up or continue and finish what was started. I am happy that we found a way to continue working together when I returned home. So, despite the unpleasant things that life can throw at you along the way, it is important not to give up but to continue moving forward. Don’t stop, go ahead!” Pimentel encourages.
According to Eddie, all of the tracks from this first album are his greatest professional achievement that he could ever imagine as a musician and an artist. Playing and recording with his idols is an old dream that he is fulfilling. With influences from BB King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray, 5 songs from “One Way Home” will be released until January by the international distributor CD Baby, the largest online distributor of independent music in the world.
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Brazilian guitarist Eddie Pimentel releases firsts tracks from his debut album produced by Tim Carmon.
With songs “When the Rain Sustains” and “Don’t Stop, Go Ahead”, Eddie brings out his blues and soul!
Guitarist and singer Eddie Pimentel from Rio de Janeiro Brazil, has recently debuted with the single “When The Rain Sustains” from his upcoming album entitled “One Way Home”.
Which features Tim Carmon (E. Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan etc. keyboardist) as producer. Recorded in Los Angeles with A list studio musicians, mixing blues, rock and pop in his own way, the album will be released early next year. “Don’t Stop Go Ahead” will hit streaming websites on August 21st, with more singles scheduled to be released until December 2023.
With a particular way of singing and playing, Eddie brings to his music a unique style developed throughout his career.
During Eric Clapton’s tour in Brazil in 2011, Eddie met producer Tim Carmon and the mutual musical admiration started an instant friendship. Encouraged by his new friend, Eddie moved to Los Angeles in 2014 where he studied at Musicians Institute (Guitar Institute of Technology) and played with a few famed artists around town.
During that time Tim and Eddie went in the studio and started recording songs, and gathered other renowned musicians to join them. Names like Gorden Campbell (Whitney Houston) on drums, Courtney Leonard (Beyoncé) on bass, Charlean Carmon (Stevie Wonder) and Sydne Rose-Myett (Squad Harmonix) on backing vocals with Wesley Chaney bringing more guitar flare to the situation. Wesley also shares songwriting credits with Eddie.
“In 2001 at the age of 13 at a Clapton concert, Nathan East (bassist) gave me a pair of picks and told me to continue to practice. I will never forget that moment! It was the first time I attended a Clapton concert. Years later, Tim was responsible for me visualizing these instructions that Nathan gave me and taking me out of the fan position and making me feel like one of the band members. I remember it like it was today although more than 10 years ago. Talking to Clapton backstage at one of his shows, next to my then-future producer. Unbelievable how things happen” Eddie recalls.
Eddie won a scholarship to study music at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and an ESP-branded new Guitar, which came with admission to College.
For almost two years in Los Angeles Pimentel took classes and played with guitarists such as: Stuart Ziff (War), Vadim Zilberstein (Earth, Wind and Fire), Dean Brown (Marcus Miller), Adam Hawley (Jennifer Lopez) among others. In 2015 he was awarded the “Outstanding Player Award” as best guitarist of the year at his graduation.
“This award symbolizes in a very intense way the completion of a highly probationary journey for me, which is graduating from the most prestigious music school in the world. It was like closing the best door of my life with a golden key, giving a more than special meaning for that intense journey of dedication to studying music and perfecting my art with the guitar”.
Inspired by the Los Angeles climate where it rarely rains, and by nostalgia mixed with homesickness, Eddie and Wesley came up with the lyrics and melody for ”When the Rain Sustains”.
“When living away from home it’s common to miss not only our family and friends, but also our hometown climate. So this track was created out of the rare moments of rain in LA as said in the chorus (“when the rain sustains, wash away the feeling that’s trying to take me away”) the rain reminded us of our hometowns Rio de Janeiro and Maryland. In fact the chords in the chorus evoke the feeling of suspension of rainy clouds for me. After the rain, everything was greener there (LA), and that was really cool to feel” says Pimentel.
Despite many adverse situations experienced during his stay in Los Angeles, Eddie brings a message of hope on the song “Don’t Stop Go Ahead” to those who may think of giving up.
“This track was written after I lost my grandmother in 2016, while I was working with my former band. It became difficult to continue that project as my return to Brazil seemed inevitable and was sped up because of her passing. As I say in the verse ”My time is running too short, and the hour is getting too long’’. During this situation, Tim asked me if I would give up or continue and finish what was started. I am happy that we found a way to continue working together when I returned home. So, despite the unpleasant things that life can throw at you along the way, it is important not to give up but to continue moving forward. Don’t stop, go ahead!” Pimentel encourages.
According to Eddie, all of the tracks from this first album are his greatest professional achievement that he could ever imagine as a musician and an artist. Playing and recording with his idols is an old dream that he is fulfilling. With influences from BB King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray, 5 songs from “One Way Home” will be released until January by the international distributor CD Baby, the largest online distributor of independent music in the world.
What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?
Organization in between artists, musicians and producers are necessary first in my opinion, more union too. Society in general needs arts and people wanna have a piece of it, where they can have their own avatar, so it is just a matter of organization and a right way for the creative ecosystem to get paid well and with balance so they can move forward from the beginning where it is all more difficult. The industry is always moving forward and getting different all the time, but I miss more organization and union. The art business just flows when there is good money goin on, otherwise it is a huge effort to make it happen, inside this big effort we loose many talents outhere.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)
I think this is THE KEY to support my answer above! It is a way for society support music, small artists and beginners. The best way for artists to get paid straight and being able to make a living of it. We would save many talents doing NFT. Artists could sell records, tickets for live shows, packs for fans, souvenirs and many others products to make their own path. I think big records companies had their own time in the past and streaming too. It’s more then time to move forward with this business, time to stop loosing talents around the world, who have to run to a regular job because of not having the right financial support in the beginning of their careers!
Contact Info:
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