Groove-Rock Engine
Through two consecutive nights the groove-rock engine we like to call the MZTRIO ran at full throttle as we pumped it full of our own adrenaline. Playing at the Delta Blues Bar and the 10th Amparo Winter Festival, both in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the crowd’s reaction was incredible, and a lot of fans took home [...]
The Live Studio Sessions
In August 2009, the MZTRIO found what I can best describe as ‘balance’. The band I had envisioned as a pulsating and creative musical engine, capable of bringing new life to my songs with a healthy dose of groove and the right feel, had finally taken on the ideal line-up. The results obtained through my [...]
MZ in Guitar Player Magazine
I was recently interviewed by Guitar Player Brasil‘s Guilherme Zanini, to whom I spoke about my gear, influences, records and plans. The US-version of Guitar Player has been around since the 1960′s, and finally got a Brazilian edition in 1996. Reading about myself in a magazine in which I used to get the lowdown on [...]
Season’s greetings from MZ
After an insane 2009, complete with numerous concerts, recordings and huge changes, we now prepare for an even more exciting year in 2010. All of the projects to come as well as those that we concluded in 2009 were possible thanks to all of you who come to our website, watch us on YouTube, listen [...]
Saturday’s jam
I’d Like to thank everyone for the warmth you all showed us at the Delta Saturday night! It was so warm I lost about ten pounds… Here are a couple of pics:
Collective Transe at the Delta Blues Bar
I’ve been studying hypnosis. Get ready, because that’s what it’s coing to be like at the Delta Saturday. If you like, take a date; but stay close to him/her. Waiters, security staff, sound techs and the manager should wear blindfolds at all times. Gringo buddies – show these directions to the cab driver: Saturday, Novemeber [...]
The JPEG hunt…
We spent the day picking out pictures with the help of our brilliant photographer, Tatiana Ferro. We managed to find a great deal of cool images, but something was still missing. Photos which would convey my feelings about life and music creatively, without necessarily having me shown up on stage holding a guitar. We decided [...]
Acoustic week
Just another acoustic weekend coming your way. Any English speakers in town, read the post to get the addresses!
Friday the 13th
I know the concert is in Brazil, but I just had to post an English version of this. Mainly because of the cool dragon they hung from their ceiling. Also because I’ll be playing on Friday the 13th. Hopefully I’ll get lucky and the place will be packed. Just in case any of my English-speaking [...]
Not on ‘vacation’…
We’ve been working harder than ever over the last couple of months. We shot a DVD, finished our album, welcomed a new band member and are only now leaving the eye of this storm. Good news is, all the transformation was for the better… I’ll soon post more on everything that, but I’ll still leave [...]
MZ on TV
This is a feature about me on EPTV, a local Globo channel. Good opportunity to practice Portuguese!
Guitar player candy
A lot of people ask me what gear I use. Although I’m not extremely picky, I do believe that vintage-style equipment is the way to go for great blues tone, and find older technologies hard to convincingly emulate digitally. I end up going with what sounds best to my ears, but do recognize that knowing [...]
