DANIEL SANTIAGO
Daniel Santiago is a composer, guitarist and music producer who for the past 20 years has been an active and key contributor to the Brazilian and world music scenes. Originally from Brazil, Santiago is deeply rooted in the traditional sounds of his homeland, and also cites English rock of the 1970’s and 80’s and the contemporary aesthetic and complexities of modern jazz as major influences upon his unique and diverse musical world. His work is characterized by the development and search for an original sonic language, and a remarkable ability to translate deep, resonant emotion through whichever musical medium he chooses. As the acclaimed composer Guinga said of Daniel’s music “Nostalgic and futuristic, this is the way to Santiago.”
Daniel Santiago began his musical studies as a child, and at age 19 he founded his first band, Brasilia-Brasil Trio. In addition to collaborations with Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, Hamilton de Holanda, John Paul Jones, Hermeto Pascoal, Joshua Redman, Greorie Maret, and many others, Santiago has released three of his own records. With Hamilton de Holanda, Daniel has recorded more than ten albums and their work together has been nominated for four consecutive Latin Grammy Awards. In 2017, Santiago was again nominated for his work on the album Casa de Bituca, alongside Hamilton de Holanda and Marcos Portinari. An artist constantly expanding to new musical horizons, Santiago formed a duo with fellow Heartcore Records artist Pedro Martins in 2015. Together they released “Simbiose”, an album of wondrous musicianship and interplay between two singular entities in contemporary music. Following the initial success of “Simbiose”, Santiago and Martins were subsequently invited by Eric Clapton to participate in the 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival.The duo’s performance was met warmly by an audience of over 20,000 guitar enthusiasts, and Santiago and Martins were featured amongst the most prominent figures in modern guitar music.
In addition to his extensive body of work as a recording artist, Santiago has excelled in his role as a music producer and composer for the band O Teatro Magico, and his partnerships with Fernando and Gustavo Anitelli have yielded millions of views on Youtube and widespread streaming success. In 2010 he produced Pedro Martins’ debut CD “Dreaming High”, an album met with widespread critical acclaim throughout the international jazz community. Now, Daniel Santiago has opened yet another chapter as he prepares to release “Song For Tomorrow”, his latest album and first on Heartcore Records and produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel . A return to Santiago’s musical origins, “Song For Tomorrow” is an ambitious new collection of original songs through which the guitarist and composer communes with his greatest musical influences. The sounds of Brazil, the attitude and power of classic rock, and the ingenuitive disposition of modern jazz all coalesce into a brilliant sonic journey. The album reveals Daniel Santiago, a mature artist with deep emotional capacities and fiery virtuosity long known and respected by his peers, to the world. Produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel and Pedro Martins, “Song For Tomorrow” will be released through Berlin-based independent music label Heartcore Records and will be available in Autumn 2020.
Daniel Santiago é um compositor, guitarrista e produtor musical que, nos últimos 20 anos, vem contribuindo ativamente para cenário da musica brasileira. Profundamente enraizado na música tradicional brasileira, Santiago combina os sons de sua terra natal com os sons do rock inglês das décadas de 70 e 80 e as estéticas e complexidades contemporâneas do jazz moderno. Sua música é um desenvolvimento e busca por uma linguagem sonora original, e como o aclamado compositor Guinga disse sobre a música de Daniel, "Nostálgica e futurista, este é o caminho para Santiago". Milton Nascimento em uma entrevista, citou Daniel como um dos seus artistas favoritos da nova geração.
Além de suas colaborações com Milton Nascimento, João Bosco, Hamilton de Holanda, Hermeto Pascoal, Joshua Redman, Greorie Maret e muitos outros, Santiago lançou 4 discos solo. Com Hamilton de Holanda, Daniel gravou mais de dez álbuns e juntos foram indicados para quatro Grammy’s Awards consecutivos. Em 2017, Santiago foi novamente indicado como melhor produtor musical no álbum Casa de Bituca, ao lado de Hamilton de Holanda e Marcos Portinari. Em 2015, gravou o álbum Simbiose com o artista da Heartcore Records Pedro Martins. A dupla foi convidada por Eric Clapton para participar do Crossroads Guitar Festival de 2019.
Santiago se destacou em seu papel como produtor musical e compositor da banda O Teatro Magico nos últimos anos, e suas parcerias com Fernando e Gustavo Anitelli renderam milhões de visualizações no Youtube e sucesso generalizado no streaming. Em 2010, ele produziu o CD de estréia do guitarrista vencedor do Guitar jazz Montreux, Pedro Martins, Dreaming High, um álbum que recebeu elogios da crítica internacional de jazz. Daniel Santiago está agora se preparando para lançar seu último album, um retorno às suas origens musicais. É uma nova coleção de músicas originais, através da qual Santiago se comunica com suas maiores influências musicais. O álbum, produzido por Kurt Rosenwinkel e Pedro Martins, será lançado pela gravadora independente Heartcore Records de Berlim.