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Who I Am & Where I Live

Name: Michael Pipoquinha
City: São Paulo
Country: Brazil
Hometown: Fortaleza, Ceará

My Life & Work

Bio: Michael Pipoquinha was born in 1996 in the city of Limoeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. He began playing guitar at the age of 10 but soon fell in love with bass. He learned to play by watching video lessons under the guidance of his father, Elisvan Silva, bassist.

In 2008, he was awarded with a scholarship at Integral Project Cultivating Talent, Beto Studart Foundation in partnership with the Music Conservatory Alberto Nepomuceno, institution of higher education in Music of Ceara, doing lessons in piano, musical perception, and coral.

Also in 2008, Pipoquinha was watching the show from his great idol Arthur Maia, great Brazilian bassist. That day he had the opportunity to meet his biggest influence and played with him on stage. The next day, performed alongside his idol at his workshop.

That same year, he scored the highest in the selective of the Bass Festival Fortaleza Brazil, and played along side great names of Brazilian bass, including Celso Pixinga (SP), Adriano Giffoni (RJ), Ebinho Cardoso (MT), Mauro Sergio (MA), Braulio Araujo (PE), Micah Santana (SP), and Sergio Groove and Jr. Primata (RN). Pipoquinha was becoming known among the musicians. In the same year, participated in the Music Fair Fortaleza again.

The following year, Pipoquinha was invited to attend the concerts of Nelio Costa and Arthur Maia at the X Festival of Jazz and Blues Guaramiranga (CE), and at the largest festival of Jazz and Blues of Latin America, the Rio das Ostras Festival in Jefferson Gonçalves and Big Time Orchestra shows. Another great event was being part of the DVD recording from another great brazilian bassist, Sérgio Groove.

-In 2012 he joined the group of brazilian modern jazz, BR TRIO, accompanying Isaac Negrene (guitarist) and Elthon Dias (drummer). The BR TRIO made presentations in Uruguay , Argentina and Colombia, participating in Jazz la Calle Festivals and various presentations. He also conducted several workshops throughout Brazil with Alexandre Aposan (drummer) and also alone.

-In 2013, he was invited by Arthur Maia again, for playing at Rio das Ostras Festival, where he met such greats bassists as Stanley Clark and Victor Wooten, being recognized and mentioned by the idols at medias as Bass Player Magazine. Also performed as headliners at the Gospel Jazz Festival in Colombia.

Also participated as a guest in Power Trio Festival, sponsored by Guitar Player Magazine. Plus dozens of workshops throughtout Brazil.