Born in the city of São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo, Edu Vianna had his first contact with music through a music initiation course for children at the age of four.  Having chosen the drums as his first instrument, and later the violin, he participated in auditions promoted by the children’s music school.  During primary and secondary school, he organised and participated in various musical assemblies and small parties for friends.At age 15, he began to study classical violin at “Escola de Música Carlos Iafelice” and also began music theory studies in much greater depth.
At the age 18, he enrolled in “Fundação das Artes de São Caetano do Sul” where he studied arranging and composition.  With the constant support and encouragement of his family, he began to take part in recordings and shows as a drummer and percussionist.  While pursuing his musical career, he also enrolled in a course of Psychology and graduated from the “Faculdade de Psicologia” in São Paulo.
He has played and toured internationally with a variety of national artists, such as Maria Alcina, Moreira da Silva, Ana Caram, Ney Matogrosso and Zé Geraldo, among others.  He has taken part in many bands including, but not limited to Zona Sul, Tao, Cassio Polleto Quintet and Acustic Strings which have appeared in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City jazz clubs.
 In 1991, as part of the Ana Caram Quartet, he travelled to Japan to participate in a series of shows at the Blue Note Osaka.  During this period he received a variety of invitations to record and perform with rock, pop, jazz, mpb (Brazilian Popular Music)  artists and bands on the Tokyo-Osaka circuit.
During his one year stay in Japan, he studied Taiko (a Japanese percussion instrument) and took part in recording sessions with studio musicians and technicians.  He had the opportunity to work with excellent sound engineers and learned various recording and mixing techniques.
On his return to Brazil he began to act as a sound engineer in studios and mixing rooms, recording his first CD, “Lehmejum” ( Record Runner ).
 In 1995, he was invited by Jorge Poulsen to work for Tecnologia Musical of São Paulo. Since then, he has gone on to specialize digital audio and is presently editing and mastering disks.
In October of 1996, he travelled at the invitation of Digidesign to their Musical Technology Conferences in Los Angeles and New York, the purpose being to learn new working techniques on digital audio stations.
During Carnival of 1997, he recorded his second CD entitled “Jaguar” (Alquimia New Music).  On this album he acted as composer, arranger, musician (drums and percussion) and producer.  His third CD entitled “Gaia”, which is just being launched, is a companion to “Aurio Corrá” (music and composition with a New Age theme).
All of Edu Vianna’s CDs were edited and mastered for him using the most modern and sophisticated equipment and finalising processes.
 

Edu Vianna: Drums, djambê & sequence programming
Tuco Freire: Acústic bass
Cassio Polleto: Violin 5 strings
Roberto Brasil: Acústic guitar
Robertinho Carvalho: Bass 6 strings
Alexandre Fonttaneti: Guitar Fender 12 strings
Jorge Marciano: Congas
Paulo Guy: Congas
Aurio Corrá: Keyboards
Record Enginners: Renato Coppoli e Edu Vianna / Mixed by Edu Vianna / Mastered and Digital Edited by Edu Vianna at Tecnologia Musical
Produced by Edu Vianna
(Alquimia New Music 1997 / AMN0030)
 
 

Edu Vianna: Drums
Aurio Corrá: Keyboards
Robertinho Carvalho: Bass 6 strings
Record Enginner: Renato Coppoli
Mixed by Renato Coppoli e Edu Vianna
Mastered and Digital Edited by Edu Vianna at Tecnologia Musical
Produced by Aurio Corrá e Edu Vianna
(Alquimia New Music 1997 / AMN0028)
 
 

Edu Vianna: Drums
Pedro Maprelian: Keyboards
Giba Pinto: Fretless bass
Special guest Cassio Polleto: Violin 5 strings
Recorded and Pré Mixed by Edu Vianna
Mastered and Digital Edited by Jorge Poulsen e Edu Vianna at Tecnologia Musical
Produced by Edu Vianna
(Record Runner 1993 / RR-0040-2)
 
 
 

       Premier Signia / Evans Drum Heads
 

      1. Bass drum 22"x 18"
      2. Tom 8" x 8"
      3. Tom 10" x 9"
      4. Tom 12"x 10"
      5. Tom 13"x 11"
      6. Tom 14"x 14"
      7. Tom 16"x 16"
      8. Yamaha Picollo Brass Snare 14"x 3.5" /
          Pearl Maple Snare Denis Chambers Signature 14" x 6.5"
  
      A. Hi Hat 14" Quick Beat
      B. Splash 8"
      C. Splash 10"
      D.Thin Crash 16"
      E. Thin Crash 17"
      F. Splash 12"
      G. Power Ride 20"
      H. Hi Hat 14"
      I. Thin Crash 18"
      J. Splash 10"
      K. China Low 16"
      L. Drum Pads

 EDU VIANNA
 
 

 
                                                                                                                   
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