Camilo Carrara

Camilo Carrara is a musical director and producer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, teacher, and sound branding consultant. He operates within the music scene, seamlessly navigating between the worlds of classical and popular music.

He holds a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Music at ECA-USP and specializes in Strategic Marketing Management with an MBA from FEA-USP/RP.

Currently, he serves as a professor at the Graduate School of Faculdade Santa Marcelina and as an Artistic-Pedagogical Consultant at "Sustenidos" - a Social Cultural Organization in São Paulo. Additionally, he is a guitar teacher at the National Music Festival in Chestertown, Maryland, USA.

Since 2011, Camilo has been responsible for the musical production and orchestral arrangements for the "Natal do Palácio Avenida" spectacle, an event that gathers thousands of people in the city center of Curitiba, Brazil, sponsored by Banco Bradesco. He was also in charge of the musical production for the "Cantata de Natal" event sponsored by Banco SICOOB in Londrina, Paraná, as well as the musical director for the Inauguration of the Christmas Tree at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, sponsored by Coca Cola, in 2019, 2020, and 2022.

Camilo Carrara has been invited to perform as a guest musician and soloist with prestigious orchestras such as the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP), São Paulo Municipal Orchestra (OSM), São Paulo State Symphonic Band, Santo André Symphony Orchestra, Paraná Symphony Orchestra, Balé Guaíra, and Het Spectra Ensemble - a Belgian contemporary music group.

His engagements with OSESP include the 1st European Tour in 2003, under the baton of John Neschling, and the 3rd Brazilian Tour, conducted by French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier. With the orchestra, he recorded two CDs for the Scandinavian label BIS: "Canção do Amor" by Heitor Villa-Lobos and "Festas Romanas" by Ottorino Respighi.

Camilo was a member of Zizi Possi's quartet and participated in the tours of "Per Amore," "Passione," and "Italianíssimo." He recorded the CDs "Passione" and "Bossa," as well as the DVDs "Per Amore" and "Cantos e Contos."

He is frequently sought after for recordings, concerts, and shows both in Brazil and abroad, collaborating with artists like Akira Inoue (Japan), Alaíde Costa, Ana de Hollanda, Antonio Nóbrega, Carlos Careqa, Carmina Juarez, Cida Moreira, Daniela Mercury, Eliete Negreiros, Eugénia Melo e Castro (Portugal), Padre Fábio de Melo, Fortuna, Johnny Alf, José Miguel Wisnik, Kifu Mitsuhashi (Japan), Lokua Kanza (Congo/France), Luiz Millan, Marcelo Quintanilha, Marília Vargas, Masako Kawamura (Japan), Mônica Salmaso, Ná Ozzetti, Olívia Byington, Paulo Bellinati, Rodolfo Medeiros (Argentina), Sapopemba, Suzana Salles, Toquinho, Tiago Pinheiro, Vania Abreu, and Virgínia Rosa.

Camilo's discography comprises over 80 CDs, including collaborative works and solo projects. Notable among them are the two volumes of "Genuinamente Brasileiro," a pioneering project by Audiophile Records, recorded using Hi-End systems. His first solo CD, "Canção do Sol Nascente," featuring arrangements of traditional Japanese songs for the guitar, was released by the label Azul Music. The same label licensed other CDs, such as "Violão e Floresta," "Tocando a Alma 3," "Spa Águas Termais," "Música do Japão," and "Inspirations," all targeted at the relaxation and meditation music market.

His music has been included in the "Caras Zen" collection, published by Caras magazine, with a circulation of over 8 million copies. He composed songs and produced the CD "Palavra de Criança," a project aimed at raising funds for the Lar de Maria Beneficent Association in Santo André.

In the realm of creation, Camilo Carrara stands out for his contributions to dance, TV, cinema, theater, and advertising soundtracks.

He is part of the musicians' team at Rede Globo de TV's dramaturgy creation nucleus, led by Eduardo Queiroz, and has participated as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger in the soundtracks of TV shows and soap operas such as "Avenida Brasil," "Cordel Encantado," "Jóia Rara," "Amores Roubados," "Cabeça a Prêmio," "A Cura," "Órfãos da Terra," "Onde Nascem os Fortes," "Aruanas," "A Dona do Pedaço," and "Amor de Mãe."

He composed the music for "Wabi Sabi," a dance-installation spectacle by dancer and choreographer Susana Yamauchi, which received support from the PAC Dance-2007.

Camilo composed the soundtrack for the "Fábricas de Cultura" website for the São Paulo State Department of Culture, with artwork by the Gêmeos, as well as the soundtrack for the show "Pedrinho Brasilândia," based on Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka."

He also scored the music for "Além das Horas," a short film by Eliane Coster, which won the Crônicas da Cidade award from the City of São Paulo and the 19th Cinérail d'Or du Documentaire at the Cine-Rail Festival in Paris, France.

Camilo composed the incidental soundtrack for the TV Globo program "Globo Rural" in commemoration of the Centenary of Japanese Immigration.

His music has been featured in soundtracks for documentaries and TV series, such as "Shunji Nishimura," directed by Tizuka Yamasaki; "Alice," a series by Karim Ainouz and Sérgio Machado for HBO; "Cartas" by Hélio Ishii; and "Formigas" and "A Grande Viagem," directed by Caroline Fioratti.

In 2008, he was invited to compose and arrange pieces for guitar and the Young Symphonic Band of the State of São Paulo in honor of the Centenary of Japanese Immigration, with concerts at the Latin America Memorial.

He was awarded the "Programa de Intercâmbio e Difusão Cultural" (Cultural Exchange and Diffusion Program) by the Ministry of Culture in 2011. The following year, he premiered his "Cadência e Dança" for Guitar and Orchestra during the National Music Festival in Chestertown, Maryland, USA.

Camilo has an active pedagogical career in major schools in São Paulo. He taught at the Prados-MG Music Festivals and was a speaker at the I Mini-Festival of Contemporary Music at the Federal University of Goiás and the Music Festival of Londrina, in 2010, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He was the coordinator of the Plucked Strings Department at ULM (Free University of Music) from 2003 to 2008.

For ten years, he was part of the faculty of the International Music in the Mountains Festival in Poços de Caldas, MG.

He was part of the team that designed the first ENADE (National Student Performance Exam) for music in 2006 and serves on exam boards for music festivals and college entrance exams.

Additionally, Camilo Carrara is an expert in legal cases involving copyright violations in the music industry.

In 2017, he was admitted as a member of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada and obtained the O-1B Visa, granted to individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts.