Eumir Deodato
Do not repeat: Rio's legendary arranger and the importance of faking it 'til you make it
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One of my main problems is that I never said no, even when I had no idea what they were talking about.
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For '2001', my biggest hit, there was no arrangement. I just wrote some notes on a piece of paper with no chords.
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If it looks complicated, change it. Make sure that you have simplified everything.
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Interviewer
Torsten Schmidt
A long-time music scribe for leading German club/pop culture gazettes and national newspapers, and one of the founding members of the Red Bull Music Academy crew, Tor has been around since before day one. He's rubbed shoulders on the couch with everyone from Bob Moog to A-Trak, and as if amassing a definitive collection of vintage synths and drum machines didn't show enough loyalty to the cause, he also keeps faith with notorious Bundesliga underdogs, 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
