Flávio Basso (January 26, 1968 â€" December 21, 2015), better known
by his stage name Júpiter Maçã and by its English-language
variation Jupiter Apple, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist,
guitarist, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, record producer, film
director, actor, screenwriter and former television presenter. Before
beginning a prestigious solo career in 1994 he was already known for
being a founding member of bands TNT and Os Cascavelletes, both
pioneers of the Rio Grande do Sul rock scene in the mid- to late
1980s/early 1990s.Flávio Basso was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande
do Sul, on January 26, 1968; his father was a physicist and his mother
a teacher of German descent. He learned by himself to play the
classical guitar when he was 13 years old, and cites Paul McCartney,
Syd Barrett, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones as
some of his influences. In 1984 he formed the rockabilly band TNT
alongside his childhood friends Márcio Petracco, Felipe Jotz and
Charles Master, being later joined by Nei Van Soria. TNT reached
nationwide notoriety after their songs "Entra Nessa" and "Estou na
Mão" were included in the 1985 compilation Rock Grande do Sul, made
to promote rock bands from Rio Grande do Sul (such as Engenheiros do
Hawaii, Os Replicantes, DeFalla and Garotos da Rua) and released by
RCA Records. In 1986, one year before TNT released their first studio
album, Van Soria and Basso left the band due to creative divergences
with RCA to form their own project, Os Cascavelletes, which, despite
its relatively short lifespan, managed to release one EP, one studio
album and a demo. They self-described their irreverent style,
characterized by comical and heavily sexually explicit lyrics, as
"porno rock". The band's most famous composition was the 1989 hit
"Nêga Bombom", featured in the soundtrack of the telenovela Top
Model.Os Cascavelletes broke up in 1992. In 1993 Basso re-joined TNT
to record the single "Você Me Deixa Insano/Tá na Lona", but
definitely left them again the following year after a falling-out with
Charles Master.
by his stage name Júpiter Maçã and by its English-language
variation Jupiter Apple, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist,
guitarist, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, record producer, film
director, actor, screenwriter and former television presenter. Before
beginning a prestigious solo career in 1994 he was already known for
being a founding member of bands TNT and Os Cascavelletes, both
pioneers of the Rio Grande do Sul rock scene in the mid- to late
1980s/early 1990s.Flávio Basso was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande
do Sul, on January 26, 1968; his father was a physicist and his mother
a teacher of German descent. He learned by himself to play the
classical guitar when he was 13 years old, and cites Paul McCartney,
Syd Barrett, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones as
some of his influences. In 1984 he formed the rockabilly band TNT
alongside his childhood friends Márcio Petracco, Felipe Jotz and
Charles Master, being later joined by Nei Van Soria. TNT reached
nationwide notoriety after their songs "Entra Nessa" and "Estou na
Mão" were included in the 1985 compilation Rock Grande do Sul, made
to promote rock bands from Rio Grande do Sul (such as Engenheiros do
Hawaii, Os Replicantes, DeFalla and Garotos da Rua) and released by
RCA Records. In 1986, one year before TNT released their first studio
album, Van Soria and Basso left the band due to creative divergences
with RCA to form their own project, Os Cascavelletes, which, despite
its relatively short lifespan, managed to release one EP, one studio
album and a demo. They self-described their irreverent style,
characterized by comical and heavily sexually explicit lyrics, as
"porno rock". The band's most famous composition was the 1989 hit
"Nêga Bombom", featured in the soundtrack of the telenovela Top
Model.Os Cascavelletes broke up in 1992. In 1993 Basso re-joined TNT
to record the single "Você Me Deixa Insano/Tá na Lona", but
definitely left them again the following year after a falling-out with
Charles Master.
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