Béco Dranoff (born August 1963 in

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) is a Brazilian-American music producer and creative Brazilian

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events and film producer and co-founder of the Ziriguiboom Discos

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Early career

Born and raised in

, Dranoff began as a Music Programmer in the mid-1980s at

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II FM radio, and in-house producer at the 150 Jazz Club (Maksoud Plaza Hotel) and Projeto SP. Dranoff worked with local and international talent to produce shows that earned national acclaim at these prestigious music venues. In 1988, Dranoff obtained a bachelor's degree in Mass Media/Communications from

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in São Paulo, and relocated to

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. There he founded Artmosphere, Inc. a talent agency that exclusively represented and promoted Brazilian artists.

Music production

In 1994, Dranoff joined the pro-social multimedia production company

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, and co-produced the HIV/AIDS benefit compilation ''

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'' (

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), its companion Novabossa, and subsequent projects '' Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'' and Red Hot In Portugal (Movieplay)., and Red Hot + Rio 2 (2011, E1 Records). Throughout the 1990s, Dranoff produced several albums and compilations including ''Capiríssima: Batucada Eletrônica'' (Caipirinha), ''The Best Of Os Mutantes: Everything is Possible'' with

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(

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), the soundtrack for

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directed by Brad Anderson (

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) and Chico Science & Nação Zumbi's remix project ''CSNZ'' (

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). Dranoff also contributed to

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's Grammy nominated album ''Black Ivory Soul'' (

). In 1998, Dranoff co-founded the modern Brazilian music label Ziriguiboom in association with Belgium's

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, launching the international careers of artists

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, Zuco 103,

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, Bossacucanova, Apollo Nove, DJ Dolores and the late producer Suba. To date Ziriguiboom has released over 30 albums and compilations including ''SambaSoul70'', ''Brasil2Mil'' / ''Soul Of Bass-O-Nova'', ''Ziriguiboom'' / ''The Now Sound Of Brazil'' and more. In December 2008, Béco co-produced the RED HOT + RIO 2 LIVE concerts at

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( BAM). Proceeds from which benefited the Brazil Foundation.

Recent work

In July 2009, Dranoff and co-producer/director Guto Barra launched the documentary ''Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music'' which premiered at NY's

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Museum during the annual Premiere Brazil festival. This film documents the international influence of Brazilian music from Carmem Miranda to today's leading artists. The piece has been screened in over 40 film festivals around the world including

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, Mostra de São Paulo, and Festival do Rio de Janeiro. Dranoff is also the co-producer of two original music projects ''Sambismo'' and ''Ondular''. In May 2010, he launched the monthly online Brazilian music radio show ''Sonoridade'' which streams via the Art International Radio website. Since September 2017, Dranoff is the producer of modern Brazilian music monthly program Brazilab on Spain's Radio Gladys Palmera. Dranoff appears as a guest DJ and music curator for special events and benefits on the New York City club scene, selecting music for Cielo, Kush, Guastavinos, Le Poisson Rouge, Nublu,

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, Central Park Summerstage, Lincoln Center Out Of Doors festival, NY Fashion Week, Sydney Festival, and more. Dranoff has DJ's around the world in cities such as Tokyo, Beijing, Sydney, New York, Rio, São Paulo, Recife, Fortaleza and more. Dranoff also created branded music compilations for ''Sambazon'', ''Smoking Brasil Deluxe'', and ''Sagatiba Pure Spirit Of Brazil''. As Music Supervisor, Dranoff worked on the soundtrack of Oscar nominated documentary How To Survive A Plague (Directed by David France) as well as Brad Anderson's film Next Stop Wonderland'. In 2017 and 2018, Dranoff was a guest at the Abu Dhabi Culture Summit event that reunited over 400 global creatives from around the world.
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Currently works as an artistic consultant and creative producer for several international entertainment projects.

Selected discography

*Co-Producer / Red Hot + Rio 2 / HIV AIDS Awareness Compilation / E1 Records *Co-Producer/ Sambismo *Co-Producer / Mauricio Pessoa / Habitat / Independent / NY *Compiler / Contempo Boutique / Promotional Compilation / Salvador / Brasil *Compiler / SambaRoots / Sambazon Juices / Benefit Compilation *Compiler / Smoking Brazil Deluxe / Smoking Rolling Paper / ST2 Brasil *Compiler / The Pure Spirit / Sagatiba Cachaça / Promotional Compilation *A&R / DJ Dolores / Um Real / Ziriguiboom / Crammed Discs *A&R / Executive Producer/ Bebel Gilberto / Momento/ Ziriguiboom /

*A&R/ Cibelle / The Shine Of Dried Electric Leaves / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Apollo Nove / Res Inexplicata Volans / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-Compiler/ Now Sound Of Brazil 2 / Ziriguiboom /

*Music Direction / ‘Costumes By God’ / ChameckiLerner Dance @ DTW NY *A&R / Rive Gauche Rio / Celso Fonseca / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Aparelhagem / DJ Dolores / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Remixed / Bebel Gilberto / Ziriguibom /

*Co-Compiler / Now Sound Of Brazil 1 / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Samba Rock / Beleza Beleza Beleza / Trio Mocotó / Ziriguiboom *Co-Producer / Rio-Lisboa / António Chainho / Movieplay Discos *Co-compiler / SambaSoul70! / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-compiler / Brasil2Mil / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Outro Lado / Tales Of High Fever / One Up / Whaa!! / Zuco 103 *A&R Cibelle / Cibelle / Ziriguiboom / Crammed Discs *A&R / São Paulo Confessions/ Suba / Ziriguiboom /

*A&R / Revisited Classics / Suba / Ziriguiboom /

*Music Consultant /

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/ Fela Kuti Tribute /

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*Executive Producer / A&R / Bebel Gilberto / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-producer / Natural / Celso Fonseca / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-producer / Tributo / Suba / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-producer / Tanto Tempo Remixes / Bebel / Ziriguiboom /

*Co-producer / Tanto Tempo / Bebel Gilberto / Ziriguiboom /

*Music Consultant / Black Ivory Soul / Angelique Kidjo /

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*Music Supervision / ‘Next Stop Wonderland’ soundtrack /

*Co-producer / Silêncio = Muerte / Red Hot + Latin / HOLA Recordings *Music Consultant / Eu Tiro É Onda / Marcelo D2 /

*Music Consultant / Ostinato / Dominique Dalcan / Island France *Co-compiler (w/

) / The Best Of Os Mutantes / Luaka Bop *Co-producer / CSNZ Remixes / Chico Science & Nação Zumbi /

*Compiler / Caipiríssima: Batucada Eletrônica / Caipirinha Records *Compiler / Red Hot On Portugal / Movieplay Discos *Co-producer / Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon / Movieplay Discos *Co-compiler / Novabossa /

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*Co-producer /

Notes

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