Mario Caldato Jr. (born February 24, 1961),
[
] also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born
record producer
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and
studio engineer best known for his work with
Beastie Boys
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,
Jack Johnson in the US,
Marcelo D2 and
Seu Jorge in Brazil.
Early life
Caldato was born in
São Paulo, Brazil
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.
When he was two years old, his family moved to
Los Angeles
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.
Caldato began playing keyboards as a youth and took classical music lessons.
Career
In 1986, Caldato met DJ
Matt Dike at Los Angeles nightclub Power Tools. At Dike's request, Caldato built a recording studio in Dike's apartment, where he engineered and co-produced
Tone Loc and
Young MC's hit singles and albums. In 1988, Caldato began his long-term professional association with Beastie Boys when he engineered their second album, ''
Paul's Boutique''. He co-produced their albums ''
Check Your Head'', ''
Ill Communication'' and ''
Hello Nasty''.
Through his association with the Beastie Boys, Caldato also produced
DJ Hurricane's first album, ''The Hurra''. With
Adam Horovitz, he produced two albums for the hardcore punk band D.F.L.. Caldato also toured extensively worldwide with Beastie Boys during ''
Check Your Head'' and ''
Ill Communication'', and mixed their live sound.
Caldato has also worked with such artists as
Money Mark,
Jack Johnson,
Soulfly,
Beck
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,
Björk
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,
Blur,
Cibo Matto,
The Cult
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,
Day One,
Los Lobos,
John Lee Hooker,
Manu Chao,
Molotov,
Super Furry Animals,
Gruff Rhys,
The John Butler Trio,
Yoko Ono
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Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York ...
, and
One Day as a Lion.
Work with artists in South America
Caldato, a Portuguese speaker, has collaborated and produced many Brazilian artists, including
Planet Hemp,
Marcelo D2,
Seu Jorge,
Nação Zumbi,
Bebel Gilberto
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,
Marisa Monte
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,
Vanessa da Mata,
Os Paralamas do Sucesso and
Mallu Magalhães. In 2008 he mixed the debut album of the Argentinian group Banda de Turistas titled ''Magico Corazon Radiofonico''. In 2010 Caldato mixed and co-produced the
Seu Jorge and Almaz self-titled album released by Now-Again Records. Caldato organized, recorded and produced a charitable album with Anglo-Brazilian collaboratory supergroup,
The Bottletop Band.
References
External links
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Living people
Businesspeople from São Paulo
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian emigrants to the United States
Brazilian record producers
Beastie Boys
1961 births