For the shooting of our FLUX movie, we received great help from Munich-based musician and multimedia expert Rio, aka Nobit aka Riovolt. He is well known for his “Brazilian new jazz music,” and we are proud FLUX received such distinguished support. The project “Riovolt” has been devoured by a global community hungry for modern beats with Brazilian-elements and was released through the legendary Italian label “IRMA Records,” becoming a big success in Japan.
Rio & Lola at Airport Hercilio Luz, Florianópolis
WHO IS RIOVOLT?
(source: www.riovolt.de)
Riovolt is a mix of Brazilian sounds and flavors like samba, forró, and bossa nova with electronica, drum ‘n’ bass, break beats, funk, and jazz, perfectly suitable for dancing, lounging, clubbing, or just sitting on your sofa spacing away. “Riovolt is my very personal idea of sophisticated music that lifts you up and makes you want to move your body. I’m a ‘sun-child,’ and I think this reflects in my music.” says Rio, aka Nobit the composer, producer, and above all the soul of Riovolt. “It’s about authenticity, distinctiveness and uniqueness, about deepness of feelings, complexity of thoughts and the simplicity of their expressions – and of course it ́s about groove!” Yes, Nobit knows what “groove” means: he socked it away as he grew up playing funk, fusion, and soul as a teenager, and he immersed deeply into it while living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
While on their first album “digital audio bossa” (which soon became top-seller in Japan) Riovolt squeezed samba and bossa nova rhythms through the “Funk-Jazz-Electrifyer,” a secret combination of analog-psycho-acoustic-codification devices. This very same machine, constantly undergoing alchemistic modifications, was used to produce the follow-up album “Sambarama,” giving continuity to the deep grooves, edgy melodies, and jazzy atmospheres, which is what Riovolt’s charm is all about. Riovolt breaks borders with stylistic originality, in tune with the ongoing Latino-hype and at the same time is a step ahead of current trends. The album also includes an uplifting cover version of the Jorge Ben classic “Zazueira,” sung by guest vocalist Lilian Vieira from Zuco 103.
Riovolt’s DJ set is a fusion of electro, drum ‘n’ bass, house, and tribal, mixed smoothly and groovily to something Nobit calls “future Brazil beats.”
for more go to: http://www.riovolt.de/
