Nando Reis

Nando Reis was born in São Paulo to Cecília Leonel and José Carlos Galvão Gomes dos Reis. He was given his prename "José" just like his brothers, José Carlos, the oldest of the children, and José Luiz (who is deaf Some friends of José Carlos played in a rock band. Once, he took Nando to a small performance at the garage of the bassist house. Impressed with the solos of the guitarist, he asked him to teach him, but he never made it. He also tried the drums, but gave up. He decided then to play the bass guitar, as his attempts to play the electric guitar and the drums failed. Other artists, such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper kept joining his main influences. At the age of eleven, he had classes of classic guitar and harmony with Alexandre ("Maranhão"), a friend of José Carlos. His first compositions were all based on poems. Most of them were long, showing his appreciation for long songs. In 1978, he entered Equipe School. There, he formed a band called "Os Camarões" (The Shrimps) with some friends, and managed to win a local music festival. When he met Paulo Miklos and Arnaldo Antunes, who took part of the festival, he made the first compositions with what would later become Titãs. When the high school was over, he made three attempts on the Mathematics yearly vestibular at University of São Paulo, but ended up studying at Federal University of São Carlos. The university occupied most of his time. Therefore, he decided to quit it in order to focus on the band. By then, he was also a percussionist and crooner in Sossega Leão, a salsa band. ==Career with Titãs==

In 1982, Titãs (at that time "Titãs do Iê-Iê") made their first live presentation at Mário de Andrade Library with Reis as a drummer, an instrument he soon abandoned. On June 13, 2001, Titãs' guitarist Marcelo Fromer died after being rammed by a motorcycle (see Marcelo Fromer's Death). On December 29, he lost another friend: Cássia Eller. In 2002, he released Infernal, his third solo work. He then decided to leave Titãs on September 9, 2002, partially due to the impact both friends' deaths caused in his life, In a later interview, he said that he left the group also due to his will to give more attention to his solo works. He even proposed that the band stopped for one year after the album release. He also said that his isolation as a composer grew more evident in more recent albums, with more and more songs being composed just by him. ==Solo career==

In 2003, he released his fourth album, A Letra A. He followed that up by releasing the successful MTV-produced live album MTV ao Vivo: Nando Reis & Os Infernais, and in early 2006, released another studio album, Sim e Não. This was followed by another MTV-produced live album Luau MTV: Nando Reis & Os Infernais. His next studio album, Drês, includes several personal songs: "Conta", a tribute to his mother, and "Só pra So", another tribute for his daughter Sophia, as well as "Pra Você Guardei o Amor", a duet with Ana Cañas. His cover version of "Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás", a song by Raul Seixas, was featured in the Rede Globo's telenovela India – A Love Story soundtrack. In 2011, "De Repente" (suddenly), a song co-written by him and Samuel Rosa, from Brazilian pop rock quartet Skank, was nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song and won. recording his seventh solo album, Sei, released in October. The special performance was a celebration of the 30th year of the band's career. Arnaldo Antunes and Charles Gavin, other ex-members, were also present at the concert. It was the first time since 2002 that he used his bass guitar. Nando performed at Sunset Stage of Rock in Rio 5 on September 15, 2013, along with Samuel Rosa, guitarist and vocalist of Skank, Also in 2014, he announced he would enter the studio in 2015 to start recording a new album. In February 2016, it was revealed that the album would feature guest performances of Reis' ex-colleagues from Titãs Paulo Miklos, Branco Mello, Sérgio Britto and Arnaldo Antunes (the latter also an ex-member of the band), besides singers Pitty, Luiza Possi and Tulipa Ruiz. Afterwards, it was announced that Peter Buck (ex-R.E.M.) and Mike McCready (Pearl Jam, Mad Season), as well as four children of Reis (Zoé, Sophia, Theo and Sebastião; the two latter form the duo 2Reis), would be featured in the album as well. In the same month, it was announced that the singer, together with the band Os Paralamas do Sucesso and singers Paula Toller and Pitty, would take part of a tour promoted by the project Nivea Viva!, which takes place every year and takes artists on Brazilian tours. The series of seven shows will pay tribute to Brazilian rock. Later in that year it was announced that Reis would guest sing in some songs by American supergroup Levee Walkers, formed by Mike McCready, Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver) and Barrett Martin (Mad Season/Screaming Trees) – the latter having worked with reis in some of his albums. In November 2016, he released his album Jardim-Pomar. The cover was drawn by artist Vânia Mignone. On September 16 of that year, he released the first single, "Só Posso Dizer". In October 2018, he released the single "Rock 'n' Roll". Clocking at almost nine minutes, the song features Jack Endino on the guitar and discusses politics, society and the environment. On 18 September 2020, he released "Espera a Primavera" (Wait for Spring), featuring Endino, Lulu Santos, Walter Vilaça, Céu and his son Theo. The song alludes to a "multi-color love", which according to him is opposed to the "negationist, reductionist and obscurantist" speech that he believes is being put in practice by the Brazilian government. In 2021, his EP Duda Beat & Nando Reis (with Duda Beat) and his song "Espera a Primavera" were nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album and Best Portuguese Language Song, respectively. Also in 2021, Reis released two re-recordings of previous hits of his career. On 11 June, he released a new version of "Um Tiro no Coração" (feat. Pitty), a song originally performed by Sandra de Sá and Cássia Eller. On 26 November, he released "Não Vou Me Adaptar", originally recorded by Titãs on the album Televisão (1985) and written by Arnaldo Antunes, who guest performs on the new version. Both songs were released in preparation for his Nando Hits tour, which started on 23 December in São Paulo. In 2022, he released an album with the Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica, conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky, following a 2019 tour that saw them perform in six Brazilian state capitals. ==Personal life==

Nando Reis has been married twice. His first marriage was to Vânia Passos, a former classmate, and the wedding took place on February 14, 1985. His four children are Theodoro Passos Reis, born on January 16, 1986, Sophia Passos Reis, born on July 1, 1988, Sebastião, born on May 13, 1995, and Zoe Passos Reis, born on September 27, 1999. In September 2003, he ended his marriage with Vânia, and married Anna a few months later. His daughter Sophia Reis was a VJ for MTV Brasil. She has also worked as actress and starred in the film Meu Tio Matou um Cara. Theodoro Reis is also an artist and performs in the band Zafenate. Nando Reis is a self-declared atheist and bisexual. He supports São Paulo FC, having written a book about his passion for football entitled Meu Pequeno São-Paulino (My Little São Paulo Supporter). Nando has a history of drug and alcohol use, which he has now quit. He states that he has contemplated suicide twice: once via a lexotan overdose (which led him to the hospital), and another time by jumping. Nando would produce her debut full-length solo album, Vange, in 1991. Reis owns a property in Jaú, São Paulo state, where he recovers the riparian forest and keeps bees and an agriforest. == Discography ==

With Titãs Solo studio albums • (1994) 12 de Janeiro • (2000) Para Quando o Arco-Íris Encontrar o Pote de Ouro • (2001) Infernal • (2003) A Letra A • (2006) Sim e Não • (2009) Drês • (2012) Sei • (2016) Jardim-Pomar • (2019) Não Sou Nenhum Roberto, Mas às Vezes Chego Perto • (2024) Uma Estrela Misteriosa Revelará o Segredo Live/video solo albums • (2004) MTV ao Vivo: Nando Reis & Os Infernais • (2007) Luau MTV: Nando Reis & Os Infernais • (2010) MTV ao Vivo: Nando Reis & Os Infernais - Bailão do Ruivão • (2013) Sei Como Foi em BH As a producer • (1989) Ben Jor – Jorge Ben Jor • (1991) Vange – Vange Leonel • (1994) NOMAD – Nomad • (1995) Maskavo Roots – Maskavo Roots • (1999) Com Você... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo – Cássia Eller • (2001) Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller – Cássia Eller • (2002) Dez de Dezembro – Cássia Eller (posthumous release) • (2002) Squadra – Squadra Guest appearances == Bibliography ==