Iorc's family moved to Cambridge, England, when he was 10 months old, and Britain became his home for the first years of his life. He was 8 when he began playing the acoustic guitar.
2001–2012: Umbilical Tiago teamed with New York–based
Andy Chase for the production of
Umbilical. Chase—who had worked with groups such as
The Smashing Pumpkins,
Tahiti 80, and
The Divine Comedy—pre-produced Tiago's album, then met with him in Rio de Janeiro for recording sessions. After two weeks finishing basic tracks with the band, they headed to New York City for final recording and mixing at Stratosphere Sound—recording studio Chase co-owns with former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist
James Iha and Fountains of Wayne band member
Adam Schlesinger. "It was Tiago's voice that first drew me in. I had only heard a few songs from his debut album but there was a fragility and honesty in his voice that I connected with. I intentionally didn't study that album too much once I knew we were going to work together because I didn't want to feel I had rules about what genre to keep him in, or what production constraints we had to adhere to based on that first effort. I could sense there was immense potential in Tiago and his band, but I wanted to move them away from that clean, careful sound and see the music evolve towards something darker, grittier and more complex, which I felt would make his unusual voice stand out even that much more. Tiago is both a classic and a contemporary soul – combining the best of singers like Nick Drake and bands like Radiohead. I hope people can enjoy getting as caught up in the mastery of his lyrics and his beautiful, textural voice as I have". —
Andy Chase Umbilical was mastered at Sterling Sound by
Ted Jensen and released in October 2011. His album
Reconstrução was considered one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the first half of 2019 by the
São Paulo Association of Art Critics. == Discography ==