Matias Correa

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Matias Perdigão Corrêa

Years Active

2000

Genres

choro, bossa nova, jazz, música popular brasileira

Instruments

contrabaixo

Biography

Matias Corrêa is a multifaceted musician born in Rio de Janeiro, working as a double bassist, singer, composer, actor, and sound engineer. His musical career gained prominence starting in 2000, when he joined the Rio de Janeiro-based group Choro na Feira, alongside musicians such as Bilinho Teixeira and Clarice Magalhães. With the group, he released the CD "Na cadência do samba" and toured the United States, performing at universities and jazz clubs. Simultaneously, in 2000, he joined the vocal sextet BeBossa, with which he released the CD "Bebossa" in 2008.

Throughout his career, Corrêa also formed the Quarteto Impressions in 2003, featuring Thomas Saboga, Larissa Goretkin, and Renata Neves, exploring an original repertoire as well as works by other composers. His versatility led him to participate in diverse projects, including the Orquestra de Sopros Pro Arte, with which he toured Austria in 2005 and directed in 2009. In addition to his work as a musician, Matias Corrêa has also ventured into cinema, acting in the film "Vinicius", directed by Miguel Faria Jr., as well as in plays and musicals.

As a composer, he has created soundtracks for plays and documentaries, in addition to jingles and voice-overs. His experience as a sound engineer is also notable, having worked on exhibitions and in the mixing and mastering of films featuring soundtracks by renowned artists such as Egberto Gismonti. Matias Corrêa demonstrates a rich and diverse career, moving masterfully between different areas of the arts and Brazilian music.