Alexandre Birck

Alexandre Birck
Birck in 2013
Birck in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAlexandre de Campos Velho Birck
Also known asAlexandre Ograndi
Born (1967-11-10) November 10, 1967 (age 57)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
GenresRock, pop rock, experimental rock, alternative rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1983–present
LabelsBanguela Records, Zoon Records, Grenal Records

Alexandre de Campos Velho Birck (born November 10, 1967) is a Brazilian drummer best known for his work with influential rock band Graforreia Xilarmônica. During the band's early years, he was known by the stage name Alexandre Ograndi.

Biography

Birck was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, on November 10, 1967. He is the nephew of both screenwriter and theater director Carlos Augusto de Campos Velho (better known as Jota Pingo) and film and television actor Paulo César Pereio,[1] and his mother, Rosa Maria de Campos Velho, was the director of the Teatro de Arena de Porto Alegre.[2]

In 1983, alongside his older brother Marcelo Birck, future TNT guitarist Luís "Tchê" Gomes and future Os Cascavelletes bassist Frank Jorge, Alexandre was part of the short-lived band Prisão de Ventre, which lasted only for two years.[3][4] In 1987 he reunited with his brother and Jorge to form, alongside Carlo Pianta, the cult band Graforreia Xilarmônica. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums, Coisa de Louco II (1995) and Chapinhas de Ouro (1998), they broke up in 2000, but reunited after a 5-year hiatus.

In 1988 the Birck brothers founded Aristóteles de Ananias Jr., a side project to Graforreia Xilarmônica, alongside Luciano Zanatta, Diego Silveira and Chico Machado. They have released a single, self-titled studio album in 1996 before disbanding the following year.[5]

For a short time in 1998 Alexandre served as a session musician for experimental rock band DeFalla, and was also part of the country/blues rock ensemble Os Daltons.[6] He also gave lectures on music theory at Unisinos around the mid-2000s.

Discography

With Graforreia Xilarmônica

For a more comprehensive list, see Graforreia Xilarmônica#Discography
Year Album
1995 Coisa de Louco II
  • Label: Banguela Records
  • Format: CD
1998 Chapinhas de Ouro
  • Label: Zoon Records
  • Format: CD

With Aristóteles de Ananias Jr.

Year Album
1996 Aristóteles de Ananias Jr.
  • Label: Grenal Records
  • Format: CD

References

  1. ^ "Cultura de Brasília perde um dos seus principais artistas, Jota Pingo". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). December 13, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Grupos de teatro vão ocupar salas do Hospital São Pedro". Jornal JÁ (in Portuguese). October 10, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Silvio Essinger (April 2, 2001). "Graforreia Xilarmônica: os desconhecidos pioneiros" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Fernando Rosa. "Prisão de Ventre, a pré-Graforreia Xilarmônica, ainda nos anos oitenta" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Aristóteles de Ananias Jr. (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Os Daltons: História (in Portuguese)