we’ve started a series, it’s called
ao vivo no louva-a-deus
A series of moving portraits of Lisbon’s music scene, also conveying the energy that comes from recording together in a studio.
It’s a kind of concert which the audience sees a little later, a kind of recording session in which, unlike what often happens, everything you hear is played, sung or triggered in the moment.
For the first two episodes, we’ve chosen the brightest in-house talent: Afonso Cabral, with Demorar brand-new, and Margarida Campelo, moving comfortably with her band between Supermarket Joy and an absolute premiere, just in time for the Festival da Canção.
As the name suggests, here you can hear – and see, in motion! – bands and artists playing in the large room of our studio.
and why?
We want to show you artists and bands in different genres working together, with the most vivid and faithful sound – each episode a 3D calling card for its protagonists and for the studio itself.
Louva-a-deus was built for the collective creation of music, at a time when, all over the world, recording studios tend to close down or become increasingly small and individualized.
Spreading the word about how we work at the studio – old school, favouring simultaneity and presence, and using a mix of modern and classic equipment and technologies – is the best way to convey the idea that led us to create this space, and to introduce it to new audiences.
we have assembled a top-notch team for this undertaking
recorded live in the Mantis studio by
Nelson Carvalho & Tiago Correia
mixed and mastered in the louva-a-deus studio by
Nelson Carvalho
filmed and edited by
Laura Couto & Júlio Droguetti(We Are Frames)
color
Mafalda Aleixo
graphics and illustration
Madalena Matoso
scene photography
Vera Marmelo
executive production