Claudio Infante

Claudio Infante

Independent

Drummer and percussionist Claudio Infante has been one of Brazil’s leading musicians, being at the very top of his profession during a career spanning over four decades. He has played alongside some of the biggest names in the Brazilian music industry.

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he started playing drums and percussion at just 7 years of age. Three years later and still only 10 years old, he entered the band Grupo Agora, touring across Brazil, South America and the USA.

He has performed on shows, and recordings with artists such as Marisa Monte, Ivan Lins , Djavan. B.B. King, Billy Cobham, Trilok Gortu and Sheila E.

As a solo artist he released the CD “Infante” in 1997, later releasing a play along version ,and in 2006 launched his second album “Tempo”..

He also works as Musical Director for the Rio Jazz Orchestra and Brazilian Jazz singer Taryn Szpilman, and regularly gives courses and workshops throughout Brazil, South America, Europe and the USA.

Claudio Infante'S SETUP:

  1. 13" K Hybrid hi hat
  2. 10" A Splash
  3. 16" A Custom Crash
  4. 14" A Custom Crash
  5. 16" K EFX
  6. 21" K Hybrid Custom ride
  7. 20" A Custom Swish
  8. 18" Sound Lab Prototype

* May be prototype

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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    I love to be on stage or studio, interacting with friends , great musicians, composers, maestros and sound engineers. Also sharing culture with people from different places in the world, it makes the art richer

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    First of all , be prepared for many aspects of our profession , try to feel comfortable with different styles and time signatures, it will turn you on a confident musician. Don`t hesitate to suggest your ideas, run risks ,try to go beyond boundries, always to make music sounds better , if it doen´t you can come back to a basic, obvious and predictable point

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    K Zildjian, A custom

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