Nelson Motta

Nelson Motta
Background information
Birth name	Nelson Cândido Motta Filho
Born	October 28, 1944 São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Brazilian rock, MPB
Occupations	Songwriter, journalist, writer, and record producer
Years active	1964-present

Nelson Cândido Motta Filho (São Paulo, October 29, 1944) is a Brazilian journalist, songwriter, writer, and record producer.

He was part of the bossa nova movement, collaborating with Edu Lobo, Dori Caymmi, Lulu Santos, Rita Lee, Djavan and others, and producer for several MPB artists, such as Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Daniela Mercury and others.^[1] He was Marisa Monte's first music producer in the late 1980s. Motta also produced early Brazilian rock shows and wrote lyrics in collaboration with rock artists, such as Lulu Santos.

References

1. ^ Dicionário Cravo Albin de Música Popular Brasileira - Nelson Motta

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Name	Motta, Nelson
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Date of birth	October 28, 1944
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