Jamanta Crew and Ed Motta play together at Skol Beats

Last week, in May 13th @ Skol Beats, brazilian biggest festival held yearly in Sao Paulo, we had the chance of doing this Live PA featuring the great brazilian soul/jazz artist Ed Motta. He was singing and playing Rhodes piano.

We did together 3 tracks: Ed Motta's own "É muita gig, véi", a sambajazz joint which I added many old sambajazz drums; "Crazy", another track of his, with the three of us dropping beats, fx and bass on my Minimoog over his vocals and Rhodes; and "Expansions", the old funk classic by Lonnie Liston Smith.

It was the first time we played with three synchronized computers. And it worked smoothly.

And we had a horn section! Yep! Funk Como Le Gusta Horns with Reginaldo 16 (trumpet), Cotarelli (flugelhorn), Kito Siqueira (sax), Hugo Hori (sax and flute) and Tiquinho (trombone).

Unfortunately the entire Live PA was just one hour long and that one hour ran very fast. I think everybody we do that again longer very soon.

It was dope creating shit smoother and deeper than what we are used to.

There is a small video here.