Fernando
Ptrio is native from Porto Alegre, Brazil (RS). His relationship
with music started in the very day of his born 03/23/79,
but he got his first contact with a musical instrument
only ten years after it. The catholic school where he
studied used to offer to its pupils free workshops of
musical theory after the curricular classes finishing.
That was the context where Ptrio begins in fact a concrete
and decisive relationship with music. Began to play bass
at the age of 12. As a student Fernando had the chance
to participate in workshops of musicians such as Egberto
Gismonti, Toninho Horta, Dave Weckl, Michael Manring and
Gary Willis.
1994
He started his career officially with 15 years old playing
themes of bands like Rush, Yes and Stanley Clarke, writting
and giging in bars and night clubs of Porto Alegre.
1996
FICA
- Festival - received his first reward as a professional
musician as the best composer and the best instrumentist.
1997
Fernando
Petry has created his own instrumental group performing
in Porto Alegre and around Rio Grande do Sul. His friend
Fughetti Luz, very well known local hero, proposed his
idea on calling the trio as “Ptrio”, that
became sort of Fernando´s nickname in Brazil and
Europe.
2001
- 2005
Graduated
in Marketing by the Pontificia Universidade Católica
do Rio Grande do Sul, Fernando also has developed a work
composing and recording phonograms to the advertising
market.
2005
Fernando
recorded his first CD called “Sete Luas” with
fantastic critics on the internet and magazines, especially
the Rock Brigade Magazine - edition 246.
2006
Fernando
recorded his second CD called “Sons do Confinamento”
and has moved to Germany.
2007
Fernando
had the chance to perform with diferent groups in Austria,
France, Spain, Sweetzerland, Poland, Lituania, Letland
and Estland and musicians like Oliver Hahn, Robert
Berry, Roberta Kelly, Tizian Jost, Marcio Tubino, Pedro
Tagliani, Uli Geissendoerfer, Daniel Eppinger, Biboul
Darouiche, Paulo Alves, Andy Lutter, Peter Kral, Mathias
Engl, Oliver Frank, Phillip Staudt, Felix Jechlinger,
Wolfgang Gohringer, Andi Kutschera, Tom Reinbrecht, Christoph
Holzhauser, Cláudio Wilner, Augostino Catanzzaro,
Michael Rokkos, Horst Neher, Bernhard Weithofer, Andres
Schwarzer, Jason Jackson, Alberto Barreira, Ana Paula
Leffa, Andrea Hermenau, Matthias Bublath, Fernando Paiva...
2008
He
performed live concerts at the Music Summer Jazz Week,
Coburgo Festival and Freising Festival. He has also performed
workshops in music schools around Munich, especially at
the Bass Institute.
2009
Mother
Nature" is the title of the latest Ptrio´s
studio record. The mix between afro-latin-jazz and rock
is clearly presented in 12 tracks which shows his diluted
influences and musical approach. This album is performed
by musicians from Brazil, Germany, Cameroon and U.S.A.
and was recorded in Germany in the beggining of 2009.
In concerning the players involved on this record the
main group features the saxophone player, composer and
arranger Márcio Tubino, the percussion player Biboul
Darouiche, the drummer Bernhard Weithofer and the piano
player Uli Geissendoerfer.
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