Carlos canteri

Carlos Canteri Neto (born February 27, 1986) is a Brazilian musician/Law advisor. Raised in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, he attended and graduated at Ponta Grossa´s State University, Law School. Started to play the guitar at 12, when his uncle gave to him his first equipament.
At 14, he did Piano lessons at the local Conservatory of Music (Conservatório Dramático Musical Maestro Paulino Martins Alves). He moved to Los Angeles, California in 2007, where he refined his musical skills at Musicians Institute - Hollywood/CA, studying Music with local teachers, also in workshops.
Carlos used to have a progressive rock band called Enigma, and in 2003, with 17 years old, they won some local Music Festivals, winning awards as Best Guitar Player, Keyboardist, Bass Player.
Canteri began his solo career performing mainly acoustic rock, when he was 20, doing acoustic gigs at local coffee shops.
In 2009, with 23 years old, he signed a contract with Quickstar Productions/Red/Sony USA to release a single called "See Around" in a compilation with worldwide artists called "Goin´Back Home" Vol.5. He was one of two brazilian musicians to participate.
Also, in 2010, he released the Essences EP with the Quickstar Productions/Red/Sony USA support. With mainly seven songs, Carlos played all the instruments ( acoustic/eletric guitars/piano/bass guitars/vocals) except for the drums, played by Cesar Iensen. It´s about acoustic/pop/rock styles. Available in USA and France, having an online distribution, with Amazon and iTunes.
His musical influences came from Pop, Rock, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Blues, Folk, all that sounds good to hear, knowing that´s not about the style, but the Music for itself.
Nowadays, he´s touring in Brazil, cities like Curitiba, Florianopolis, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and other ones, but with gig offers from Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, also cities in Japan.
Finally, Carlos could be able to do something that always was his purpose, play and write good songs.
Early Life
Canteri was born on February 27, 1986 in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Southern Brazil to Claribel, an History teacher, and Mário, a English/Portuguese teacher and high school/college principal. He grew up in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, the first of two children. Canteri is Catholic with Espiritism influences. Growing up in Ponta Grossa, he attended the former Sagrada Família High School, although he was enrolled in the Music classes at age of 7, Choir singing, and trumpet/snare drum, with minor success. After watching his uncle playing guitar so well, Canteri became fascinated with the instrument, and when he turned 12, his uncle gave all of his equipament for him, consisted in a eletric guitar, a small amplifier and a distortion pedal.
Soon after, his uncle gave to him a Joe Satriani and SRV cd, which began Canteri´s intense love for the blues/rock. Canteri started taking lessons from a local guitar-teacher, with 12 and soon became consumed with playing the instrument. His singular focus concerned his parents. At the age of 14 he started piano classes. At the age of 16, he formed a progressive rock band called Enigma, with Rush/Deep Purple/Dream Theater orientation, also received local awards for the Festivals, as best guitar player. When he was 17 he attended the Law School, also because it was impossible to his parents afford him in another city, to study Music.
After 4 years of practice, balancing Law and Music, he saved money and went to Los Angeles/CA to get focus just on the Music. He studied at Musicians Institute - Hollywood/CA, inside some workshop classes, but because of his low budget, he went for just few lessons. He played at blues/folk coffee houses and bars and other venues in the area, while he was still in University in Brazil.
He used to work as a vallet parking attendant at House of Blues, Sunset Boulevard, to pay his bills, also buy his American Fender Guitar, Taylor Acoustic Guitar, and afford the Music Education.
Early Career
Carlos Canteri enrolled in the Musicians Institute - in Los Angeles/CA at age of twenty one. However, he went to just a few workshops classes, because of his low budget at that time. There, he met a good friend, a bass player. They were travelling around California area, with his old SUV , doing acoustic gigs, playing live the songs. Besides that, he used to play a lot of different coffee houses and club avenues such as Karma Coffee House, The Green Room, Pig´n´Whistle, The Roxy, and others. Back in Brazil, Carlos used to work as a Judge Advisor, at Second Family Law Court, in his home town. Also, worked with Law Offices, and all inside Law areas.
Contract - Essences EP
In 2009, Carlos received a message from Joe Bird, of Quickstar Productions/USA to participate in a compilation called "Goin´ Back Home, Vol. 5", including worldwide artists, from Europe, USA, South America, and eventually Africa. Carlos accepted to record the song "See Around" wich can be found on (UK and France)and iTunes, also local stores.
Afterwards, the idea to release an EP came to the head. So, Carlos recorded seven songs, based on acoustic guitar. Two of them are with full band version, and one´s a full radio edit. All the instruments such as acoustic/eletric guitars, piano, bass guitars, vocals, were recorded by Carlos, and the drum by Cesar Iensen.
The EP´s available on iTunes and Amazon, as well some stores in US and Europe.
Philanthropic activities
Since the Law School days, Carlos is interested in help the other. Knowing the necessity of the other people, and acting in local society with charity help, at 23, Carlos became a Rotary International Member, by the invite of his neighboor. Getting familiar with the association, Carlos accepted the invite, and felt proud to become part in one of the greatest and serious associations worldwide, having the opportunity to take the right direction on his helping, and feel the result with efficiency.
Personal life
Carlos follows the discipline of Spiritism. He reads a lot of this kind of human Knowledge/Philosophy, influencing him on his Music, keeping him away from the wrong ways in life, searching for the light.
Canteri's parents were teachers. He also has a young sister, a Psychology student, also Painter/Artist.
Unfortunately, in March, 2010, his mom at her 55 years old, Claribel Canteri passed away. She was struggling since 2009 with her Diabetes complications.
In 2009, Carlos was thinking in return to USA to pursuit his Music dream. But, considering the situation of his mom, he stayed and helped her with everything at home. She went to hospital several times, and in March, 2010, because of Hyperglicemia crises, she passed away, result from a heart attack.
His mom always support him to pursuit Music, she was really a espiritual person, and always enjoyed Carlos songs.
The upcoming first album called Blue Circle, has the name, pretty much because of the diabetes symbol Blue Circle. That symbol´s related with Life, Faith, Unity, and it can be relationed with the Unity in the world. Carlos think that Music can bring Union between people, between Cultures.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu