By Ricardo Bacelar
LONG LIVE THE MUSIC THAT MAKES HISTORY
Our strength lies in three pillars:
A world-class audio recording studio, recognized by the specialized press, combining rare analog equipment, advanced technology, and immersive features, such as Dolby Atmos.
The expertise of Ricardo Bacelar: composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer, and audio engineer, who leads each project with refined listening and precise aesthetic direction.
A record label that welcomes established artists, new talents, and unique artistic projects in a creative environment where artists can also reside, breathe, and live the music
At Jasmin Music, we don’t just record albums. We cultivate encounters,
ideas, stories, and new perspectives on the craft of making music. We create works to last. Above all, we are a space of permanence for artists who refuse to be molded by algorithms and who wish to propose new
ways to express their truth.
Ricardo
Bacelar
Called “the ultimate one-man band” by the English magazine Sound on Sound, Ricardo Bacelar is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. A restless artist, whose trajectory spans genres, continents and generations.
He started young, joining the Brazilian rock group Hanoi Hanoi and performing over two thousand concerts with them, sharing the stage with artists like Guns N’ Roses at Rock in Rio 2. Songs by Hanoi Hanoi were recorded by famous Brazilian artists like Caetano Veloso, Cazuza, Ney Matogrosso, Marisa Monte, Simone, Anitta, Gilberto Gil, and Lobão. Their hit, “Totalmente Demais,” was used as the opening theme for a TV Globo soap opera of the same name.
Throughout his career, he worked with Gilberto Gil, Ivan Lins, Toninho Horta, Belchior, Luis Melodia, Leila Pinheiro, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Fagner, Roberto Menescal, Erasmo Carlos, Jaques Morelenbaum, Flávio Venturini, Frejat, Lulu Santos, Deli Fischer, Amelinha, Ednardo, Adriana Calcanhotto, among other Brazilian and foreign artists, such as Meghan Incorvaia, Maye, and Helena Rose. He created soundtracks for cinema, theater, television, and advertising. The result of his expertise and experience materializes in a plural, sophisticated, and personal body of work.
His work blends Brazilian music, jazz, indigenous sounds, European roots, and African rhythms, with songs that have topped the jazz radio charts in the United States for more than six consecutive months; and performances on stages such as the Blue Note in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo, as well as theaters in Lisbon, Hamamatsu, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Liverpool, Fukuoka, Kamakura, and several cities in Brazil. He recorded albums in Japan, USA, China, Finland, England (Abbey Road), and Brazil.
“the ultimate one-man band”
Sound on Sound
On stage, he performs solo piano, with different lineups, with sung or instrumental music, and with guest musicians. He has performed with maestro João Carlos Martins in a four-hand piano concert. His music expresses “Brazilianness,” exploring a variety of styles. At Jasmin Music and Jasmin Studio, he acts as a mentor, observer, and creative partner with multiple sound languages.
He dedicates himself to composition, musical production, arrangements and soundtracks for cinema and audiovisual. Within the studio, he is detail-oriented, emotional, sophisticated and committed to the artistic and aesthetic integrity of each project. In addition to his experience in the music industry, he is a copyright lawyer and the Honorary Consul of Belgium.
RANKED AT THE TOP OF U.S. JAZZ RADIO CHARTS FOR OVER SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.
Ricardo Bacelar’s trajectory is marked by a unique versatility. He is a voting member of the Latin Grammy Awards and the American Grammy Awards, and is an associate of the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, based in Vienna and supported by UNESCO.
Located in an artistic residence with natural beauty and uncompromisingly designed facilities, right on the Atlantic Ocean in Fortaleza, in northeastern Brazil, Jasmin Studio is a renowned space for design, acoustics, integration and innovation, recognized by international specialized publications such as Sound on Sound and Mix Magazine. According to the British magazine Headliner, “a personal studio to rival any commercial space on the planet”.
It’s a sound sanctuary with connections to major cities like Lisbon, Miami,and Paris. The place where creativity meets the right tools to achieve its goals: a 48-channel SSL Duality Delta console, expandable to 96, Burl Mothership converters, Dante IP integration, support for protocols such as MADI, AES-EBU, and Dolby Atmos.
The acoustic project was designed by the North American company WSDG – Walters-Storky Design Group and the engineering project was conceived by Daniel Reis, head of Neumann/Sennheiser Latin America. The project resulted in a main room with a neutral response and six individual booths with specific characteristics, allowing recordings with different degrees of resonance and absorption, with variable acoustics in the form of controlled diffusers.
"A SPACE FOR LISTENING"
There are 256 simultaneous recording channels, Neumann 7.1.4 monitoring systems – KH420, 120, 310, and 810. A hybrid studio where you can seamlessly transition between the analog and digital worlds using converters. It operates in stereo using the analog mixer and, with the push of a button, switches to Atmos, listening to all the different formats, such as 7.1.4, binaural, stereo, and 5.1.
Jasmin boasts a vast collection of microphones: the U87Ai, D-01, and KM184 sit alongside vintage reissues like the U47 FET and U67, plus an original Telefunken U47, KU100 binaural head, Schoeps, the Russian Soyuz, and a 1950s RCA ribbon microphone. Collection of analog and modular synthesizers (Moog, Prophet, Oberheim, Sequential, Erica Synths, Buchla), keyboards, basses, guitars, drums, exotic percussions from the Amazon, collection of oriental and Middle Eastern flutes, Indian instruments (sitar, sarod, sarangi, tablas), and classical and modern instruments.
All this coexists with rarities such as the original 1969 Hammond organ with Leslie, outboards from Neve, API, SSL, Shadow Hills, Unfairchild, Urei, EMI, Manley, Tube Tech, Retro, and Teletronix, two Yamaha concert grand pianos (CFX/C7X), a Clavinet D6 Hohner, and two Fender Rhodes MK1/88 electric pianos. In addition to all this equipment, Jasmin is a green studio and runs on solar energy.
More than a technical space, it is an environment of freedom, where every detail—from the acoustic diffusion to the textures of the instruments — contributes to the music finding its most authentic and profound form. It is a place for listening. Of long conversations. Of sounds that do not repeat themselves. Of encounters that give birth to what does not yet exist.
WORKS THAT TRANSCEND TIME
Jasmin Music is also a record label. And more than that: a space for reflection and musical curation. We create works that stand the test of time. Because here, music is not a product: it is permanence.
Independent, autonomous and committed to excellence, houses audio and video recordings of artists such as: Gilberto Gil, Ivan Lins, Flávio Venturini, Toninho Horta, Belchior, Leila Pinheiro, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Fagner, Roberto Menescal, Jaques Morelenbaum, Amelinha, Ednardo, Delia Fischer, Frejat, Hanoi Hanoi, Front and many other names that form the foundation of Brazilian and international music.
With more than 40 titles released, including albums, EPs and singles, more than 350 finished phonograms, more than 90 music videos produced in 4K, three live concerts, a documentary and a feature film in production, the label operates with total freedom over each stage: from artistic conception to finalization in Dolby Atmos, all in high resolution (96 kHz) and mastered on analog reel tape in the USA, in a prestigious studio.
Its catalog is also available for licensing for films, series, and advertising, with a division dedicated to music production for film and audiovisual projects.
Here, the artist can stay, create, record, and collaborate in an artistic residency that allows for a complete immersion in the creative process. Having a global reach, the label naturally finds its way to markets like the US, Europe, and Japan, through tours, radio stations, and global platforms.
Jasmin Music cultivates good music with Brazilian roots, always looking to the future, as time bends to another rhythm. It works with research, technique, emotion and commitment to the permanence and appreciation of symbolic assets. It is a private investment in building a catalog of Brazilian music, intended as a lasting legacy born of a love for music.
The Catalog
audiovisual production
Press
Jasmin Studio: ‘A personal studio to rival any commercial space on the planet’
“With Sebastiana pianist Ricardo Bacelar pursues a completely new concept”.
Jasmin Studio instala sala de produção de áudio imersiva
“Ricardo Bacelar has truly created something outstanding that captures the music of Brazil in all its glory”.
“The kind of set that stands toe to toe with great sets on this order extant, Bacelar should drop the writs and stick to the hits, we need more of this in the world”.
The ultimate one-man band, Brazilian artist Ricardo Bacelar uses layers of drums, percussion, guitars and keyboards to build up dense immersive mixes.
“Jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar crafts a masterful celebration of Latin American music from a Brazilian perspective”.
“The collective employed uniquely Latin American rhythms and instruments on the lushly-layered tracks”.
Brazilian Composer Ricardo Bacelar Anchors his Residential, Immersive Production Facility on a 48-Channel Solid State Logic Duality Console
“Sebastiana is voor de Braziliaanse pianist Ricardo Bacelar een ode aan Zuid-Amerika”.
“The Brazilian duo’s comprehensive approach for the contemporary jazz and trippy fusion session included inviting musicians from Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and the U.S.”
“...Sebastiana because it makes me want to dance and I love to dance”.
“Ricardo Bacelar has truly created something outstanding that captures the music of Brazil in all its glory”.
“The kind of set that stands toe to toe with great sets on this order extant, Bacelar should drop the writs and stick to the hits, we need more of this in the world”.
“The collective employed uniquely Latin American rhythms and instruments on the lushly-layered tracks”.
“With Sebastiana pianist Ricardo Bacelar pursues a completely new concept”.
“The Brazilian duo’s comprehensive approach for the contemporary jazz and trippy fusion session included inviting musicians from Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and the U.S.”
“...Sebastiana because it makes me want to dance and I love to dance”.
“There he assembled a team to create a music that honours the roots of Brazilian music yet incorporates each individual player’s culture and musical heritage”.
“The mixture of Latin cultures make for a very different sound and Ricardo Bacelar had the keyboard popping all through the project.”
“A gentle blend of melodies that warrants a careful listen if only to catch the whispery nuances and subtle musical intangibles, Sebastiana does both jazz and Brazilian music justice here”.
“Though Bacelar’s exceptional keyboard skills underpin the album, the rest of the band are allowed space to breathe musically, a pleasingly democratic arrangement which gives a real feeling of energy to the tracks”.
“Along with the two new Bacelar-Lemos tunes and three stirring solo piano pieces from Mr. Bacelar such as “River of Emotions,” “Parts of Me”and “The Best Years,” Sebastiana revisits songs from Brazilian composers”.
“... it comes to crafting his recordings, making convincing musical statements”.
“Sebastiana is the only Brazillian Fusion album you need to hear”.
“...he gathered a collective of musicians from all over the Latin-American diaspora and granted them the freedom to inject their unique cultural identities”…
“‘Somewhere In The Hills’ blends music, voice and dance in the latest clip culled from the ‘Sebastiana’ album”.
“Ricardo Bacelar – Brazil’s Modern Jazz Genius.Through a combination of improvisation, meticulous composition and intense studio work, Ricardo has created a timeless release which is evocative, inspiring and often deeply moving”.
“’Somewhere In The Hills’ is the fifth video spawned from ‘Sebastiana’”.
“Bringing the old world and the new from Latin America and taking in influences from around the world”.
“Ricardo Bacelar – Brazil’s Modern Jazz Genius.Through a combination of improvisation, meticulous composition and intense studio work, Ricardo has created a timeless release which is evocative, inspiring and often deeply moving”.
“… Brazilian music on the global stage with ‘Sebastiana’”.
“Ricardo Bacelar’s third album ‘Sebastiana’ transcends musical styles…”.
“He searched for Latin music exponents…”.
“Ricardo Bacelar is one of Brazil’s premiere musicians and has returned to his roots with his latest album…”.
“Ricardo Bacelar´s Sebastiana has been selected as Jazz World Quest ShowCase 2018”.
