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Nando Reis (Portuguese pronunciation: ['n?~du '?ejs\], born January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and lead singer of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own band called Os Infernais.
He has also produced a few albums, including some related to Cássia Eller, who has made several significant partnerships with him, and Marisa Monte.
In 2012, Nando Reis was listed among the top ten Brazilian artists at the ECAD list of artists who profited the most from copyright in the first semester of that year.ChildhoodNando Reis was born in São Paulo to Cecília Leonel and José Carlos Galvão Gomes dos Reis.
He was given his prename "José" just like his brothers, José Carlos, the oldest of the children, and José Luiz (who was deaf), the younger.
His two sisters also shared the same prenames: Maria Cecília, the older, and Maria Luiza, the youngest of the five.His mother was an acoustic guitar teacher and his father was an engineer.
José Carlos taught him a little bit of Rock 'n' Roll, showing him Rolling Stones's album Between the Buttons.
Maria Cecília taught him to play the acoustic guitar and took him to a show of Gal Costa and Gilberto Gil.He was given his first acoustic guitar by his grandmother, at the age of 7, and was taught his first chords by his sister.
However, most of his skills were acquired alone, when he learned songs of Caetano Veloso all by himself.Some friends of José Carlos played in a rock band.
Once, he took Nando to a small performance at the garage of the bassist house.
Impressed with the solos of the guitarist, he asked him to teach him, but he never made it.
He also tried the drums, but gave up.
He decided then to play the bass guitar, as his attempts to play the electric guitar and the drums failed.
Other artists, such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper kept joining his main influences.
At the age of eleven, he had classes of classic guitar and harmony with Alexandre ("Maranhão"), a friend of José Carlos.
His first compositions were all based on poems.
Most of them were long, showing his appreciation for long songs.In 1978, he entered Equipe School.
There, he formed a band called "Os Camarões" (The Shrimps) with some friends, and managed to win a local music festival.
When he met Paulo Miklos and Arnaldo Antunes, who took part of the festival, he made the first compositions with what would later become Titãs.
When the high school was over, he waited three years to pass the Mathematics vestibular.
Even though Titãs where already planning their first show, the university occupied most of his time.
Therefore, he decided to quit it.Career with TitãsIn 1982, Titãs (at that time "Titãs do Iê-Iê") made their first live presentation.
They recorded several tapes and sent them to recording labels until they signed up with Warner Music label.
In 1984, Titãs released their first album, Titãs, and Nando played the bass guitar in some tracks although initially he was supposed to be a backing vocalist only.
In the later 1980s, Titãs caught a plane to London, for their first international show.
On June 19, 1989, his mother Cecília died of Cancer.In the early 1990s, he started producing his first albums, with artists like Marisa Monte and Cássia Eller.
In 1995, he recorded his first solo album, 12 de Janeiro.
In 2000, Titãs changed to Abril Music, and after recording As Dez Mais in Seattle, Nando released his second solo album, Para Quando o Arco-Íris Encontrar o Pote de Ouro, with some special participations like Cássia Eller, Rogério Fausino (from Jota Quest) and Peter Buck (from R.E.M.).On June 13, 2001, Titãs' guitarist Marcelo Fromer died after being rammed by a motorcycle (see Marcelo Fromer's Death).
On December 29, he lost another friend: Cássia Eller.
In 2002, he released Infernal, his third solo work.
He then decided to leave Titãs on September 7, 2002.Still in 2002, he produced and guest performed in Eller's Acústico MTV album, which was later nominated for 2002 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Rock Album; and won it.Solo careerIn 2003, he released his fourth album, A Letra A.
He followed that up by releasing the successful Mtv-produced live album with his band Os Infernais (MTV Ao Vivo), and in early 2006, released another studio album, Sim e Não.
This was followed by another Mtv-produced live album with Os Infernais (Lual MTV).
His next studio album, entitled Drês includes several personal songs: "Conta", a tribute to his mother, and "Só Pra So", another tribute for his daughter Sophia, as well as "Pra Você", a duet with Ana Cañas.
His cover version of "Eu Nasci Há Dez Mil Anos Atrás", a song by Raul Seixas, was featured in the Rede Globo's telenovela India – A Love Story soundtrack.In 2011, "De Repente" (suddenly), a song co-written by him and Samuel Rosa, from Brazilian pop rock quartet Skank, was nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song and won.Reis spent most of 2012 in Seattle recording his seventh solo album, Sei, released in October.
This time, he worked with producer Jack Endino, who had already produced four studio albums for Titãs.On October 6, 2012, Nando performed live with his ex-band Titãs for the first time since his departure, in a venue in São Paulo.
The special performance was a celebration of the 30th year of the band's career.
Arnaldo Antunes and Charles Gavin, other ex-members, were also present at the concert.
It was the first time since 2002 that he used his bass guitar.Nando is expected to perform at Sunset Stage of Rock in Rio 5 on September 15, 2013, along with Skank frontman Samuel Rosa.Personal lifeNando Reis was married twice.
The first marriage was with Vânia Passos, a former classmate, and the wedding took place on February 14, 1985.
His four children are Theodoro Passos Reis, born on January 16, 1986, Sophia Passos Reis, born on July 1, 1988, Sebastião, born on May 13, 1995, and Zoe Passos Reis, born on September 27, 1999.
In September 2003, he ended his marriage with Vânia, and married Anna some months later.
In November 2005, he ended his second marriage and some years later started dating Vânia again.His daughter Sophia Reis was a VJ for MTV Brasil.
She has also worked as actress and starred in the film Meu Tio Matou um Cara.
Theodoro Reis is also an artist and performs in the band Zafenate.Nando Reis is a self-declared atheist and bisexual.
He supports São Paulo FC, having written a book about his passion for football entitled Meu Pequeno São Paulino (My Little São Paulo Supporter).