MUSIC PRODUCTION

Diogo Strausz is a music producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His career began in an abandoned mansion near his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, where he formed a collective around a home studio, producing many emerging Brazilian artists, including Castello Branco and Alice Caymmi, and more recently, Mateus Carrilho.

Diogo also remixed a track by the Brazilian legend Gal Costa. With his duo Balako, he made a name for himself internationally, signing with Joe Goddard’s label, Greco-Roman.

Gilles Peterson even played some of his tracks on his BBC 6 show.

In France, he gained attention by co-producing the album Les Bruits de la Ville by Voyou and working on tracks for Julia Jean-Baptiste.

Signed to Goutte d’Or Records, a label affiliated with the trendsetters at Cracki Records—known for acts like Agar Agar, Saint DX, and Alma Elste—Diogo Strausz released his debut EP, Flight of Sagittarius, in 2022, offering a sound that is both retro and contemporary.

ART DIRECTION

For over 11 years, Yoli has been helping artists and brands create both inner and outer alignment, even if it means tearing everything down and starting from scratch. Her work focuses on applying human behavior—both individually and socially—to all projects, exploring themes such as creativity, psychology, philosophy, design, branding, and business.

She has worked closely with the fashion, beauty, and creative industries for a decade. On this project, Yoli is responsible for the overall artistic direction as well as the design of the covers.

ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS

A Brazilian composer specialising in transcultural composition and analytical musicology, Acácio Piedade studied composition with Brazilian composer Almeida Prado at UNICAMP and earned a PhD in Anthropology, a first postdoctoral fellowship in Analytical Musicology at the Sorbonne, and a second postdoctoral fellowship in transcultural music and composition at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar. He is also a researcher and professor of composition and analysis at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC). A member of the German Composers' Association (DKV), he has a catalog of over 100 works for various instrumental ensembles and has received national and international awards. On this album, he wrote the orchestral arrangements for the pieces "Olhos Fechados," "Não," and "Racine."