"Gonçalo Almeida born in 1978 Lisbon, Portugal. Lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he followed studies at Rotterdams Conservatorium, having studied with Heyn van Geyn, Stefan Lievestro, Marius Beets and Peter Leerdman, finishing his master degree in 2008.

Plays in a variety of projects that go from modern jazz, freejazz, jazzcore and free improvisation music, having shared the stage with improvisers such has Chris Speed, Carlos Zíngaro, Wilbert de Joode, Martin van Duynhoven, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Rodrigo Amado, Tobias Klein, Jasper Stadhouders among others.

Also has been working in collaboration with multi media such as video artists, modern dancers, poets, and theater makers.

In the main projects that he is involved as double bass player, he has a deep input as a composer."

"Susana Santos Silva is a trumpeter, improviser and composer from Porto, Portugal.

She holds a Master Diploma in Jazz Performance '2010 from Codarts, Rotterdam, where she worked with Eric Vloeimans, Jarmo Hoogendijk and Wim Both.

She holds a Graduate Diploma in Jazz/Trumpet '2008 and in Trumpet '2004 from College of Music and Performing Arts in Porto, attending the last year of the course at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in the class of Prof. Reinhold Friedrich, where she also had baroque trumpet lessons with Prof. Edward Tarr.

She is a member and co-founder of the Porto based jazz musicians association Porta-Jazz and it's label, Carimbo. 
With Coreto, an ensemble of musicians from this association led by João Pedro Brandão, she recorded in 2012 the first album of the label, 'Aljamia'. Two more were released after that, 'Mergulho' and 'Sem Chão'.

In 2011 she releases her first album as a leader of her own Quintet, 'Devil´s Dress' on Tone of a Pitch Records. With this band she played 12 Points Jazz Festival, Dublin in 2011. In 2015 she releases her second album as a leader, 'Impermanence' on Carimbo Porta-Jazz. Life and Other Transient Storms, her new project with Lotte Anker, Sten Sandell, Torbjörn Zetterberg and Jon Falt, premiered last year at Tampere jazz Happening and their new album is now out on Clean Feed Records.

Her other main projects include LAMA, a Rotterdam based trio with portuguese bassist Gonçalo Almeida and canadian drummer Greg Smith, 'Oneiros' (2011), 'Lamaçal' (2013) feat. Chris Speed and 'The Elephant's Journey' feat. Joachim Badenhorst (2015), all released on Clean Feed Records, a duo with swedish bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg, 'Almost Tomorrow' Clean Feed 2013, a duo with the slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler 'This Love' Clean Feed 2015, a duo with drummer Jorge Queijo 'Songs from my Backyard' Wasser Bassin 2013, a collaboration with the belgian trio De Beren Gieren, 'The Detour Fish' Clean Feed 2014, a trio with Torbjörn Zetterberg and the swedish organist Hampus Lindwall 'If Nothing Else' Clean Feed 2015 and a quartet with Christine Wodrascka, Christian Meaas Svendsen and Håkon Berre, 'Rasengan!' (Barefoot Records 2016).

She is also part of João Guimarães Octet, 'Zero' Toap 2014, Torbjörn Zetterberg 'Och Den Stora Frågan' Moserobie 2014, 'Om Liv & Död' Moserobie 2015, and Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, with whom she played and recorded with musicians as Lee Konitz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Cheek, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Maria Schneider, among many others.

She was a member of the European Movement Jazz Orchestra, with whom she played in Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Portugal and Egipt. The orchestra recorded 'EMJO Live at Coimbra', released in 2011 on Clean Feed Records."

Gustavo Costa (Porto, 1976)

Studies:

PhD in Digital Media, FEUP, Porto (2012 - 2018)
Masters degree in Composition and Music Theory, ESMAE, Porto (2008-2010)
Post Graduation course in Sonology, Royal Conservatory, The Hague (2003-2004)
Graduation in Production and Music Technologies, ESMAE, Porto (1998-2002)
Professional degree in Percussion, EPME, Espinho (1995-1998)

Other Studies:
Drumtech Music Institute intensive drum course, London 1999
Seminars and workshops with Pauline Oliveros, Wolfgang Mitterer, Kaaija Saariaho, Jonathan Harvey, Nuno Rebelo, Kroumata Percussion Ensemble, Fritz Hauser, Emmanuel Séjournè, Clarence Barlow.

Professional Activities:

Teaching:

ESMAE, Art, Sound and Technology master degree (2019 - present).

Universidade de Aveiro, New Communication Technologies degree (2017 - present).
ESART, Castelo Branco, on the Musical Production and Electronic Music degree, on the subjects of Algorithmic composition, Musical Production, Acoustics and Organology, Electronic Music Ensemble, Sound for Video and Multimedia, Individual Project and Psychoacoustics (2006-2012)
ESMAE, Porto, on the Composition Degree, on the subject of Formalized Music and Introduction to Electroacoustic Music (2004-2011) and on the Jazz Degree, on the subject of Laboratory and Studio (2007 - 2008)
Academia de Música de Espinho, Espinho, drums (1998-2001)
Escola de Música Melodia, Gondomar, drums (1998-2001)

Sound Engineer:
Helena Sá e Costa Theater (2000-2007)
Serviços Áudio IPP (2004-2005)

Other:
Founder of Sonoscopia Cultural Association (2011-present)
Founder of Let´s Go To War cd-r label (2005-2010)
Member and collaborator of Co-Lab, International Festival of Experimental and Improvised Music (2000-2003)

Artistic Activities:

Performances:

Started playing drums in 1989. Played regularly in Portugal, United States, Japan, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania, Poland, Brazil, Tunisia, Colombia, United Arab Emirates and Lebanon with:
Três Tristes Tigres, Stealing Orchestra, Barbez, Mécanosphère, Drumming Grupo de Percussão, Damo Suzuki (Can), Massimo Pupilo, Steve Mackay (Iggy Pop and the Stooges), Alfred 23 Harth, Sikhara, Genocide, Variable Geometry Orchestra, Helge Hinteregger, Martin Philadelphy, Chavier Charles, Miguel Carvalhais, Pedro Tudela, John Massacesci, Gregg Moore, Christian Wolff, Arthur Doyle, John Zorn´s Cobra, Alexander Bruck, Martin Brandlmeyer, Stefan Heather, Margareth Kammerer, Carlos Zíngaro, Rafael Toral, Stefano Giust, Pamelia Kurstin, Patrizia Oliva, Raz Mesinai, Miguel Garcia, Artur Vidal, Albrecht Loops, Henrique Fernandes, Gil Delindro, Ethos Trio, Sikhara, Lost Gorbachevs, Churr, Rodrigo Pinheiro, Martin Philadelphy, Chris Janka, Didier Haupt, Abdul Moimême, DJ Ride, Rodrigo Amado, André Cepeda, Jonathan Saldanha, Filipe Silva, Miguel Cardoso, Ana Veloso, Antónia Reis, Sektor 304, Ricardo Guerreiro, Dave Howard, Sam Lohman, Adrien Sherwood, Mark Stewart, Angie Reed, Celina Piedade, João Guimarães, João Ricardo, João Tiago, José Alberto Gomes, Luis Baunilha, Jorge Coelho, Alexandre Soares, Ana Deus, Dan Kaufman, Stefano Ferrian, Anselmo Canha, João Mascarenhas, Eddie 125, Lucho Enriquez, Eduardo Silva, Benjamin Brejon, Luis Girão, Motornoise, GTA, Rui Teixeira, Mário Teixeira, Carlos Bica, Nuno Rebelo, Zé Miguel Pinto, Nuno Ferros, Ana Costa, Alexandre Gamelas, Jorge Coelho, Bjorn Torske, Kolbjorn Liso, Manuel Campos, Miguel Prata, Mathias Boss, Marcello Magliocchi, João Martins, Pedro Vidal, Miguel Guedes, Miguel Ferreira, Paulo Barros, Mimikalkix, Open Gate 5, Orquestra de Instrumentos Ridículos, Stopestra, Srosh Ensemble, Blob, Radial Chao Opera, HHY and the Drums of Habnom, Vinnie Patternostro, Sérgio Bastos, Cemitério, Paião Amanhã, Brutos da Natureza, F.r.i.c.s., Seven, The Beautifull Schizophonic, Neil Davidson, Pedro Almeida, Vitor Joaquim, Shattered, Malevolence, Klank Ensemble, Yehudit Mizrahi, Nicoleta Chatzopoulou, Stelios Manousakis, Helen Thompson, Jacopo Carreras, Petr ..., Stephanie Pan, Michel, António Aguiar, Brendan Hemsworth, Orquestra de Balões, Bjorn Elrach, Yur, Marta Bernardes, Marta Coiso, Ana Ulisses, Marta e Alves Von Calhau, Afonso Simões, Samuel Van Ransbeek, Yann Geauffriaud, Luis Gonçalves, Peter Sterk, Greg Moore, The Microphones, Susana Santos Silva, Sasha Drummure, Miguel Leiria, Yehudit Mizrahi, Yur, Gil Mac, Pupa, Plea, Ungala Coi, Nuno Norte, Virginia Genta, David Vanzan, Manel Cruz, José Cid, Pedro Moura, Andre Holzapfel, Jason LaFarge, Jorge Queijo, Miguel Ramos, Mazen Kerbaj, Sharif Sehnaoui, Tony Elieh, Charbel Haber, Ghuna X, Kid Millions, Théo Ceccaldi, Valentin Ceccaldi, Marcelo dos Reis, Luís Vicente, Gilberto Bernardes, Pedro Rebelo, Rui Dias, Filipe Lopes, Nuno Tricot, Maria Mónica, Paulo Neto, Angélica Salvi, Artur Carvalho, Sara Gomes, Patrícia Caveiro, Luís Bittencourt, Samuel Coelho, Carina Albuquerque, Manuel Reis, João Mascarenhas, André Coelho, Carlos Guedes, Rui Penha, Nuno Aroso, João Filipe, Moot, Marko Karlovcek, White Noise Generator, Gloria Damien, Dario Nitte, Heitor Alvelos, Anselmo Canha, Paulo Martins, Rodrigo Cardoso, Maria Mónica, Seiji Takahashi, Jerry Gordon, Yangjah Shin, Kunishiro Ueno, Bruce Geduldig, Philipp Marshall, José Maria Lopes, Pedro Cunha (list not updated).

Other:
Music For Film:
"Manipule!" by Miguel Clara Vasconcelos, with installation at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto 2011
"O melhor amigo", by Miguel Marques (2009)
"Porque é que a Clara se apaixona", by Miguel Marques (2004)
"Who´s There?" by Pedro Azevedo (2003)
"Bodyshapes, texturespaces", by Pedro Azevedo (2001)
"Fado Menor", by Augusto Lado (2001)
"Amor Maldito", by Mário Augusto (1995)

Music for Videodance:
"Untraceable patterns", by Filipe Martins (2011)

Music for Dance:

"Lastro", by Né Barros, Porto, Famalicão and Lisbon (2015)
"Untraceable Patterns", by Né Barros, Porto and Berlin (2011)
"A fofoca", by Paula Moreno, (2008)

Music for Theater:

"W", by Sonoscopia and Teatro de Ferro, Porto and Ilhavo (2019)

"(Des)Individuação", by José Eduardo Silva, Porto (2016)
"Qual é coisa qual é sombra?", by Visões Úteis, Porto (2001)
"Deixa-me adivinhar?", by Ana Rita, Porto (2002)

Music for exhibitions and sound installations:
"Colagens, fluxos e fluídos", ceramic exhibition by Sofia Beça, Porto (1999)
"Edificações", ceramic exhibition by Sofia Beça, Porto, Madrid and Barcelona (2002)
"Di-visões", áudio installation for blind people, Porto (2001)
"Second Stone", áudio installation, XI Cerveira International Bienale (2001)

Prizes:
1st Prize at Miso Music Electroacoustic Music Competition, 2000
1st prize, with ceramist Sofia Beça at CER.TA.ME, 2001