MC Lord Magrão

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Name = MC Lord Magrão


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Origin = São Paulo, Brazil
Instrument = Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Bass Guitar, Theremin
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Label = Fantastic Plastic
Associated_acts = Guillemots
URL = http://www.guillemots.com/
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MC Lord Magrão (Born 1978) is the guitarist for the band Guillemots. He currently lives in London but is originally from São Paulo in Brazil. He met Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield through an advert in an issue of the NME. He is known for his use of unusual instruments, most notably using drills on his guitar and 'playing' the typewriter percussively. He wrote the track 'She's Evil' which can be found on the EP Of the Night and performs vocal parts on the songs 'Monotonia' and 'Blue Eyes' which can be found on the singles 'We're Here' and 'Trains to Brazil' respectively.

Most recently, he performed lead vocals on "Me Diz" [ [http://guillemots.com "Me Diz" - Vocals performed by Magrao] ] , a b-side from Guillemots' 2008 single, Get Over It. Originally, the song was to feature lyrics written by a competition winner but, after listening to the track as an instrumental, drummer Greig Stewart suggested Magrao write Portuguese lyrics for it.

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His personal style and taste revolve around metal and experimental music. In interviews he has stated that he listens to such bands as Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten and Butthole Surfers. His favourite guitarists include Lee Ranaldo and Kurt Cobain.

Other Projects

Magrao was previously a member of the Brazilian bands Vazio [ [http://www.last.fm/music/Vazio "Vazio"] ] and Prendedor [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Prendedor "Prendedor"] ] . He directs short films, which can be found on youtube [ [http://youtube.com/user/magrao78 "MC Lord Magrao" on YouTube] ] , and wrote/directed the video for Guillemots' Get Over It.

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