"Mauricio is one of today’s most distinctly musical drummers."
(metalhaven.livejournal.com)

" Zottarelli shows us that he can adapt efficiently to any musical style with amazing ability."
(Metronome Magazine - Boston, MA)

scroll down for credits and more info

BIOGRAPHY

    Coming from a musical family, Mauricio Zottarelli has been living and breathing music ever since he can remember. Born in Santos, SP, Brazil, he moved with his parents to their hometown, Rio Claro, SP, still as a toddler. With the city's and country 's rich music and culture traditions all around him, Mauricio grew up in a intense musical envornment, and it was just a matter of time before he chose a career in music - or as he puts it, music chose him.

    His first few years of professional experience as a drummer included studio and session work, performing throughout his native country with several Brazilian groups and artists while, at the same time, getting a degree in Computer Science.

    Mauricio moved to the US in 1999 as a scholarship student to study at Berklee College of Music, in Boston - MA. During the next 3 years, Mauricio studied simultaneously Film Scoring, Performance and Arranging, and graduated from the prestigious college in 2002. More recently, Mauricio has been studying Indian rhythms with the amazing South Indian guitar player Prasanna, and has studied piano and composition with jazz-instructor Charlie Banacos. He moved to New York City in 2006.

    Mauricio is a critically acclaimed, award winning percussionist/drummer, the co-leader of the jazz fusion project Dig Trio. The group released its first CD in 2003, which has received great reviews from critics and audiences alike. In 2005, he was elected the best drummer at the 2005 Emergenza International Festival for Independent bands (Boston finals), while performing with the Matt Chase Group.

    Best known for his musicality, impeccable time and hability to play in several diferent styles, Mauricio is often seen performing with some of the most preeminent jazz, fusion, pop/rock, Latin and Brazilian names in today's music.

LIVE Performances/STUDIO Recording Credits

These are some of the artists Mauricio has performed with:

 

Dig Trio Hiromi Oriente Lopez Esperanza Spalding Hendrik Meurkens Brazooka band (NYC) Matt Chase Group Christine Vaindirlis Giada Valenti Dario Boente Rodrigo Ursaia Michael Farquharson Tim Ries Sarah Brindell Tito Pascoal Jair Coelho Laura Dreyer Eguie Castrillo Gilson Schachnik Rich Greenblatt Cyan Tinted Soul Alfredo Cardim Daryl Lowery Nina Torres Himen Blues Anderson Ross Ricardo Finazzi Emílio Martins

Rosa Passos Dom Salvador Marc Rossi Group Matthew Nicholl Katie Locke Oscar Stagnaro Anne Drummond Nilson Matta Etienne Stadwijk Aloísio Aguiar trio Itaiguara Brandão Virtual Jungle Klaus Mueller Daniel Sadownick Dave Buda Marina Elali Dan Moretti Elin Ricardo Monzon Christine Capdeville Hiroaki Honshuku Bill Urmson Bruce Arnold Altemar Dutra Jr Banda Milke João Ferraz Filho Luciano Filho Chad Perrone

Prasanna Cláudio Roditi Cidinho Teixeira group Gustavo Assis Brasil José Pienasola Ramona and Noel Borthwick Sergio Brandão (bass) Greg Hopkins Tony Grey Hélio Alves Boris Kozlov Leonardo Cioglia Tim Pascoal Group Fabiana Masili Vera Mara Gustavo Amarante Rick DiMuzzio Marlon Saunders Sandro Albert Tony Lynn Washington band Jen Kearney and the Lost Onion Legit Band Alberto Vaz Aquiles Faneco Chris Lopes Edu Hebling Fernando Holz

among others.

PROJECTS

These are some of the projects Mauricio is currently involved with:

• Dig Trio (jazz-fusion)
• Marc Rossi Group
• Oriente Lopez and Bate Bola
• Inside 4
• Katie Locke band
• Matt Chase Group

MUSICAL STUDIES

Some of the most important are:

Piano-composition, with Charlie Banacos (2006)
Indian music - rhythms, with guitarist Prasanna (2006)
Private lessons - drumset, with Mike Mangini (2004)

At Berklee: (1999-2002)

• Private Lessons - drumset with: John Ramsay, Rod Morgenstein, Larry Finn, Dave DiCenso, Yoron Israel, Jon Hazilla, Casey Scheuerell • Film Scoring classes, with Richard Davis.

Private Lessons-studies in Brasil, with Fernado Gonçalves, Alaor Neves, Gil Barreto. (1996-1999)