ArtistInfo

Ramilson Maia

key, BR
Dance, Latin and Electronic
A.k.a. Ram Science

Ramilson Maia was born in Vitória da Conquista in the state of Bahia, Brazil. At the age of sixteen he decided to try and better himself by coming to the biggest city in Brazil, São Paulo and see what opportunities awaited him. From his humble beginnings as a record shop attendant to manager of the same shop to DJ - Producer, Ramilson has come a long way and met a lot of influential people. With help from the right people, a friendly nature and the will to give as good as he has, he has released a total of five single, one released through the North American label, Play It Loud. He also started doing various remixes for the likes of Roberto Carlos, Otto, Mundo Livre, Apocalipse 16 and live performance with Max de Castro, Ira!, Tom Zé, Kid Vinil and Otto. His first CD, entitled "É Música" (It's Music), with colaboration from Jason Bralli, Adriano Duim and Drumagick was released through SambaLoco, which forms a part of the label Trama in 1999. In 2000 he founded Hanger 15, a DJ and Production school together with Drum and Bass duo, Drumagick, that after 3 years had more than 1500 students pass through the doors. In 2001 Ramilson released two albums, "Música Eletrônica Gospel" e "Drum´n Bass Brazuca", both were well received in and out of the clubs. His is currently working on a compilation entitled "Drum and Bass Brasil", which yet again emphasizes his Brazilian background and demonstrates his unconditional belief in the national Drum and Bass scene. Ramilson is also involved in the Drum and Bass project, Kaleidoscópio with vocalist Janaina Lima and is a partner in Mega Music together with Tchorta, Gui Boratto and Kerry Phillips.

Instruments

• Keyboards
• Guitar

Genres

• Dance
• Latin
• Electronic
• Pop

Plays With