Tetine

Tetine are Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado. They met in 1995 in São Paulo, Brazil. Since then they have created a multitude of sound works from atonal orchestral pieces to electro punk/bailefunk/miamibass-driven tunes. They have also made a series of ritualistic performances and have extensively exhibited art films and video throughout Europe and South America. Tetine has a few albums released on different record labels (Slum Dunk Music/Bizarre Music/Soul Jazz Records/Sulphur Records/Mr Bongo).

Biography

Formed in 1995 in São Paulo, Brazil by artists Eliete Mejorado (keyboards + sample + vocals + piano) and Bruno Verner (programming + keyboards + vocals + guitar + bass + piano) and infused with a contemporary Brazilian radicalism that pushes the boundaries of a hybrid vocabulary, Tetine have created a multitude of music and performance works from the spoken word to electronica, including ritualistic performances, films and video.

Their debut album Alexander's Grave was released in 1996 on their own label High School Records, leading to the birth of an homonymous performance integrating atonal electronic music and super-8 films over spoken and sung narratives. In 1998 Tetine released their second album Creme - a soundtrack for the dance group UR=HOR led by Brazilian performance artist Adriana Banana. In 1999 their third album Música de Amor (Love Songs) is released on High School Records.

In January 2000, Tetine established themselves in the UK, firstly as resident artists at Queen Mary University in London and put out their fourth album Olha Ela De Novo (Here She is Again) - their last release on High School. Later in 2001, Tetine is signed by avant-garde electronica artist Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner's UK imprint Sulphur Records and released their fifth album entitled Tetine vs Sophie Calle / Samba de Monalisa - an acclaimed electronica project made in collaboration with the French artist Sophie Calle. Very well received in Europe, Samba de Monalisa made its debut performance at the Whitechapel Art Gallery for Tetine: The Politics Of Self Indulgence - an agitational baroque investigation into self-indulgence through a programme of film, video, & live music co-curated by Bruno and Eliete with Ian White.

In 2003 Tetine performed Samba de Monalisa as a sound art piece all over Europe and collaborated with other artists for distinct live actions. Projects include the full original score for Winterspace - a large scale installation by British duo Igloo and performance-based collaborations with Brazilian artistsJarbas Lopes and Ducha for Gambiarra, New Art From Brazil curated by Gasworks Gallery and Capacete Entretenimentos. In the same year, Tetine releases their 6th album Men In Uniform on Brazilian independent label Bizarre Music following by concerts in festivals such as RESFEST, clubs and art shows around the country.

In 2004 Tetine performed at Sonar in São Paulo where they were also invited to produce an original art piece for SONARAMA - Sonar series of multimedia sound installations that took place at Institute Tomie Ohtake. For the exhibit Tetine created Turkish Bath - four large scale projections of men of different nationalities/backgrounds in bathing situations with baile funk beats, real time dialogues and orchestral arrangements. Turkish Bath was built in the gallery space and turned into a sauna. Still in 2004, Eliete and Bruno release the acclaimed compilation Slum Dunk Presents Funk Carioca Mixed by TETINE on Mr Bongo - a DJ mix of Funk Carioca (aka Baile Funk). At the same time, Bizarre Music put out their 8th artist album Bonde do Tetão.

In 2005 Tetine toured around Europe, Brazil and made their USA debut at M3 Summit - part of Miami Music Conference. Later on, they released The [...] Life of The Savages on Soul Jazz Records - Tetine's take on obscure early 80's underground post punk from São Paulo, totally selected and curated by the band.

In 2006 Tetine play a special concert at the opening night of TROPICALIA - A Revolution in Brazilian Culture - at Barbican Centre in London alongside multi-artist Assume Vivid Astrofocus. To celebrate the occasion Tetine releases a special 500 limited edition CD entitled L.I.C.K. MY FAVELA (Slum Dunk Music).

Still in 2006, Tetine take part at Ether 06 festival in a program curated by Ladytron for South Bank Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London alongside artists such as Chris Cunningham, Candie Hank, and Ladytron amongst others. Other actions include live performances for museums, galleries and festivals such as Palais De Tokyo in Paris, The Wire - Adventures In Modern Music festival in Chicago, Museu Serralves in Porto, Liverpool Biennal, Hebbel Am Ufer in Berlin amongst many others. Towards the end of the year, the Berlin-based label Kute Bash Records re-releases L.I.C.K. My Favela on vinyl.

In 2007 Soul Jazz Records release Tetine’s A Historia Da Garca – a mutant electro punk funk 12’ single with two new tracks. A few months later Tetine perform alongside Dizzie Rascal, Deize Tigrona and Buraka Som Sistema at Casa Da Musica in Porto, Portugal and begin a series of shows in Europe including the first instalment of TROPICAL PUNK – an exhibit of radical contemporary Brazilian art and music with live shows and screenings curated by Tetine at Whitechapel Art Gallery as well as performances for Pablo Macho Magazine, Vice magazine amongst others.

Tetine are currently recording their new album for Soul Jazz Records which will be out at the beginning of 2008.

Tetine also has hosted a weekly radio show in London named Slum Dunk on Resonance Fm 104.4 for the past four years. On Slum Dunk they've been playing unexpected Brazilian music from the hills and beyond.

Discography

• A Historia da Garça / Soul Jazz Records 2006
• L.I.C.K. MY FAVELA / Kute Bash Records 2006
• L.I.C.K MY FAVELA / Slum Dunk 2005
• The [...] Life of The Savages / Soul Jazz Records 2005
• Bonde do Tetão / Bizarre Music 2004
• Slum Dunk Presents Funk Carioca / Mr Bongo 2004
• Men In Uniform / Bizarre Music 2003
• Tetine Vs Sophie Calle - Samba de Monalisa / Sulphur Records 2002
• Olha Ela de Novo / High School Records 2001
• Música De Amor / High School Records 1998
• Creme / High School Records 1997
• Alexander's Grave / High School Records 1996

Music Videos

• Let The X Be X dir: Eliete Mejorado, Rodrigo Garcia Dutra
• You're The One dir: Eliete Mejorado
• L.I.C.K MY FAVELA dir: Eliete Mejorado, Denise Garcia
• Doing The Catwalk dir: Eliete Mejorado
• [...] to Be A Star dir: Eliete Mejorado
• Olha Ela De Novo dir: Julio Dui, Daniel
• Samba de Monalisa - Tetine vs Sophie Calle dir: Eliete Mejorado
• Verite dir: Marcos Farinha
• Russian Roulette dir: Denise Adams
• On Your Finger dir: Julio Dui, Jimmy Leroy
• It's Only A Movie dir: Eliete Mejorado, Bruno Verner
• Madame Sata / Tetine vs Sophie Calle dir: Eliete Mejorado
• She's Not A Girl Who Misses Much dir: Eliete Mejorado
• Ele e Louro (Funk Melody) dir: Eliete Mejorado
• Melo do Carrao dir: Eliete Mejorado
• Two Weeks dir: Lucas Bambozzi
• Roasted dir: Tatiana Lohmanan
• The Sea dir: Luis Duva
• Sleep No More dir: Julio Dui
• Alexander's Grave dir Julio Dui

Soundtracks & collaborative works

• 2006 Tetine meets Pablo International Magazine, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (performance)
• 2006 Music for the feature film A Concepção, Brazil (music)
• 2006 Tetine vs Assume Vivid Astrofocus - performance in collaboration with the artist - Butch Queen Realness With a Twist in Pastel Colours, Barbican Centre, London, UK
• 2005 Slum Dunk, Tetine's Eletrobrecht performed live inside Rirkrit Tiravanija's installation at The Serpentine Art Gallery, London, UK
• 2005 The Beginning of The End of The World - As Mercernarias 1982-88 ( conception, liner notes for the album released on Soul Jazz Records)
• 2005 Peanut is Good for [...] - performance piece with Jarbas Lopes, Cisnero Foundation, Miami, USA
• 2004 Tetine meets Peter Coffin at South London Gallery, London, UK ( performance/installation)
• 2003 Deegraça & The Dead’s Dog Story – performances with Ducha and Jarbas Lopes, Gasworks Gallery, London UK
• 2003 Winterspace - an interactive installation/performance by Igloo, UK (soundtrack)
• 2002 33 - film by Kiko Goifman – Rotterdam Film Festival, Holland, Locarno Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland / Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil (full soundtrack)
• 2001 Olha Ela de Novo - double screen slide show with Rodrigo Novaes – Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK.
• 2000 Russian Roulette - film by Denise Adams, Mostra Internacional de Cinema, São Paulo, SP + MTV Brazil
• 1999 Mário Moderno Moderno - video installation by Bruno Viana, Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil (soundtrack)
• 1998 Creme - performance by UR=H0R, toured extensively around Brazil (soundtrack)
• 1998 On Your Finger - Tetine with Jimmy Leroy and Júlio Dui, video for MTV Brazil
• 1997 Just There A Place I don't Know - experimental video by Lucas Bambozzi
• 1996 Vacuum - an installation by Luis Duva, Antarctica Artes, São Paulo, Brazil (soundtrack)
• 1996 Imagens Histericas - by Lucas Bambozzi, MAC, Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo, Brazil (soundtrack)

Interviews

• Flasher.com 1
• Plan B 2
• [...] Mag 3
• Global Hit 4

External links

• Homepage
• Myspace
• Myspace 2
• Let The X Be X music video
• You're The One music video
• Lick My Favela @ Tropicalia
• Samba de Monalisa - Tetine vs Sophie Calle
• I Go To The Doctor - With Deise Tigrona
• Tetine @ QEH in London
• Eu Sou Tigrao
• Cereti
• Olha Ela de Novo
• Tetine performing at Liveroom tv
• Montagem Pelada do Flamengo