Carlos Trilha

Keyboardist and arranger for Legião Urbana, songwriting partner of Renato Russo. Decades on tour alongside Marisa Monte and Ana Carolina. With a well-established career, Carlos Trilha is behind Concerto para Sintetizadores, RETROTECH, the album MOOGBEAT, and special shows such as the Legião Urbana Special.

Carlos Trilha at the keyboard, cockpit of analog synthesizers from RETROTECH RETROTECH · concert no.1
Legião Urbana1992 / 1997
Marisa Monte Tour2000 / 2013
Ana Carolina Tour2003 / 2015
Latin Grammy2022 · 2024
Caetano VelosoLisbela e o Prisioneiro
Erasmo CarlosAward-winning mix
Humberto GessingerRemix Estranho Fetiche
Dossier

Career, awards and education.

Carlos Trilha performing at the keyboard

Career

1992 / 1997

Keyboardist, arranger and programmer for Legião Urbana. Co-wrote "Sagrado Coração" with Renato Russo.

2000 / 2013

Toured with Marisa Monte.

2003 / 2015

Toured with Ana Carolina.

Awards

2022

Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album, as mixing engineer on "O Futuro Pertence à Jovem Guarda," by Erasmo Carlos.

2024

Second Latin Grammy in the same category, for "Erasmo Esteves," Erasmo Carlos's thirtieth album and his first posthumous release. Awarded in Miami on November 14.

1996

Best Foreign Language Album at the 9th Prêmio da Música Brasileira, for Equilíbrio Distante.

2000

Troféu Candango award, for the film score of No Coração dos Deuses.

2012

Gold Dolphin award at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, for the corporate film Nossa História.

2014

Nominated for Best Original Score at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, for Somos Tão Jovens.

2015

Best Film Score for Somos Tão Jovens, at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival.

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Education

1984

Piano and Music Theory, OMB.

1987

Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, UDESC.

Archive

On stage.

Carlos Trilha performing
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Vintage synthesizers from RETROTECH
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Carlos Trilha at SESC Instrumental
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Concerto para Sintetizadores
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Carlos Trilha performing
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Carlos Trilha performing
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Carlos Trilha at the keyboard during the Legião Urbana Special
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Legião Urbana Special show, green stage lighting
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Legião Urbana Special performing
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Legião Urbana Special performing
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Original Album

RETROTECH

A series of original compositions by Carlos Trilha for vintage analog synthesizers, with movements including Retrotech I, II, III, V and VII. A solo project spanning more than a decade.

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Album · 2018

MOOGBEAT

Nação Zumbi for Minimoog. An instrumental album that reimagines classics of Pernambuco's manguebeat movement using a single analog Minimoog, from percussive to harmonic textures. Praised by Pupillo, drummer and composer for Nação Zumbi.

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Live

Shows.

Concerto para Sintetizadores brings the MOOGBEAT and RETROTECH repertoire to the stage, with Carlos Trilha at the helm of a cockpit of analog synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, alongside real-time synchronized generative video projection.

Timeline

Timeline.

1984

Start of professional career, in Florianópolis.

1992 / 1997

Keyboardist, arranger and programmer for Legião Urbana.

2000 / 2015

Tours with Marisa Monte and Ana Carolina.

2018

Release of MOOGBEAT, Nação Zumbi for Minimoog, and the creation of Concerto para Sintetizadores.

2021

Remix of "Estranho Fetiche / Fetiche Estranho," with Humberto Gessinger — the first remix in the solo career of the former Engenheiros do Hawaii frontman, released by Deckdisc.

2022 · 2024

Two Latin Grammys for engineering and mixing on Erasmo Carlos's albums.

2025

Original film scores for "Velhos Bandidos," "Resta Um" and "Cartas para Deus."

Collaborations

Stage and studio.

Stage

  • Legião Urbana
  • Marisa Monte
  • Ana Carolina

Studio

  • Caetano Veloso
  • Erasmo Carlos
  • Gal Costa
  • Céu
  • Jerry Adriani
  • Lobão
  • Danni Carlos
  • Dazaranha
  • Catedral
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Press and shows

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