Nuno Canavarro, Date of Birth

    

Nuno Canavarro

Portuguese composer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1962

Profession: actor, composer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Nuno Canavarro

  • Nuno Canavarro (born 15 November 1962) is a Portuguese composer.
  • He studied architecture in Oporto.
  • He learned to play piano at a very young age and was in a band called the Street Kids.
  • He also played with the famous Portuguese band, Delfins, and with Carlos Maria Trindade (Madredeus, Heróis do Mar).
  • He is also responsible for the 1988 experimental music recording: Plux Quba.
  • This record was a strong influence on the sound of many postmodern electronic musicians, including Mouse on Mars and Jim O'Rourke.
  • O'Rourke re-released Plux Quba on his own Moikai label in 1999. Nuno Canavarro has also composed music for Portuguese films including Fintar o Destino, O Gotejar da Luz (Light Drops), 14 de Fevereiro (a 1 de Abril), "O Jogo da Glória" and Janelas Verdes.
  • He also produced a DVD about his father's experience in the Portuguese war and composed original music for the DVD, Elefante Dundum (2007).
  • He also directed a 2008 movie called Casa da Montanha.

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