Professional since age 11, Derico Sciotti began his studies of flute....

Name: John Frederick Sciotti

Birth.: 17/Julho/1966

Professional since age 11, Derico Sciotti began his studies of flute at the age of 5. Since then, he had the opportunity to study with renowned masters such as John Carrasqueira Dias, Antônio Carlos Carrasqueira, Jean-Noel Saghaard, Lydia Alimonda, and Amilson Costita Héctor Godoy.

Classical training, Derico Sciotti had great impact nationally since 1974, when he won several national and international competitions for young musicians, which enabled their participation in various recitals and concerts throughout Brazil. At this time, aged 14, was "Spala (first flutist) Youth Orchestra of Sao Paulo Municipal and participated in the Winter Festival of Campos do Jordao in 1980, where he played governed by the conductor Eleazar de Carvalho.

In 1979, alongside his scholarly career, Derico Sciotti begins to discover new styles such as jazz, blues, instrumental music (fusion) and experimental music (dodecaphonism and minimalism). It was then that opens up their musical perspectives, learning new languages in instruments such as saxophone, piano, guitar, bass guitar and drums.

Derico Sciotti becomes multi-instrumentalist and partly to a more popular career where he meets musicians and artists with whom he goes to work, such as Dominguinhos, Diana Little, Marlui Miranda, Jean Paul & Garfunkel, Amelinha, Troubadours, Ana de Hollanda Celso Viáfora, Marcia Salomon, Chico César, Eliete Negreiros, and participate with animated group of shows with artists such as Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti, Itamar Assumpção, Arrigo Barnabé and Group Heading.

Founded in 1983 with his family Artlivre the Music School, which currently has two housing units in São Paulo, including children, youths and adults, a community of 300 students and 15 teachers. In 1986, as bass player, is joining a group of musicians "representatives" of equipment from the multinational Roland, a Japanese instruments and musical equipment of last generation.

In 1990, Derico Sciotti is invited to attend the recording of the program Jô Soares Onze e Meia SBT Channel 4 St. Paul as a saxophonist and flutist's Quintet Onze e Meia. This work enabled the Deric Sciotti playing with musicians such as Chick Corea, George Benson, Billy Cobham, Ian Anderson, Ray Coniff, Randy Crawford, Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Gil, Raul de Souza, Claudio Roditi, Pepeu Gomes, Ed Motta, Pedro Mattar, Smashing Pumpkins, Kid Rock, among others.

But today, as well as musician, serves as "Advisor Random Affairs," Jô Soares participating and helping in many different and unusual situations created within the program. 

With this, there possibilities for Derico Sciotti could leverage his solo career by recording eight CDs, the first 'Quintet Eleven and a Half "recorded in 1992 and released albums by the CID, the second called" Tribute ", recorded in 1994 and released by Warner Music, the third called "Derico and live in Palicari Anthropophagi Anonymous", recorded live in 1997 and released by Virgin Records, the fourth called "Derico Eleven Months", aimed at children and released by Angel Records in 1999, the fifth "Jô Soares eo Sexteto", recorded live and released by Sony Music in 2000, the sixth "Derico & Sergio - DUO Sciotti", recorded live and released by Zabumba Records in 2002, the seventh "Duo Sciotti - Two by Two, "recorded in 2004 and launched by the eighth Zabumba Records" Derico Syndicate & Jazz ", recorded live in Bauru and released in 2005.

Derico Sciotti has released three books, the first in 1995 "The Quest Of the Graal Sunglasses - The History of Random Deriquismo and other affairs" by Editora Best Seller, the second in 2001 "Bobagens.com" by Editora Madras and the third in 2010 " Around the World on a bicycle ergometer "'by Editora Planeta. DERICO SCIOTTI participou de três Bienais do livro, em 1996, em 2002 e 2010. Derico Sciotti attended three Biennials of the book in 1996, 2002 and 2010.

Many national and multinational companies have already teamed up the image of Deric Sciotti for shows at fairs, conventions and advertisements in print and electronic media, such as Volkswagen, Gessy-Levers, Colgate, Kibon, Pial-Legrand, FedEx, IBM, Carrefour, Jornal da Tarde, Network Supermarkets See, Nissin-Miojo, Chevrolet, Book Circle, Francal, Coca-Cola, Brahma, Philips, Bacardi, Telebras, Chevrolet, Petrobras, Bradesco, Fiat, Avon, Heineken, Tec-Toy, Kaiser , Motorola, Banco Itau, the British Chamber, Cintra Brewery, Bridgestone-Firestone, Renault, Olympikus, Novartis, Hering, Yamaha, Federal and Antarctica.

Derico Sciotti acts as soloist with orchestra, with the OPUS Chamber Orchestra of Belo Horizonte, conducted by Maestro Leonardo Cunha and Bachiana Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of Sao Paulo, conducted by Maestro João Carlos Martins.

Today is hired Derico Sciotti the Globo Television Network in which it operates along with the Sextet in Programa do Jô, Yamaha's unique musician and gives lectures and workshops on musical instruments (flute, saxophone) and the professionalization and the labor market for Brazilian music.

http://www.derico.com.br/

Apresentação Musical com Chiquinho e Derico, do Sexteto do Jô, acompanhados de Raul de Sá ( Teclados ) , Marcelo Soares ( Contrabaixo) e Luis Fernando Pinto [Binho] ( Bateria) no Espaço Cultural Vicentina Aranha, em São José dos Campos (SP).