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Adriano Ficarelli, Jr was born and grew up in São Paulo, SP, Brasil, in an atmosphere of artists' family. His grandpa was the painter and decorator Bernardino Ficarelli, embryo of Santa Helena Group, 1933, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, his granduncle, the painter Ernesto Frioli.

Also very important was the influence from the vanguard music of his father's nephew, worldwide known composer Mario Ficarelli, the ceramic sculptures of his aunt Lídia Ficarelli, the pictures and drawings of his father Adriano, his uncles Túlio e Sergio Ficarelli. Contemporary, from his cousins Marcos Ficarelli (Brazilian rock pioneer, Top Sounds, Loupha, B12, Codigo 90 and Watt 69, and musical producer) and Lia Ficarelli, architect, sculptor and painter.

Since childhood, listening to operas, symphonies, rock, Gal singing Baby on the radio, on his father's photo laboratory, going through thousands of rare books inherited from his grandfather, and also, warmed up by the ceramic and porcelain oven where his mother Etta Nunn burnt flowers and landscapes. Adriano already felt the dimensions where the art language guide us to.

With a piano and a cracked body nylon guitar, at 14 (1968/69), used to "stole" his father 7 inches wheel tape recorder, two channels, and make his first free sound experiments and mixes, based on his light classical and intuitive music knowledge, also with knowledge of electronics acquired from his friend and late neighbor Alexandre Dantas do Amaral, finalist of the I National Choro Festival, Bandeirantes Records/WEA/Warner, 1977.

At school, with his friend Gerson Tatini ( Motto Perpétuo group 1971/1974 ), already a great musician, today musician, sound engineer and electric bass collector, he learned how to send roses for a girlfriend and how to turn a simple walk into a surreal experience, and developed a particular way to write, make poetry and draw, which became a landmark and an intellectual journey with no return.

He moves to São Vicente bay, SP, Brazil, at 1970, faced to the sea, new friends, there begins a solitary intellectual and spiritual journey. Study Electronic and Architecture. As a self-teacher learn harmony, poetry, drawing and photography supported by his late friend and poetry partner architect Milton Póvoas (Miltinho) with whom made some short movies and songs. Also was supported by his "mentors", the architect and ambient technician Decio de Mello Freire and the writer Silvia Negreiros Freire.

His career with computers began on early 80ths, working in São Paulo, when he decided for the new technology at that time, the micro computers.

Applying his knowledge of electronics he build 25 years of technical support, software design and development career at two computer manufactures and one software house. Developing mainly specific commnunication routines and software protection rotines and supporting the development team with his ideas.

The diversity of situations on the professional side and contact with thousands of people along these years fed his creativity and spirituality.

He fed up at this time his hungry for good music with eclectic Brazilian music, specially Nelson Ângelo and Tavinho Moura, jazz, vanguard erudite music, Berio, Phillip Glass and Lou Harrinson, classic music, rock, Laurie Anderson, Japanese music, and sudden with the fusion editions of ECM and EG Records, Terje Rypdal, Eberhard Weber, Jon Christensen and, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Daniel Lanois, and 4AD editions as well.

Always considering his art as a natural expression of his thoughts, the easy access to electronic musical instruments and multi-channel recorders, inspired Adriano by 1986 to make a return and try again to register his music creations, or as he said, to see realized the espontaneous ideas.

Between 1989 and 1991 build his first home studio in São Vicente e made a draft in two cassette tapes of his first ideas, more than 30 songs, with help of José Perides and the musician Dennis Walsh (Maestro) on writings and also Marcelo Mariano playing (these last two from Moinhos dos Ventos group).

Between 1992 and 2000, with a new studio, computer controlled, encouraged by the argument and tips from cousin Marcos, and philosophic arguments with Dennis, the designer Marcelo and the architect Raquel Tourinho, Adriano produced and recorded several new pieces, where he shows his philosophy, melt down harmony and poetry. Although not a professional record the result was surprising and part of it is shown at ADRStudio.com since 1999.

Since 2001 he definitely move to West Palm Beach, Florida, a kind of retirement, continue as internet consultant and devoloper, start a new studio and helps friends as sculptor Fernandez to spread out their work.

Adriano makes the maintenance of ADRStudio.com, still researching and creating, says:

"His work have its own life,
When you see a lost ball on the ocean it brings abstraction."

Enjoy.