Mario Caldato Jr.
- January 10, 2024
- Producer
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Mario Caldato Jr. Biography
| Name | Mario Caldato Jr. |
| Birthday | Feb 24 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Home Town | São Paulo |
| Birth Country | Brazil |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Mario Caldato Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Producer who was born on February 24, 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil. Mario Caldato Jr. (born on February 24, 1961) is also called Mario C., is an American-Brazilian record producer and studio engineer, best known as a producer and engineer in collaboration with Beastie Boys and Jack Johnson in the US and also together with Marcelo D2 as well as Seu Jorge, in Brazil. Mario C. has won three Latin Grammys in the past and has received numerous nominations, as well as multi- platinum and gold records.
In 1988-89, Caldato was the engineer for in 1988-89 the Beastie Boys second album Paul’s Boutique. Caldato can be seen in the footage of the album’s launch party held at the top of the Capitol Records building. The album was deemed a failure commercially in the early days, Paul’s Boutique is now widely regarded as a timeless cult hit. The album marked the beginning of Caldato’s lengthy professional relationship together with Beastie Boys, co-producing their multi-platinum hit songs Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty. The name of Caldato became famous among Beastie fans through their mentions “that’s a record ’cause of Mario” in the track “Root Down”, “Mario C likes to keep it clean!” on the smash hit track “Intergalactic, “Ed Norton is playing in the club with Mario” along with “Me and Adam and Ad as well as the Mario C” on the track “Three DJ’s and Three MC’s” as well as “at the board is the guy they refer to as Mario” in the track Sure Shot. When he first joined The Beastie Boys, Caldato also created DJ Hurricane’s first album The Hurra for Grand Royal. Together with Adam Horovitz, he produced two albums for the punk rock group D.F.L. to be released by Grand Royal. Caldato also performed extensively around the world in conjunction with Beastie Boys during Check Your Head and Ill Communication mixing their sound live (sometimes in an acoustic setting) His style is influenced in part by the legendary Dub Reggae innovators King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry.
The Portuguese-speaking Caldato spends significant time in Brasil, where his personal heritage infuses his music projects. He has produced many Brazilian artists, including Planet Hemp, Marcelo D2, Seu Jorge, Nação Zumbi, Bebel Gilberto, Marisa Monte, Vanessa da Mata, and Mallu Magalhães. In 2008 he mixed the debut album of the Argentinian group Banda de Turistas titled Magico Corazon Radiofonico, one of the new revelations of the Latin scene. In 2010 Caldato mixed and co-produced the Seu Jorge and Almaz self-titled album released by Now-Again Records. Caldato organized, recorded and produced a charitable album with Anglo-Brazilian collaboratory supergroup, The Bottletop Band. In 2014 he was responsible for mixing Criolo second album Convoque seu Buda and also Filipe Ret, Revel LP and Ana Cañas To Na Vida LP in 2015. Also produced Aymoréco debut LP 2016, Santiago Cruz, Trenes, Aviones y Viajes Interplanetarios LP from Colombia, also mixed Alvinho Lancellotti, Canto de Marajó LP and FingerFingerrr, MAR LP in 2016.
It was in 1985 that Caldato created a rental and rental of DJs and PAs business together with Mike Nishita, brother of “Money” Mark Nishita. A year later, he met DJ Matt Dike at legendary downtown L.A. nightclub Power Tools. In response to Dike’s request, Caldato built a recording studio in his Hollywood home, and transformed an old closet into a singing booth. It was in Dike’s home studio that Caldato assisted in the production of Tone Loc and Young MC’s smash albums and singles on behalf of Dike as well as Mike Ross’ label Delicious Vinyl. It was also in Dike’s home where Caldato first came across with the New York rap group Beastie Boys and duo the Dust Brothers.
Mario Caldato Jr. Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Producer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mario Caldato Jr. is one of the richest Producer from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mario Caldato Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mario Caldato Jr. is the son of Italian father Mario, Sr. and Brazilian mother Guiomar. In 1963, Mario with his entire family relocated into in the United States, settling in Los Angeles. As a young man, Caldato received a Sears Silvertone organ as a present from his father as well as a piano couple of years after. After that, he started taking classical music classes. The lessons abruptly came to an conclusion when he was kicked by his instructor for not practicing. The incident however did not stop Caldato’s enthusiasm for pop music. He was also inspired by a 1972 performance of Duke Ellington at El Camino College in Torrance, California.
As a teen, Caldato played percussion and keyboards in various local bands such as Soul Sticks, Wake, Phaze, Phaze II, and The Jungle Bugs. In 1979, he bought an audio cassette and recorded the group of his friend “Money” Mark Nishita at Harbor College in Wilmington CA. After constructing a home recording studio along with Nishita and later visiting Jamaica to attend 1983’s Reggae Sunsplash Festival, he later produced The Jungle Bugs’ 7″ single, and later the EP of Alice I Wonder with the assistance by Brian “Sly” Foxworthy.
Caldato’s long-standing friendship with Money Mark has resulted in Mario’s engineering, producing and mixing much of Mark’s solo output, including the albums Push The Button (Mo’ Wax, 1998), Change Is Coming (Emperor Norton, 2001), and Brand New By Tomorrow (Brushfire, 2007). Caldato has also produced three Jack Johnson albums On & On, In Between Dreams and Johnson’s fourth Billboard Number One album From Here to Now to You. He has also worked with Beck, Bjork, Blur, Cibo Matto, The Cult, Day One, Los Lobos & John Lee Hooker, Manu Chao, Mother Tongue’s self-titled debut, Molotov, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, The John Butler Trio and Yoko Ono. In 2008, he mixed the self- titled debut EP of One Day as a Lion, a project comprising Zack de la Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine) and Jon Theodore (previously of The Mars Volta). In 2008, he produced the 2nd album of Joseph d’Anvers, a talented French songwriter, called Les Jours Sauvages, featuring appearances by Money Mark, Vanessa da Mata, Moreno Veloso and Kassin & Domenico. In 2012 he mixed the debut by Kids These Days, “Traphouse Rock,” recorded by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. Also produced Ethan Tucker debut LP 2015, also Mala Vita, So Far So Good LP from Holland 2016, Willie Bobo Dig my Feeling LP and Con Brio debut LP Paradise in 2016 from San Francisco.
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Facts & Trivia
Mario Ranked on the list of most popular Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Mario Caldato Jr. celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.