South African-born brothers Octavio and Danubio Martins have hit the big time after a remix they helped produce was included in a major international movie.
The brothers, who are now based in Portugal, produced the Baiana remix with friend Ricardo Lima. It is set to feature in a new Universal Picture film called Trash.
The song was originally made popular by the Brazilian group Barbatuques.
The movie, directed by Stephen Daldry, is set in Brazil.
It follows three kids who make a discovery on a garbage dump but soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a wrong. It features actors Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen and Wagner Moura.
Danubio, 29, and Octavio, 25, were born in Pretoria and relocated to Portugal more than 10 years ago.
Danubio studied a DJ’s course at age 16 and two years later was already a qualified entertainer. He signed his first original track to a Portuguese label at the age of 24 and has not looked back since.
Octavio followed in his footsteps and started DJing at bars, clubs and university parties.
“With the success of my work, I started playing in countries like Venezuela, Spain, France and Switzerland along with Octavio, who is known as Smoking London,” said Danubio.
He said Octavio had improved his music and production skills by taking courses and had an upcoming collection of new original singles due to be released this year.
Octavio said the opportunity to have a track featured in a movie came about a year ago when Lima was producing an unofficial remix of a Linkin Park song. Danubio suggested that the three do a remix of the Brazilian track, Baiana.
“After several weeks working on the track, finally the remix was ready to ‘take off’ to the dance floors and later on, through the social networks, the superstar DJs Bob Sinclar and Gregor Salto got their hands on the remix, supporting it on their radio shows and gigs,” Octavio said.
The song became so popular that the company that has legal copyrights for the original contacted the three and offered them a contract to have the song declared an official remix and be featured in the movie.
“We thought it would be an amateur or independent movie.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we think it was Universal Pictures,” Octavio said.
The remix is one of three tracks used in the movie.
Octavio said they hoped this would open more doors for them in both the music and movie scene. Trash premieres in South Africa in April.
Octavio said the three are named in the final credits of the movie. — poliswap@dispatch.co.za
SA-born brothers’ remix in a movie
The brothers, who are now based in Portugal, produced the Baiana remix with friend Ricardo Lima. It is set to feature in a new Universal Picture film called Trash.
The song was originally made popular by the Brazilian group Barbatuques.
The movie, directed by Stephen Daldry, is set in Brazil.
It follows three kids who make a discovery on a garbage dump but soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a wrong. It features actors Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen and Wagner Moura.
Danubio, 29, and Octavio, 25, were born in Pretoria and relocated to Portugal more than 10 years ago.
Danubio studied a DJ’s course at age 16 and two years later was already a qualified entertainer. He signed his first original track to a Portuguese label at the age of 24 and has not looked back since.
Octavio followed in his footsteps and started DJing at bars, clubs and university parties.
“With the success of my work, I started playing in countries like Venezuela, Spain, France and Switzerland along with Octavio, who is known as Smoking London,” said Danubio.
He said Octavio had improved his music and production skills by taking courses and had an upcoming collection of new original singles due to be released this year.
Octavio said the opportunity to have a track featured in a movie came about a year ago when Lima was producing an unofficial remix of a Linkin Park song. Danubio suggested that the three do a remix of the Brazilian track, Baiana.
“After several weeks working on the track, finally the remix was ready to ‘take off’ to the dance floors and later on, through the social networks, the superstar DJs Bob Sinclar and Gregor Salto got their hands on the remix, supporting it on their radio shows and gigs,” Octavio said.
The song became so popular that the company that has legal copyrights for the original contacted the three and offered them a contract to have the song declared an official remix and be featured in the movie.
“We thought it would be an amateur or independent movie.
“Never in our wildest dreams did we think it was Universal Pictures,” Octavio said.
The remix is one of three tracks used in the movie.
Octavio said they hoped this would open more doors for them in both the music and movie scene. Trash premieres in South Africa in April.
Octavio said the three are named in the final credits of the movie. — poliswap@dispatch.co.za
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