Fresno (band)
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| Origin | Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Brazil |
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| Members | Lucas Silveira Gustavo "Vavo" Mantovani Thiago Guerra Mario Camelo |
| Past members | Rodrigo "Esteban" Tavares Pedro "Cuper" Cupertino Bruno "Lezo" Teixeira Leandro "Nego" Pereira |
Fresno is a Brazilian rock band formed in Porto Alegre in late 1999. Currently, members are Lucas Silveira (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Gustavo Mantovani (lead guitar), Thiago Guerra (drums) and Mario Camelo (keyboards). They already have six albums, the most recent being "Infinito".
Lucas, Gustavo, Leandro and Pedro met in high school and were part of the student council. After a meeting in late 1999 they had the idea to start a band so they could have fun doing punk versions of pop hits of the time. Lucas and Gustavo played the guitar, Pedro had a drum kit and Leandro would be the singer.
In December 4 of that year the band gathered for the first rehearsal session at Pedro's house, in Porto Alegre. That day is regarded as "date of birth" of the band that would later call itself "Democratas" and ultimately "Fresno".
In June 2000 there was the annual band festival for that school. About a month before that, the boys invited their friend Bruno to play bass in the band and help them do well at the festival, with a setlist comprising cover songs only. It worked out well and Bruno stayed in the band. Soon after that Lucas started songwriting and the band incorporated their own compositions into the next few gigs. As early as 2001 the band was playing its own songs only - songs that would spread across the internet in the shape of rough recordings made at home by Lucas. That's when they changed their name to Fresno.
In 2001, after discovering another Brazilian outfit called Democratas, the band looked for a new name. After many temporary attempts, Lucas suggested Fresno during a rehearsal, as he thought the word sounded funny. It ended up sticking.
Later that year the band recorded their first EP - O Acaso do Erro, with 6 tracks including local favourites "Seu Namorado É Um Idiota" and "Se Algum Dia Eu Não Acordar". During the recordings, Leandro left the band. Lucas, who had always been the main composer, took over vocal duties and the band became a four-piece.
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