Rick Bonadio

Ricardo "Rick" Bonadio (born June 21, 1969) is a Brazilian music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer, owner of Midas Studio and record companies Arsenal Music and Midas Music.

Career He began his career in the 1980s as a musician and arranger. He opened Bonadio Produções, a small studio. In 1989, he partnered with Nando, with whom he started a rap duo, Rick & Nando. They released a vinyl record in 1989, which was considered one of the first rap albums in Brazil. In the 90's, he began to excel at working with Christian rock musicians such as the band Katsbarnea and their lead singer, Brother Simion. In 1991, he worked as a keyboardist and sound engineer on the album Vida, Jesus & Rock'n'Roll, from the band Resgate. At this time, he worked as a producer on Brother Simion's disc, which was considered the 41st greatest album of Brazilian Christian music by several historians, musicians, and journalists in a publication. He was the producer who discovered, produced and hosted Mamonas Assassinas, and since then has become one of the most requested musical producers in Brazil. Bonadio was nicknamed Creuzebek by the band. The musician also worked for several years in partnership with producers Paulo Anhaia and Rodrigo Castanho.

Shortly thereafter, he released and produced the band Charlie Brown Jr. and continued working with other multinational artists in his studio.

In addition to music producer and composer, he was also a judge on the Popstars TV show on SBT, which had two seasons. In the first one, released in 2002, the female pop band Rouge was formed. The band was extinguished at the end of 2005. The second season, released in 2003, revealed the male pop band Br'oZ. Still on television, he was a musical producer on Olha a Minha Banda, from Caldeirão do Huck, on Rede Globo, where his goal was to help beginner bands reach stardom. Between 1998 and 2002, Bonadio was the artistic and head director of the Brazilian division of the record company Virgin Records, whose Brazilian operation was later absorbed by EMI Music. In 2001, shortly before leaving office, he created the record label Arsenal Music, responsible for bands such as Fresno, NX Zero, Tihuana, CPM 22 and Hateen, among others. The label's catalog was distributed by Sony Music between 2001 and 2005, when the operation was taken over by Universal Music.

In 2011, he was a judge alongside Luiza Possi and Marco Camargo on Ídolos, exhibited on Rede Record. In 2012, he sold Arsenal Music to Universal Music. The label's former artists were then transferred to the new parent company. In the same year, Rick created his own new label, Midas Music. In 2013, the musical reality show Fábrica de Estrellas premiered at Multishow. It showed what a day in the life of the producer was like, as well as his work with great artists and also a dispute between new singers for the formation of a girlband: The Girls group. He was jury of Ídolos 2011, next to Luiza Possi and Marco Camargo.

He is currently a judge and a producer on the Brazilian version of X Factor. He is still the head director of Midas Music and Studio Midas, one of the largest studios in Latin America.

Personal life The son of a seamstress and an auto parts store owner, Rick was married to Suseth Marcellon, with whom he has two children, Gabriela and Leonardo. He is currently married to the choreographer Paula Peixoto Bonadio.

Productions Albums

1989 : Rick e Nando - Rick e Nando 1991: Vida, Jesus & Rock'n'Roll - Resgate 1992: Brother - Brother Simion 1992: Cristo ou Barrabás - Katsbarnea 1993: Novos Rumos - Resgate 1994: Esperança - Brother Simion 1995: Mamonas Assassinas - Mamonas Assassinas 1997: Transpiração Contínua Prolongada - Charlie Brown Jr. 1998: Atenção, Creuzebek: a Baixaria Continua! - Mamonas Assassinas 1998: Rodolfo & ET - ET & Rodolfo 1999: Preço Curto... Prazo Longo - Charlie Brown Jr. 1999: Los Hermanos - Los Hermanos 2000: Praise - Resgate 2000: Todo Mundo Doido - O Surto 2002: Rouge - Rouge 2002: Rouge Remixes - Rouge 2002: Eu Sou Assim - Luiza Possi 2002: Eu Continuo de Pé - Resgate 2003: C'est La Vie - Rouge 2003: Br'oz - Br'oz 2003: Aqui ou em Qualquer Lugar - Tihuana 2003: Tudo Outra Vez - LS Jack 2004: Pro Mundo Levar - Luiza Possi 2004: Segundo Ato - Br'oz 2004: Blá Blá Blá - Rouge 2004: Acústico MTV - Ira! 2004: Iara Negrete Canta Divas - Acústico - Iara Negrete 2004: Tamo Aí na Atividade - Charlie Brown Jr. 2005: Imunidade Musical - Charlie Brown Jr. 2005: Tihuana - Tihuana 2005: Mil e Uma Noites - Rouge 2006: Cidade Cinza - CPM 22 2006: NX Zero - NX Zero 2006: Rastaclone - Rastaclone

2006: Vou Tirar Você Desse Lugar: Tributo a Odair José - Many artists 2006: Procedimentos de Emergência - Hateen 2006: Um Dia de Cada Vez - Tihuana 2006: Vicious - Supla 2006: Eu Sou 300 - Sérgio Britto 2007: MTV ao Vivo - 5 Bandas de Rock - Many artists 2007: Invisível DJ - Ira! 2007: Country Star - Nathalia Siqueira 2008: Redenção - Fresno 2008: Agora - NX Zero 2008: Ao Vivo - Nathalia Siqueira 2008: O que se Leva da Vida, é a Vida que se Leva - Tulio Dek 2009: Gloria - Gloria 2009: One: 16 Hits - Mamonas Assassinas 2009: Sete Chaves - NX Zero 2009: Sacos Plásticos - Titãs 2009: Camisa 10 Joga Bola Até na Chuva - Charlie Brown Jr. 2010: Hiperativo - Strike 2010: Projeto Paralelo - NX Zero 2010: Fake Number - Fake Number 2010: Manu Gavassi - Manu Gavassi 2010: Revanche - Fresno 2011: Multishow Ao Vivo: Nx Zero 10 anos - NX Zero 2011: Rebeldes - Rebeldes 2011: Pelados em Santos - Mamonas Assassinas 2012: Julie e os Fantasmas - Cast of Julie e os Fantasmas 2012: Rebeldes - Ao vivo - Rebeldes 2012: Tudo de Novo - Negra Li 2012: Meu Jeito, Seu Jeito - Rebeldes 2013: Em Comum - NX Zero 2013: Clichê Adolescente - Manu Gavassi 2013: De Sol a Sol / Bora Viver - Planta & Raiz 2013: Girls - Girls 2017: Maravilhosa - Ravena 2017: Kell Smith - Kell Smith

Filmography +Television Year Title Role Notes 2002–2003 Popstars Coach / Mentor 2008–09 Caldeirão do Huck Coach / Mentor Picture: Look at My Band 2011 Ídolos Coach / Mentor Temporada 6 2013 Fábrica de Estrelas Coach / Mentor 2016X Factor Coach / Mentor