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Diego Placeres

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// Part of @theroyalthieves
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New DJ set available on YouTube! You can catch a few snippets here. Follow the link to watch an hour and a half of me selecting records, playing air drums and bass, and sharing soulful grooves from all over the world:

🇺🇾🇦🇺🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇹🇸🇩🇸🇪🇺🇸 by @diegoplaceres

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2 months ago

It was such an honor to be nominated for Best Soundtrack at the Sophia Awards for my work on the feature film Savannah and the Mountain. I would like to thank @academiaportuguesadecinema for the nomination and for their support throughout this trip.

Paulo Carneiro’s film has once again given me the opportunity to experience this kind of recognition for my work, and it’s yet another proof of how genius and relevant this film still is.

Just like at its premiere in Cannes in 2024, I felt incredibly proud of Paulo’s conviction in his work and vision, as well as the determination and strength of the whole team involved. I was also lucky enough to visit Portugal for the first time — the country where the film was shot — which made the whole experience feel like coming full circle.

As in many important moments in my life, I have to thank my family, and especially @m_placeres3 , for making me believe in myself and for practically forcing me to be present and fully live these incredible moments that art makes possible. Like other times when I hesitated, he gave me the confidence to move forward and overcome doubt - and also making sure that I was dressed properly for the occasion.

1) Red carpet with the best possible company. Ph: @guilhermeglazar
2) The whole theater listening to “O Cavalo”
3) Keeping calm
4) Queuing in style
5) Bacalhau for dinner on the first night, as demanded by Paulo Carneiro
6) Alfama after a great hangout guided by @dj.stilo , the coolest DJ in Lisboa
7) Andie’s first Portuguese olive, all the way from A Pontinha
8) “É memo fixe pah”
9) “Excelência comprovada”
10) Portugal’s finest: Duarte Domingo das quebrada da Graça
11) Portugal’s second finest taken in Lisboa, Portugal by @diegoplaceres

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5 months ago

@diegoplaceres llega a Crate Guest 💿 con una selección inspirada en el rock psicodélico y garage de los 60’s. 🎸✨ Un set crudo, alegre y lleno de melodías hipnóticas que captura el espíritu libre y desprejuiciado de una época que será recordada por siempre. 🌈⚡️

Nacido en Brasil y actualmente viviendo en Chihuahua, Uruguay 🌊, Diego pasó gran parte de su vida entre ciudades como Caxias, Salvador y Porto Alegre, absorbiendo influencias culturales y musicales de distintos rincones del mundo. 🌎 Miembro de The Royal Thieves, giró por Sudamérica abriendo shows para La Femme y también presentó trabajos en el Festival de Cannes junto al músico sueco Björn Olsson. 🎬✨

Con una enorme colección de vinilos y una sensibilidad profundamente cinematográfica 🎞️💿, Diego navega entre la música popular brasileña de los 60, la chanson française, el surf music, el garage escandinavo y la cumbia beat latinoamericana. 💃🪩 Construyendo sets donde conviven texturas vintage, psicodelia y emociones que parecen sacadas de una película perdida. 🌅

La sesión fue grabada en @apeiron_serendipia_psychi ☕️✨, el mágico espacio creado por el querido amigo Beto de León, en una tarde que vamos a recordar siempre con muchísimo cariño. 🤎 Hoy el lugar sigue vivo gracias a Marianela, que continúa manteniendo intacto ese amor por los cafés, los discos y los encuentros alrededor de la música. 💿

Un viaje imperdible para escuchar fuerte y perderse un rato en la psicodelia de la música, tan característica de este lugar. 🌀🎶

¡Nos vemos en YouTube! ▶️✨ taken in Punta del Este, Uruguay by @diegoplaceres

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5 months ago

I’m featured playing keys on Björn Olsson’s new album. I wrote the arrangement and recorded it with my favourite instrument: the Sonola Electric Chord Organ. Before it made it onto Björn’s record, this organ went through quite a journey.
This photo was taken on my first day in Toronto a few years ago, the day after I got the instrument. I’d bought it online 6 months earlier, while living in Montréal. It was in New Jersey, so I asked the owner to hold it and promised I’d eventually pick it up. Some months later, visiting my uncle in Long Island, I figured it was the perfect occasion. I thought, “NY, NJ... how far can it be?” The answer: 5-hour drive.
I tested my uncle’s unconditional love with this mission, but he made it happen. We arrived at a mansion owned by an old Russian man. The Sonola was sitting in his living room like furniture, unpacked.
We carried this 20kg organ to the car, stopped at a gas station to find cardboard boxes, and did the worst packaging ever. I was leaving the US that night, so there wasn’t much time. My uncle dropped me in Manhattan, where I’d catch a Megabus to Toronto. With the organ and a huge suitcase, I assumed there’d be trouble, but told them I was a musician and they let me on.
In Toronto, my friend Marky picked me up on his scooter and burst out laughing when he saw me. He said there was no way we’d fit all of it, but he’d take the piano, because it seemed more fun. That’s how Mark made decisions back then: whichever was more fun and illogical, he’d go for it. I stayed at his place for 2 weeks, sleeping on the floor of his room. He was rehearsing with random bands and kept dragging me and the organ, unannounced, into their sessions. We’d haul it around walking or strapped to his scooter. Both were equally uncomfortable.
It went through 5 airports and got home safe without excess fees. In São Paulo, they refused both bags, so I opened my suitcase, pulled out clothes and shoes, choosing what to keep. I said I’d leave it all and take the organ. The scene must’ve looked very sad. A manager came down and told them to let me pass probably to stop them from looking like total dicks.
Since then, I’ve used it on most of my records. by @diegoplaceres

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a year ago

Tonight, I’m spinning some vinyl at @liseandvito in Brooklyn with @meshkimono. You might know Will for dropping the classiest beats to some of the most exquisite pop and psychedelic tunes of the 21st century. What you probably don’t know is that me and my fellows from @theroyalthieves were the ones who introduced him to the peculiar habit of drinking vermouth and vibing to El Sexteto Electrónico Moderno. Which is exactly what we’ll be doing tonight.

Art by @cfaruolo taken in Brooklyn, New York by @diegoplaceres

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2 years ago

I‘ve been a fan of Swedish music for longer than I can remember. At some point, I found out that most of the records that inspired me had something in common - they were produced and co-written by one man: Björn Olsson.

By the time I was 18 years old I was not only a fan of Björn’s work with Mando Diao, Håkan Hellström, Soundtrack of our Lives, etc… but was also amazed by the melodies and raw sound of his solo albums, which I listened to everyday. For this reason, around 10 years ago I sent him a letter, a few demos of my band @theroyalthieves and a jersey of Uruguay‘s national team, with his name OLSSON and number 10 on the back. To my surprise, Björn not only replied to my mail, but sent 4 vinyl records of his solo work all the way back to Uruguay. This meant a lot to me and we kept in touch, sharing ideas and thoughts, which also seemed crazy to me.

Two years ago I went to Gothenburg and hanged out with Björn, @m_placeres3 and @santip.odino in Tjörn and it was as if we‘ve known each other for a long time, which was true in some way. We gave him a Uruguayan mate 🧉 and Mauricio taught him how to prepare it, a couple of mates after we were already close friends.

Following that trip to Sweden, Björn asked me if I could record a bassline to one of his new tracks. It‘s hard to explain how honoured I felt to collaborate with one of my favourite artists, I recorded three bass lines for the track. All of them ended up in the final version.

The song was released this week, featured on Björn Olsson‘s new album. He named it „Diego Placeres“. The album sounds incredible and it was co-written and co-produced by Torsten Larsson, another Swedish rock legend. Go give it a listen!

I‘m beyond grateful for this and I take it as a clear proof of how sincere love and passion for music resonates with those who think alike you.

#smena8m
#35mm
#göteborg by @diegoplaceres

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2 years ago

Exactly a month ago, Paulo Carneiro’s « A Savana e A Montanha » premiered at Cannes. I had the honor of composing the original soundtrack for this film. It was incredible to witness this project grow from the start and achieve such significant milestones, like being featured in La Quinzaine and screened at the Théâtre Croisette. I was fortunate to share this experience with the entire crew, some of whom I hadn’t met before, still we immediately became best friends and had the greatest time together.

I am grateful for Paulo’s vision, trust in my work and his unwavering determination. One night, when we were recording some of the music in Uruguay, Paulo said he was aiming for Berlin and I told him, obviously not as serious and determined as him, that the film would be premiering in Cannes instead. Little did we know… That same night, during our dinner break, we even bid on a USD 5k Rickenbacker bass on eBay—such was our optimism. Fortunately, someone else outbid me…

Most of all, I am so thankful for the wonderful people I met during the festival, truly beautiful and brilliant souls from around the world. I eagerly look forward to crossing paths with all of you again and I’m sure it will happen soon!

Some cool pics:

1. Enjoying yet another free cup of coffee with a view - courtesy of @mdf_cannes . Behind me, the Côte d’Azur, or a photo of it from the 80s. Picture by the great @duartecore
2. On a boat, even queuing for the bathroon can look fancy. By @santiago_gorostiaga
3. Premiere day.
4. Full room.
5. The crew posing. Verde é o Barroso!
6. Cocktail lifestyle at @jiiff_festival Cannes headquarters. Best hosts, making us feel at home everyday.
7. « Foudasse, tás louco ou quê? »
8. We ♥️ Film
9. « El Rescate de Piperno »
10. In the queue for the Red Carpet with Elli Medeiros. Record I casually found at @lesnocturnes.disquaire.cannes , coolest record store in Cannes! taken in Cannes Film Festival by @diegoplaceres

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2 years ago

Rolling clouds over cement.

Downtown Los Angeles, March 2022.
#35mm #smena8m taken in Los Angeles, California. by @diegoplaceres

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4 years ago

Philarmonie.

Berlin, September 2022.

#smena8m #35mm taken in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany by @diegoplaceres

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4 years ago

On an island where the sunlight hits your eyes, in the wind there’s no sorrow drifting by.

Göteborg, August 2022.

#smena8m #35mm taken in Asperö by @diegoplaceres

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4 years ago

Europa Neurotisch.

Berlin, September 2022.

#smena8m #35mm taken in Potsdamer Platz Berlin by @diegoplaceres

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4 years ago

Pour out the sea all the way to the horizon.

Brännö, August 2022.

#smena8m #35mm taken in Brännö by @diegoplaceres

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