Marco Tulio

Brazilian guitarist Marco Tulio was born in Cuiabá and was raised in Brasília (capital of Brazil). Marco is a graduate of Seminários de Música Pró-Arte, a prestigious music school in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). He studied with Maestro Carlos Alberto Figueiredo, guitarists Luiz Felipe Oiticica and Celso Mendes. In Rio he also studied Harmony & Arranging with Sergio Benevenuto. In 1990 he came to the United States for the first time, to study at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He studied with guitarists Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, Norman Brown and with pianist/composer Carl Schroeder. In 1997 Marco Tulio got the "Virtuosi Award" from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil. At the end of that year he moved to Los Angeles. He has performed at many corporate functions for companies such as Mastercard, Samsung, American Airlines, Stephen Webster, Chrysler, Bank of America, Toyota, Land o' Lakes, Wells Fargo, Verizon, Toshiba, Nissan, Time Warner Cable, among others, as well as countless weddings and private functions. Marco has played at private events for celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Arnold Schwartzneger, Oscar De La Renta, Dr. Phil, Magic Johnson, and Rob Lowe. For 11 years he’s been playing weekly at the historical San Antonio Winery located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. And for 10 years he’s been playing every Sunday during brunch at Egg Plantation Restaurant in Santa Clarita.