Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr., also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in Brazil.
Early life
Caldato was born in São Paulo, Brazil. When he was two years old, his family moved to Los Angeles. Caldato began playing keyboards as a youth and took classical music lessons.Career
In 1986, Caldato met DJ Matt Dike at Los Angeles nightclub Power Tools. At Dike's request, Caldato built a recording studio in Dike's apartment, where he engineered and co-produced Tone Loc and Young MC's hit singles and albums. In 1988, Caldato began his long-term professional association with Beastie Boys when he engineered their second album, Paul's Boutique. He co-produced their albums Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty.Through his association with the Beastie Boys, Caldato also produced DJ Hurricane's first album, The Hurra. With Adam Horovitz, he produced two albums for the hardcore punk band D.F.L.. Caldato also toured extensively worldwide with Beastie Boys during Check Your Head and Ill Communication, and mixed their live sound.
Caldato has also worked with such artists as Money Mark, Jack Johnson, Soulfly, Beck, Björk, Blur, Cibo Matto, The Cult, Day One, Los Lobos, John Lee Hooker, Manu Chao, Molotov, Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, The John Butler Trio, Yoko Ono, and One Day as a Lion.