{"id":238,"date":"2021-09-07T23:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T02:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2022-08-05T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:20:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"238\" class=\"elementor elementor-238\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-713e4d9a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"713e4d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e05717\" data-id=\"5e05717\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32751b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32751b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">About me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-514e7d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"514e7d02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b9e856\" data-id=\"6b9e856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a45a33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a45a33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8471274\" data-id=\"8471274\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac1bd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aac1bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">When I was a child, I wasn&#8217;t a fan of any musical ensemble, band or singer, and I was completely indifferent towards every music that, one way or another, I ended up listening to. However, there was an exception: the soundtracks from some movies and video games.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Already at that time, I was fascinated by the music of John Williams and David Wise, for instance. 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Since then, I&#8217;ve been including the mandolin in several arrangements and in my own compositions, valuing the instrument&#8217;s features.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45eae55\" data-id=\"45eae55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3dbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d3dbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/young-mandolin-pyl3ldz1yf0edws4zrvi2g1xqy9fwrw7jgsajmnp4g.jpg\" title=\"young mandolin\" alt=\"young mandolin\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b77c263 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b77c263\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-835ff81\" data-id=\"835ff81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b70ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59b70ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/augustomazzoli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_1667.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3827a6e\" data-id=\"3827a6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30a948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30a948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">As time went by, I was learning more about music theory, composition, orchestration, and realized that my most early influences, those from the movies and video games soundtracks, started me on this journey. I began working in the music business, published some records, and now I&#8217;ve been collaborating with projects from all over the world as a composer, arranger, producer and mandolinist.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c9039 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c9039\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a638476\" data-id=\"a638476\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacaa24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dacaa24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rafael Augusto Neves Mazzoli &#8211; born in 1991 in Santos, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me When I was a child, I wasn&#8217;t a fan of any musical ensemble, band or singer, and I was completely indifferent towards every music that, one way or another, I ended up listening to. 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