Interview with Miguel d'Oliveira

Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast · May 7, 2019 · 1h 39m

Today's very special episode of CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO is a conversation with composer Miguel d'Oliveira.

Throughout his medical school years at the University of Coimbra, Miguel started playing in several ensembles ranging from orchestra to Ethnic and Jazz to Folk. The instruments played varied almost as much as the ensembles; keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, cavaquinho (the daddy of present-day ukulele) and soprano sax.

After graduation, and the odd job as cartoonist and scuba diver instructor in Lisbon, he decided to resurface in London. A quick stop in New York allowed him to get acquainted…