{"id":4191,"date":"2019-06-12T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/?page_id=4191"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T23:14:22","slug":"rafael-moreira","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/artist-career-services\/success-stories\/rafael-moreira\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Moreira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#1d202e 0%|#353a57 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#1d202e&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#353a57&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;BLUE BAR&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>MI SUCCESS STORY: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">RAFAEL MOREIRA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; social_network=&#8221;instagram&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ea2c59&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafaelmoreiraofficial\/?hl=en&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; social_network=&#8221;youtube&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a82400&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/musicmagnet10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]youtube[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RafaelMoreira.png&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Rafael Moreira, began performing at age six in Brazil. Since then, he has performed as lead guitarist and backing vocalist with some of music\u2019s most recognized artists, including Paul Stanley (KISS), Don Felder (The Eagles), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, Dave Navarro, Natasha Bedingfield, Tommy Lee, Sheryl Crow, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block, Melissa Etheridge and international stars Vasco Rossi, Utada and Koshi Inaba (B\u2019z).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the age of 19, Rafael enrolled at MI, and said of his experience, \u201call of the sudden I felt like I belonged somewhere for a change.\u201d Upon graduating, Rafael\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">became a top touring guitarist for artists like Christina Aguilera and Pink, and fronted his own band (Magnetico). Further enhancing his career, Rafael was featured as the lead guitarist on the third and fourth seasons of NBC\u2019s The Voice. 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