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Nelson Motta
real name Nelson Cândido Motta Filho
Nelson Motta is credited on 1,180 releases across 326 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,180
Credits
326
Albums
7
Decades active
581
In collections
Biography
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Brazilian composer, journalist, screenwriter, writer and musical producer.
Born October 29, 1944 in São Paulo.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,180 releases · 326 albums · active 1964–2025
- Performance · 1,215
- Other credits · 179
- Production · 95
Studios: A&M Studios · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Western Recorders · Annex Studios, Hollywood
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Led Zeppelin II
1969

Fool On The Hill
1968

Look Around
1968

Nobody Can Live Forever (The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia)
2012

Greatest Hits
1970

Crystal Illusions
1969

Warm
1969

Mutantes
1969

Late Night Guitar
1980

Os Brazões
1969

LateNightTales
2017

Carlos, Erasmo...
1971

Blue Note Live At The Roxy
1976

Ye-Me-Le
1969

I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
1969

13th Montreux Jazz Festival
1982

Ao Vivo
1992

Love Warriors
1989

Fullgás
1984

Horizonte Aberto
1979

Introducing Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
1969

Nara
1967

Too Slow To Disco Brasil
2018

5 Original Albums
2016
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Lulu Santos
- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- Guilherme Arantes
- Maria Creuza
- Elis Regina
- Nara Leão
- Frenéticas
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