Claudia Brant

Claudia Brant
Background information
Birth name Claudia Alejandra Menkarski
Born (1968-07-21) July 21, 1968
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s) Composer, producer and singer
Years active 1987–present
Website www.claudiabrant.com

Claudia Alejandra Menkarski (born July 21, 1968), known as Claudia Brant, is a composer, producer and singer of international acclaim. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1998 her credits average 40 plus cuts per year in every genre and in multiple languages (Spanish, Portuguese and English). Claudia's songs have been recorded by a long list of artists: Camila Cabello, Jessie Reyez, Carlos Santana, Alejandro Sanz, Malú, Luis Fonsi, CNCO, Leslie Grace, Barbara Streisand, Josh Groban, Ricky Martin, Ednita Nazario, Michael Bublé, Fantasia Barrino, Il Volo, 5th Harmony, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias, Nathan Pacheco, Frankie J, Kenny G, Marc Anthony, Jennifer López, Alejandro Fernández, Paulina Rubio, Rosario Flores, Luz Casal, Pablo Lopez, Laura Pausini, Lara Fabian, Alejandra Guzmán, Reik, Thalía, Debi Nova, Ha-ash, Diego Torres, Olga Tañón, Alex Cuba, Alex Ubago, Mijares, La ley, Chayanne, La Santa Cecilia, Victor Manuelle, Lali Esposito, Tini, Piso 21, India Martinez, Kendji Girac, Girls Generation among others.

Claudia also teamed up with composers as famous and varied as; the acclaimed David Foster, Walter A., Noel Schajris (Sin Bandera), Gianmarco, Jorge Luis Piloto, Luis Fonsi and Gabriel Flores.[1] In March 2013, she was appointed Senior Vice President of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF for its acronym in English), which was founded by Desmond Child and Rudy Pérez.[2]

Biography

Claudia Brant was born on July 21, 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] Influenced by her parents, she grew up listening to a diverse range of music from (Frank Sinatra to Nino Bravo). Claudia Brant discovered her love for music at the age of six, when she composed her first song.[3] Her parents gave her a guitar and she started playing by ear. They subsequently enrolled her in guitar lessons.[1][4] She also learned to play the bass and piano.[1] Writing verses was very easy for her[4] and because she had no siblings she spent hours in her room experimenting with chords and inventing melodies, while writing and recording her compositions on cassette.[5] She worked on recording jingles and even got a contract with a label.[1] Between the ages of 16 and 17 she worked in Argentina writing songs about typical adolescents problems.[4][5] Diego Torres and Cristian Castro recorded her songs, which led her to Los Angeles, California.[4] Later, she returned to Buenos Aires, where she studied architecture.[1]

Claudia started professionally composing at age 19 or 20 [3][5] and started singing in 1991. It was this year she won the Festival OTI in Mexico with the song; ‘¿Dónde estás ahora?’ ('Where are you now? )".[1][4][5] Between 2006 and 2007 she began working with regional Mexican music exponents.[6] In 2008, Claudia and Luis Fonsi (which who she has worked since 2005) composed the song; "No me doy por vencido", which he also recorded. The song reached # 1 in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and most of Central and South America.[7] "No me doy por vencido" was named Billboard Magazine's “Song of the Decade” after holding the #1 spot on the Latin Charts for a then record of 19 consecutive weeks.

She has also released five solo albums that include songs written for other artists.[3] She composed songs like "Más" (More) by Ricky Martin, "Gritar" (Scream) and "Respira" (Beathe) by Luis Fonsi, "Camina conmigo" (Walk with me) by Haash or "Hasta el final" (Until the end) by Il Volo.[8]

In 2011, she released the album "Manuscrito" (Manuscript), an album containing her own versions of musical hits she composed, but previously sung by other artists: "No me doy por vencido", of Luis Fonsi, "Ni rosas ni juguetes", of Paulina Rubio, etc.).[9]

Claudia recently opened her new company in LA, Brantones On Demand, to specialize in music for film and TV. Her songs have been featured in numerous films, including "Ladron que roba a ladrón" and "Spare Parts" (Lionsgate).

She has just finished recording her 6th album “SINCERA” at East West studios in LA. The album, on BRANTONES/The Orchard, will be released September 28, 2018) and was produced by Ezequiel “Cheche” Alara and Antonio “Moogie” Canazio, and includes 4 duets featuring Antonio Carmona, Alex Cuba, La Marisol Hernandez and Arnaldo Antunes.

Awards and Recognitions

Claudia won the OTI Festival in 1991 [1][4][5] and the Festival of Viña del Mar in 1994 or 1995 with the theme "Como ayer", as author and interpreter.[1] She was the first representative from Argentina to win it.[5] She sung both songs.[3] Brant was awarded Songwriter of the Year of Latina SESAC three consecutive times in United States from the period 2006–07,[1][5] addition to the Latin Grammy and Premio Oye (Hey Award.)[5] Brant was nominated for Producer of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004.[10] In 2010, Claudia Brant was awarded three international awards: the Latin Grammy 2009 (from the Latin Academy of Recording United States) in Las Vegas for her song "Aquí estoy yo" (Here I Am), Hey Prize 2009 (Academy Mexican Music) in Guanajuato, México, by "No me doy por vencido" (No I give up) (included in the category; Song of the Year), and Songwriter of the Year 2009 awarded by the Monitor Latino Convention in Los Angeles, California.[1]

The latter was a decision made by a broad panel of representatives from radio and the music industry across the United States. She also added the SESAC Latina Award # 1 in 2009 for her song; "Aquí estoy yo" (Here I Am), which was performed by co-author Luis Fonsi along with David Bisbal, Aleks Syntek and Noel Schajris. "Aquí estoy yo" swept the charts in Latin America and Spain, and spent 35 weeks at the top of the Billboard chart in the U.S.[1][4]

Claudia received two Latin Grammy nominations for the album "Manuscrito (Manuscripts)" in early 2011, for best recording´s engineering [8] and Best Female Pop Vocal Album.[6] That same year, she also received her third nomination in the twelfth edition of the Latin Grammys, which she shared with Cuban Desmond Child, for "Song of the Year" category with the song "Lo mejor de mi Vida eres tú" (Best of my life is you), performed by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and the Spanish singer Natalia Jimenez.[5]

Personal life

Currently Claudia is divorced[4]. She lives in Los Angeles since 1998,[1][4] with her twins, a girl and a boy of 14 years of age.

Curiosities

Discography

Claudia Brant is not only a composer but also a singer. These are her records:

  • ENTONCES VALE LA PENA - 1989
  • CLAUDIA BRANT - 1992
  • TU MARCA EN EL AGUA - 1995
  • POR CAPRICHO - 2007
  • MANUSCRITO (her own versions of songs composed by her but sung before by other artists: "No me doy por vencido" (Luis Fonsi), "Invierno" (Reik), "Si no me amas" (Ednita Nazario), "Ni rosas ni juguetes" (Paulina Rubio), etc...) - 2011.
  • SINCERA - out September 2018

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SESAC Latina–Compositores y Editores (In spanish: SESAC Latina, Composers and Publishers). Retrieved July 12, 2011, to 11:49 pm.
  2. ↑ Mauricio Abaroa y Claudia Brant se unen a Pabellón de la Fama de Compositores (in Spanish: Mauricio Abaroa and Claudia Brant join to Hall of Fame Composers). Posted in "Vida latina. San Diego", in 9:20 a.m. March 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Claudia Brant: Compositora de éxitos para interpretes latinos. E.J. TÁMARA, Associated Press. Publicated by Webmaster. Retrieved July 13, 2011, to 12:50 pm.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cuba out. La compositora argentina Claudia Brant pone letra a éxitos de cantantes latinos (In spanish:Argentina songwriter Claudia Brant composed to Latin singers hits). Posted on 26 October 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2011, to 11:04 pm.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Claudia Brant nunca se dio por vencida Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. (Claudia Brant never gave up). Posted by Tommy Calle, in April 11, 2011, 9:34 a.m. Retrieved February 25, 2012, to 13:41 pm.
  6. 1 2 Escribe Claudia Brant para Leona Lewis y Anahí Notimex (Claudia Brant wrote for Leona Lewis and Anahi Notimex). Posted on Sunday September 18, 2011 at 19:00 and accessed October 5, 2011, at 0:10 pm.
  7. ↑ Claudia Brant :: SESAC. Retrieved October 26, 2022, to 13:48 pm. Posted by Nelson Henriquez & Alex Perez
  8. 1 2 Claudia Brant triunfa versionando éxitos que escribió para otros (Claudia Brant succeeds successful version she wrote for others), Música AP. Published on Monday, 10.03.11, and retrieved October 5, 2011, to 0:01 pm.
  9. ↑ Claudia Brant: la dueña de los hits los recupera (in Spanish: the owner of the hits, retrieves it). Posted by María Noel Scanarotti in 13.01.2012.
  10. ↑ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  11. ↑ Claudia Brant: Detrás del éxito de los latinos (Claudia Brant: Behind the success of Latinos) Published on October 20, 2009 by Isaldivia. Retrieved on October 5, 2011, at 23:40 pm.
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