A Brazilian music lover, composer and guitarist. 

PARADISE INC.
Is the latest band from Brazil to conquer the Melodic Rock and Hard Rock stages around the world. German Rock shouter Carsten “Lizard” Schulz (Evidence One, Midnite Club, ex-Domain) is the front man on their debut album “Time”, guitarists Marcos Peres, bassist Rick A. and drummer Allan Juliano are veterans of the local Brazilian cover band scene. For many years the experienced instrumentalists played in various outfits paying tribute to Rock greats like Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Lynch Mob, Firehouse, Skid Row, Pink Cream 69, Savatage and Iron Maiden. As a getaway from the tribute circle, Rick A., Allan Juliano and Marcos Peres eventually formed the band Fairoff in 2005. They released an EP of original material called “Out Of Control” in 2007. Following the positive response to their songs the guys eventually decided to revamp the line-up and soon after they were joined by guitar player, and Carsten “Lizard” Schulz as their new lead vocalist. That was the initial spark for PARADISE INC.
For the production of the album the PARADISE INC. camp was joined by an international team. Scottish producer Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse, David Readman) mixed the album and co-produced the songs together with the band, while the Mastering was handled by the American born and now German based Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, House Of Lords, Krokus, Khymera). Musical guests include Scottish vocalist Doogie White (Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tank), taking over the lead vocals on “Not In Paradise” and Italian keyboard player Alessandro Del Vecchio (Glenn Hughes, Edge Of Forever, Eden's Curse, Lionville, Shining Line), perfoming throughout the album.
Paul Logue also contributed to the song writing of the record with the tunes “Who’s Fooling Who” and “Wait And See”. And the team of Robby Boebel (Frontline, Evidence One, State Of Rock), Steffen Seeger (Midnite Club) and Carsten “Lizard” Schulz was responsible for “I Will Wait”. 
The release of “Time” is PARADISE INC.’s first step to leave a lasting impression in the Melodic Rock world. The album proves to be a very strong and consistent team effort, showing the bands love for the classic Melodic Rock sound of the 80s with added touches of Hard Rock and AOR (Words: Gregor Klee)

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O Brasil sempre foi um grande celeiro de bandas mais pesadas e extremas de Heavy Metal, mas nunca contou com um representante que vingasse no mercado externo tocando Hard Rock, AOR ou Melodic Rock.

Após muitos anos tocando em diversas bandas cover, Rick (baixo), Allan (bateria), Marcos (guitarras) decidiram se reunir para compor músicas próprias, com uma proposta corajosa e até então inovadora de apostar firme no Hard Rock. Sem medo de errar, se preocupar com concorrência ou adaptação de mercado para tocar o que não sentem no coração e na alma, criaram o Paradise Inc., grupo que apresenta um som que tem referências diretas de nomes como Europe, Bon Jovi, Harem Scarem, Jaded Heart e Danger Danger.

O álbum de estreia, intitulado "Time", conta com dez músicas. Uniram-se ao projeto músicos de renome internacional, como o vocalista Carsten Schulz (Evidence One) e o tecladista Alessandro Del Vecchio (Glenn Hughes, Edge Of Forever, Eden's Curse, Time Machine, Moonstone Project), além de Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen, Cornerstone e Tank), que participa como convidado na faixa "Not In Paradise".

Gravado e produzido no Brasil, Alemanha e Escócia, a produção e mixagem de "Time" ficaram a cargo de Paul Logue (Eden's Curse), enquanto a masterização foi feita pelo americano Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Unisonic, Primal Fear, Place Vendome, Angra e outros).

Musicalmente, o álbum mostra que o Paradise Inc. não quis se aventurar ou se afastar da "fórmula mágica" que funciona tão bem com o Hard Rock/AOR e Melodic Rock desde a década de 70. A banda aposta tanto em riffs intensos e licks marcantes, como em baladas bem construídas. As letras trazem mensagens positivas, relatando o cotidiano e, para não fugir à regra, fala de amores conquistados ou perdidos.

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