Brazilian funk music is not for your average ear. Created in 2008, it is a sub-genre that has taken the country by storm. Artists such as Kevinho, Mc Fiotti, and Anitta have done wonders with the funk genre and gone onto become worldwide hit makers across multiple charts, except the American charts. After all, there aren’t very many people in the states who speak Portuguese. One way of closing this gap is by producing collaborations with American artists and While we may not listen to any Brazilian music in the states, everyone else in the world listens to American music. Pierre Balian, a Los Angeles native, is the executive producer on this project dubbed “TOTAL FUNK” which includes some of Brazils top artists with features from Wiz Khalifa, Snow Tha Product, Inas X, and many more, set to release sometime this summer. Pierre is a multi talented individual who has taken the industry by storm with his sonic inclinations and innovative ways to market a product. His career in the music industry began in 2006 after attending a Hollywood Celebrity event at Paris Hiltons home in Malibu, CA, where he would meet legendary duo LMFAO and begin a friendship which would eventually lead him to learning the ins and outs of the industry. In 2010, He began booking local acts at various clubs in hollywood early on and found a passion for negotiating contracts and getting his clients paid. Fast forward to 2014, he would come to find himself in the room with some of the artists such as Jeremih, G-Eazy, and Justin Bieber, whom he had built relationships with throughout the years, and continued to add to his knowledge and eventually launched his own company, For The Culture Couture, in 2017. FTCC is a full service consultation firm geared towards helping up and coming artists get label type service without signing to a label. You can follow Pierre on IG @Pierre.