Rock Star Collaboration: How Professionals Create on Command

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Register yourself, register your friend and bring them to the best Saturday morning of the month!

Yes, we're hosting a SATURDAY event starting LATER in the morning—10:30AM—with an amazing professional song-making duo who will LIVE PRODUCE a new song right before our eyes, an outdoor barbecue, a live set by DJ Astrella and an optional song-writing workshop to follow!

Our venue is Casa Capitão. Casa is a famous Lisbon cultural center with versatile music stages, an upstairs restaurant, MESA, terraces, bars and outdoor courtyards, all in the trendy Beato Innovation District [Unicorn Factory] of Lisbon!

Singer-songwriter, GIEL, and music producer, Jim Bianco, have recorded more than 20 songs together. GIEL is the creator/performer behind The Shift at Club Badassery, a sold-out bi-monthly live music experience. Jim’s music has been on The Walking Dead and dozens of TV shows and commercials including HBO, Netflix, Amazon, Grey Goose, Google.

They’ll speak about creative process, share precepts for successful collaboration, and then live-produce a track right in front of us!

GIEL (pronounced "Jai-Elle") is a Miami-born, missionary-raised singer-songwriter, producer, and architect of spaces that don't exist yet. Rooted in gospel, she left corporate America, moved to Lisbon with 12 bags and a purpose, and built a world filled with underground music nights, a wellness platform for creatives of color, and coaching frameworks she invented herself.

She's the creator of THE SHIFT, an immersive live experience where audiences co-create songs around a shared theme at the speakeasy Badassery; founder of Reignwel Global, expanding mental health access across the global diaspora; and co-founder of ReWIRE Music with veteran songwriter and producer, Jim Bianco. GIEL doesn't just perform, she builds the room.

JIM BIANCO is an LA-bred singer-songwriter, producer, and creative philosopher who spent 15 years touring the world and playing late-night TV before a song he wrote called "Easy Street" landed on The Walking Dead, went viral, and quietly rewired his career. For the past decade he's been writing and producing music for film, TV, and advertising, logging hundreds of songwriting sessions and developing a hard-won philosophy about what it means to create on command.

He's a collaborator who fills a room with 50 ideas so the right 5 can surface. He believes professionalism begins the moment you stop waiting for inspiration. Based in Lisbon, Jim co-founded ReWIRE Music with GIEL, bringing his session-room wisdom and experience to a creative experience for artists and leaders.

[Jim's photo by Rita Ansone]

DJ ASTRELLA was born in Switzerland and now lives between Zurich and Lisbon. Her musical journey began with classical piano and a deep fascination for harmony. Her love for electronic music evolved through years spent dancing at clubs, after hours and underground events, where house music became the foundation of her sound. Known for her eclectic taste, DJ Astrella blends Soulful and Beach House with Deep, Funky and Disco-House, infused with 80's and 90's influences and chill-out moments. She crafts musical journeys, flowing between styles while maintaining a warm, uplifting groove.