D.Silvestre doesn’t say much—but when he does, you listen. It’s the same with his music. No gloss, no compromise, just pure sonic pressure. Originally from outside São Paulo, he moved to the city with a mission: to make music that feels like it’s blowing your speakers apart. You can hear it in every kick, every distorted 808, every loop that feels like it’s daring you to keep listening. He doesn’t care about deadlines or trends—he cares about impact. And that’s exactly what this pack delivers.

In a room full of seasoned producers, Silvestre doesn’t need to raise his voice to command respect. His sound does it for him. Industrial, hypnotic, brutal—but always rooted in the cultural pulse of mandelão and the broader funk scene he came up in. This pack isn’t polished for the masses. It’s raw, real, and gives no funks. As he puts it when asked why this pack matters: “It matters because it’s from me.” Can’t say it any clearer than that.

Artist's Background

In the ever-evolving landscape of Brazilian funk, d.Silvestre stands out by dialing everything down—and turning the impact up. Rooted in mandelão, the gritty, bass-heavy subgenre born in the outskirts of São Paulo, his approach strips funk to its essence. No flash, no filler—just blown-out 808s, looped vocal chops, and relentless rhythm. The result is hypnotic and brutalist, transforming raw club energy into something surgical and unshakable.

More than a stylistic choice, d.Silvestre’s minimalism reflects a deep connection to the culture and conditions that shaped the sound. He’s not just making tracks—he’s channeling the street, the sweat, the repetition that defines life on the periphery. As one of the rising figures shaping the next wave of underground Latin music, he’s pushing funk forward on his own terms: lean, loud, and unapologetically local.

Conversation with d.Silvestre

Splice: What are some things that an international audience misunderstands about your work/Funk as a whole?

d.Silvestre: Acho que não entendem os padroes bem o suficiente pra conseguir indentificar quais clichês estão sendo quebrados, a musica nao perde o valor, mas é uma camada inteira da obra que se deixa passar.

I think they don’t understand the standards enough to understand what clichês are being broken, then the music loses its value. So, it’s a whole layer from the art that is being left

Splice: How do you reconcile breaking through to an international mainstream audience while maintaining the energy and context of Brazilian Funk?

d.Silvestre: naturalmente por eu explorar muito minhas ideias pra chegar no som mais dsilvestre possivel, ela acaba se tornando universal, sendo interessante pra qualquer nacionalidade ouvir.

Naturally, since I explore my ideas a lot to achieve the maximum of d.silvestre’s sound, it ends up becoming more universal, something that could resonate with people from any culture or nationality

Splice: What is cringey, feels “off” or stands out as a “red flag” when you hear an interpretation or appropriation of Brazilian Funk that doesn’t feel authentic to you?

d.Silvestre: Dá pra saber quando é e quando nao é um brasileiro produzindo, é inexplicavel, um sexto sentido, nao consigo por em palavras. Tambem quando chamam de brazilian phonk, tudo que gira em torno desse suposto genero me dá calafrios, as capas feitas com IA, a sonoridade, os titulos com português quebrado, o publico que consome, etc…

We know when it is and when it’s not a brazilian making it… it’s something I can’t really explain, like a sixth sense, but I can’t put that in words. Also when they call it brazilian phonk… everything of this so-called genre gives me goosebumps. Covers being made with AI, the sounds, the Titles with wrong Portuguese, the people who listen to it, etc.

Splice: What are the most fundamental sonic elements of Brazilian Funk? - What are the specific instruments, chord progressions, rhythms, production techniques, etc. that are central to creating its sound?

d.Silvestre:"Brazilian Funk Drum pattern" a partir dai vale tudo

Brazilian Funk Drum Pattern. After that, everything is possible

Splice: ⁠Why do you think Brazilian funk resonates with audiences outside of Brazil?

d.Silvestre: *É tudo sobre as vibes, mano

It’s all about the vibe man.

Splice: How do you see the sound of Brazilian funk evolving as we look towards the future?

d.Silvestre: *Vai ser um absurdo quando os parceiros descobrirem sobre sound design

It’s going to be insane when people discover about sound design

The Sound of This Pack

d.Silvestre: The New Face of Brazilian Funk draws inspiration from mandelão—a gritty, bass-heavy substyle born in São Paulo. Blown-out beats are constructed in a minimal, brutalist fashion for maximum impact. The pack’s industrial sound signature showcases an evolution in the Baile Funk sound palette. Broken down into one shots, d.Silvestre’s distorted synths and percussion could find themselves heightening the intensity of drum racks and productions across genres.

If you’ve made it this far into this story and you’re still looking for clean and commercial, go somewhere else. But if you want to push your sound into harder, heavier, more fearless territory—this is it. Every sample hits with intention, grit, and that unmistakable d.silvestre edge.