Eric Bravo

Eric Bravo also known by his stage name RAVO, is an American record producer, author, actor, musician, travel blogger, photographer, and YouTuber. Bravo currently serves as a records & script coordinator at Marvel Studios. He is the co-founder of the Bravo Bros. Studios and is the author of Amazon’s Top 15 Bestselling internship book, “How to Get an Animation Internship”.
Bravo is known for his work in animation on Nickelodeon’s The Outsiders, Rugrats Reboot, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and DreamWorks’ Penguins of Madagascar. As a music producer, Bravo composes across several genres including hip-hop, electronic, country, and rap music. In 2020, he released his album, Need to Know, through Bravo Bros. Studios. The album debuted at #91 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.
==Early life and education==
Eric Bravo was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He started making and recording music when he was 14 years old.
Bravo attended the University of California, Davis to study Managerial Economics. During college, Bravo interned at Warner Bros. Records in International Marketing, Nickelodeon Animation in the Vault, and DreamWorks Animation on the movie Penguins of Madagascar as a production intern.
==Career==
In the year 2013, Bravo made a music video for ASAP Rocky’s “Wild For The Night” on a GoPro. Within six months of its release, the video garnered over 1 million views on YouTube.
In 2014, Bravo made his animation debut by creating and writing his own cartoon short, The Outsiders, as a part of Nickelodeon’s Animated Shorts Program. Since then, he’s worked on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Rugrats Reboot.
In 2018, Bravo, along with his brother, founded Bravo Bros. Studios. In the year 2020, under the stage name RAVO, he released his debut music album, Need to Know. The album charted at number ninety one on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart. Since then, Bravo has collaborations with artists such as Raekwon from the hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, Mick Jenkins, Casey Veggies, Rockie Fresh, Dizzy Wright, along with Bay Area legends Mistah F.A.B., Nef the Pharaoh, and Keak da Sneak. In late 2021, Bravo announced his 52 weeks project, releasing a song a week for the entire year of 2022.
In 2018, Bravo authored the book How to Get an Animation Internship. This book was inspired by his animation blog, “The Storyboard Room”, and from his various internships experiences during college. How to Get an Animation Internship is one of Amazon’s top bestselling internship book and can be found online at Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
Apart from his career in the animation and music industry, Bravo has also worked on Google’s Self-Driving Car Project and as a financial analyst at Lionsgate Entertainment.
As a photographer, Bravo currently sells his photographs at Image Art in San Francisco’s Pier 39. He has traveled across the globe capturing iconic landmarks. In his travel blog, “Let’s Go Bravo”, Bravo provides easy-to-digest travel guides.
Bravo has appeared in various television shows such as Stranger Things, Cobra Kai, Atlanta, and in Taylor Swift's music video, “I Knew You Were Trouble”. Bravo’s other appearances as an actor include Trauma (2010) as a basketball player, 90210 (2013) as a student concert goer, and Awkward (2013) as a high school student.
==Bibliography==
How to Get an Animation Internship (2018)
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title 	Album details	US Top Current Album Sales
Need to Know 	
* Released: August 7, 2020 
* Label: Bravo Bros. Studio
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	91
Need to Know (Radio Edit)	
* Released: October 16, 2020 
* Label: Bravo Bros. Studio
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	-
Need to Know (Deluxe) 	
* Released: November 5, 2021 
* Label: Bravo Bros. Studio
* Formats: Digital download, streaming	-
=== Singles ===
Year	Title 	Album
2019	"Find Me" (featuring Ymtk & Yung Tory) 	Need to Know
2020	"Speedracer" (featuring Dizzy Wright and Nikko Dator) 	Need to Know
2020	"Energy" (featuring Mick Jenkins and Casey Veggies) 	Need to Know
2020	"Jawsin’ on Citas" (featuring Mistah F.A.B., Nef the Pharaoh, and Keak da Sneak)	Need to Know
2021	"Goodbye" 	Need to Know (Deluxe)
2021	"Find Me" (Remix) (featuring Ymtk & Yung Tory) 	Need to Know (Deluxe)
2021	"Speedracer" (Remix) (featuring Dizzy Wright) 	Need to Know (Deluxe)
2021	"Energy" (UKG Remix) (featuring Mick Jenkins and Casey Veggies) 	Need to Know (Deluxe)
2021	"Goodbye" (Remix) 	Need to Know (Deluxe)
2021	"Energy" (Club Remix) (featuring Mick Jenkins and Casey Veggies) 	
2021	"If You Only Knew" 	
2022	"Shine Bright" 	
2022	"Corazon De Fieltro" 	
2022	"Bumbumbidum" 	
2022	"Bad Choices" 	
2022	"Cupid" 	
2022	"Ride of Die" 	
2022	"Amanecer" 	
2022	"Dancing Around" 	
2022	"Willy Wonka" 	
2022	"Me Queda Claro" 	
2022	"Heartfelt" 	
2022	"Let it Be Right" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Discipline" (featuring Minchanbaby and week dudus) 	
2022	"Easier Said" (featuring Roach Gigz) 	
2022	"California" 	
2022	"Moonlight" 	
2022	"Best of Me" 	
2022	"Call N’ Tell Me" 	
2022	"Cupid" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"It Feels Like" 	
2022	"I’m Down" 	
2022	"Walk Away" 	
2022	"Bubble Gum Trash" 	
2022	"Dream Bright" 	
2022	"California" (DJ Mix) 	
2022	"Bad Choices" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Willy Wonka" (Sweet Mix) 	
2022	"Night Sky" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Stars Collide" 	
2022	"Lo Que Te Prometí" 	
2022	"Walk Away" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Summer Days" 	
2022	"Me Queda Claro" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Acid" (featuring Alyssia Marie) 	
2022	"Work My Body" 	
2022	"Jawsin’ on Citas" (Remix) (featuring Nef the Pharaoh) 	
2022	"Night Sky" (Remix) 	
2022	"Goodbye" (Instrumental) 	
2022	"Corazon de Fieltro" (Remix) 	
2022	"Corre El Reloj" 	
2022	"Corazon de Fieltro" (Remix)(Instrumental) 	
2022	"Night Sky" (Remix)(Instrumental) 	
2022	"Jawsin’ on Citas" (Club Remix) 	
2022	"Sweet Chin Music" (featuring Raekwon and Mick Jenkins) 	
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013	It’s Dark Here 	Cafe Patron 	
2013	Penguins of Madagascar	Production Intern	Uncredited
=== Television ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2010	Trauma 	Basketball Player 	
2013	Taylor Swift: I Knew You Were Trouble 	Raver 	Music Video
2013	90210 	Student Concert Goer	
2013	Awkward 	High School Student 	Uncredited
2014	The Outsiders 	Creator Writer 	TV short
2019	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Script Coordinator
Production Assistant	4 Episodes
2020	Rugrats Reboot 	Production Assistant	
2022	Stranger Things 	Control Room Tech PD	Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback” (uncredited)
2022	Cobra Kai 	Crowd Goer 	Episode: “The Rise”
2022	Atlanta 	Boom Operator 	Episode: “Work Ethic!”
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official website
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* Eric Bravo on YouTube
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* Eric Bravo on Spotify
* Eric Bravo on Amazon
* Eric Bravo on IMdB
* Eric Bravo on Audible
* Eric Bravo on Apple Music
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