Rapper
Director
Lisbon · Palermo
New York · Los Angeles
FACE B
As long as it knocks.
I grew up with a loop in my head.
Mid-90s. Nas, Jay-Z, Biggie on one side, Tupac on the other. Back home, IAM, NTM, Oxmo, Zoxea. And always, right across, R&B: the voices, the melodies, that way of carrying emotion where rap carries tension.
Before producing for brands, I directed music videos for a decade, from 2010 to 2020, mostly for the urban scene and a lot for R&B, alongside artists such as Joey Mata and Loïc Silver.
That's where I learned what I apply everywhere today: rhythm, tension, an aesthetic that doesn't cheat.
New York three times, Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2025. Every trip, the same realisation: this culture shaped my eye far more than any school.
Old school or new school, rap or R&B, it doesn't matter. As long as it knocks.
The A-side is what I make for others.
The B-sideis what taught me how.
Original beats
Composed in my home studio, at night, between two shoots. New York boom bap, gospel pads, afro, West Coast bass. Put your headphones on.
Beat · 01
Nos atouts
A video conceived as a love letter to the city that invented this sound: painted walls, playgrounds, the Brooklyn Bridge at night.
- Artist
- Manuelo feat. Joey Mata
- Location
- New York, NY
- Co-directed by
- Manuelo Siatothro & Mariella Siatothro
- Art direction & post-production
- Manuelo Siatothro
- Released
- April 2020
Made
for others
A decade of music videos for the urban scene, from rap to R&B. Directing, art direction and editing, from idea to master.
À ma façon
Understated R&B, featuring Eloquence, the voice of “Match nul” with Kayliah (soundtrack of Taxi 3).
Track record
4 more videos made for the urban sceneThe streets that
inspire me
Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Palermo, Paris. Every city has its flow, its walls, its light. These trips shaped my eye as much as my music: that's where I learn to frame, to feel a rhythm, to tell the story of the street.
Music videos, visualizers, artist content.
I've been making images for music for more than ten years: music videos, visualizers, launch reels, live recordings. I know the culture from the inside, and I work to brand-level production standards.
For labels, managers and artists preparing a release.