Ed Motta (born Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 1971), is a Brazilian MPB, rock, and jazz musician. He is nephew of late Brazilian singer Tim Maia. His musical career started as vocalist of the hard rock band Kabbalah.[1] though his first album was with the band Conexao Japeri in 1988. In 1990, Motta departed to begin his solo career, recording his debut Um Contrato Com Deus, where he played almost all the instruments by himself. Since then he has released several solo albums. In 1997 he supplied to the soundtrack to the film, Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso (The Book of Love).