A graduate of Alcântara Machado College of Arts (FAAM/FMU) in Bass Guitar Performance and former student of Brazil’s traditional music school Centro de Estudos Musicais Tom Jobim, Gustavo "Zebu" Mancebo studied with several well-known Brazilian musicians.
Zebu’s recordings covers TV and theatre soundtracks, among singles, CDs, DVDs and video clips for Brazilian musicians and artists, with physical and digital copies released worldwide. His profile on the website"Bandas de Garagem" received the highest rank for musical quality, and in July 2009 was one of the #03 most accessed MPB artists at Portuguese website Palco Principal. During 2010, he had a music column entitled Profissão: Músico (?) [Profession: Musician (?)] at Brazilian bass-dedicated website Baixista.com.br.