Marco Ragni

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At the age of 17, attracted by the California hippie scene of the late sixties, Marco Ragni recorded his first tracks of psychedelic music, and his early records, including “Kaleido”(1987) and “Illumination”(1988). In 1990 he joined the band Deshuesada, which will deeply mark his artistic evolution, leading to the recording of 2 albums of psychedelic pop and to several gigs in Italy from 1992 to 1998. After a couple of years as a soloist, albeit without significant productions, in 2000 he was approached by a rock band, the Quartafila, which later changed its name to Heza. Three studio albums, a recording contract with the Red LED in Milan and many gigs, resulted in a significant leap in quality – From 2007 to the end of 2008 he plays with the Mokers, a funk psychedelic rock band and he records an EP called “Don’t forget the music”. In January 2009 he decided to officially launch his solo career, having gained sufficient experience in both music composition and singing. He dove into the study of new recording techniques and honed in his artistic skills. After having composed about a hundred songs, he decided to found a record label conveying all his musical ideas. In late summer of 2009, Crow Records, his independent label, was born and in the spring of 2010 he released his first solo album “In My Eyes”. Tireless and visionary, 4 months after the release of the album, he begins to work on a new album titled “1969″ released in the fall of 2011. In the meantime a live album “Marco Ragni Live at the House of Thunder” comes out in August 2010, performed with his band called Velvet Cactus. In the summer of 2012 he released a new psychedelic album called “Lilac days”. A new live project called “Think outside the box” is keeping him busy for most of the current year, including the creation of its ambitious first rock opera with many guests and orchestra, entitled “Mother from the sun” - released 22nd December 2014. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.