Franco Mussida
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.jpg) Mussida on stage with PFM, Modena 2007 | |
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| Born | 21 March 1947 Milan, Italy |
| Years active | 1961–present |
Franco Mussida (born 21 March 1947) is an Italian guitarist, composer, and singer.
Biography
[edit]He is best known as a founder and prominent member[1] of the Italian progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM), established in the early 1970s and still active. An acclaimed guitar player,[2] in 1984 he founded the Centro Professione Musica, a popular and jazz music academy, which is widely recognized as one of the most important examples in its genre both in Italy and abroad.[3] Besides working with PFM, Mussida has collaborated with a number of other musical acts and released three solo albums.[4]
Solo discography
[edit]- Racconti della tenda rossa (1991)
- Accordo (1995)
- Sinfonia Popolare per 1000 Chitarre (1997)
Books
[edit]- Franco Mussida, La musica è fortuna, Roma, Sandro Teti Editore, ISBN 9788899918026
- Franco Mussida, La musica ignorata. Musicisti e ascoltatori, Editore Skira, 2013, ISBN 88-572-2067-2
- Franco Mussida, Il pianeta della musica. Come la musica dialoga con le nostre emozioni, 2019, ISBN 88-938-1773-X
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ PFM at Ondarock
- ^ PFM at Planando
- ^ "Centro Professione Musica".
- ^ "Franco Mussida, suoni di libertà". Corriere della Sera. 26 June 2024.
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