Mauro Pagani

Mauro Pagani (born February 5, 1946) is an Italian musician and singer.

Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but in 2003 rejoined for a celebrative concert. His first solo album, titled "Mauro Pagani" (released in Tokyo in 1979 on Seven Seas and distributed by King Record Co.) included contributions by fellow PFM members Franz Di Cioccio, Patrick Djivas, and Walter Calloni; also showcasing an impressive line-up of guest musicians, including Area's Demetrio Stratos, Giulio Capiozzo, Patrizio Fariselli, and Ares Tavolazzi ("L'Albero Di Canto" and "L'Albero Di Canto II" with Area backing Mauro exclusively). Roberto Columbo also played polimoog on "La Città Aromatica".

Pagani has been an experimenter of sound related to blues and Mediterranean music. He also collaborated with other famous artists, including Roberto Vecchioni, Gianna Nannini, Luciano Ligabue, Ornella Vanoni, and Fabrizio De Andrè, with whom he composed the renowned LPs Creuza de mä (1984) and Le nuvole (1990).

He composed the soundtrack for two movies by the Italian director Gabriele Salvatores, Puerto Escondido (1992) and Nirvana (1995).

Selected discography

• Mauro Pagani (1978)
• Sogno di una notte d'estate (1981)
• Passa la bellezza (1991)
• Puerto Escondido (1992, soundtrack)
• Nirvana (1995, soundtrack)
• Psycho P. (2001)
• Creuza de mä (2004, re-arranged version of the 1984 original)

External links

• Official website
• PFM's official website

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