Franco Mussida Explained

Franco Mussida
Years Active:	1961–present
Birth Date:	21 March 1947
Birth Place:	Milan, Italy

Franco Mussida (born 21 March 1947) is an Italian guitarist, composer, and singer.

Biography

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

• Racconti della tenda rossa (1991)
• Accordo (1995)
• Sinfonia Popolare per 1000 Chitarre (1997)

Books

• Franco Mussida, La musica è fortuna, Roma, Sandro Teti Editore,
• Franco Mussida, La musica ignorata. Musicisti e ascoltatori, Editore Skira, 2013,
• Franco Mussida, Il pianeta della musica. Come la musica dialoga con le nostre emozioni, 2019,

Footnotes

1. http://www.ondarock.it/italia/pfm.htm PFM
2. http://planando.altervista.org/musica/progressive/pfm/pfm.htm PFM
3. Web site: Centro Professione Musica.
4. News: Franco Mussida, suoni di libertà. Corriere della Sera. 26 June 2024.