Franco Mussida

Franco Mussida (born in Milan, Italy, on 21 March 1947) is an Italian guitar player, composer, and singer. 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.

Mussida on stage with PFM, Modena 2007

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

Footnotes
  1. PFM at Ondarock
  2. PFM at Planando
  3. Centro Professione Musica


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