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Marc Wagnon Marc Wagnon was born in Switzerland where he started studying music at an early age on the piano; he got his first taste of being a percussionist by playing the drum in marching bands. At the age of fifteen he got his first drum set and formed his own band for which he composed music and lyrics much influenced by the British progressive rock scene of the 70's (King Krimson, Soft Machine, Led Zepplin) and others. He went on to study classical percussion at the Geneva Conservatory where he studied for five years; during those years he participated in many local bands, theater and dance projects as a percussionist. He became attracted to the vibraphone as well as increasingly drawn to jazz and jazz-rock, inspired by artists such as Miles Davis, Mahawishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Marc went on to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year where he furthered his mallet technique and composition technique. He also met some great like-minded musicians in Dave Douglas and Dave Kikowski and decided to go down to New York City to have a taste of the real thing. In New York Marc took private conga lessons with the late Frankie Malabe and joined a Brazilian percussion group where he became familiarized with Latin American rhythm. Marc co-founded the band Dr. Nerve with guitarist Nick Didkowski which went on to record 7 albums; he then went his own way to start his band Shadowlines which was stylistically closer to his musical vision. He released two CDs: "Shadowlines" and "An Afterthought". Marc's style developed in both composition and free improvisation in working with numerous musicians in the downtown scene. In the early 90's Marc founded the group Tunnels with world renowned bassist Percy Jones, releasing a critically acclaimed CD in 1994, followed by "Painted Rock" in 1999. He went on to record a total of five albums with Tunnels. The band broke up in 2009. Marc is also featured on "Manifest Destiny", a CD with the legendary English band Brand X . Marc has been a teacher for the past twenty years, most notably with visually impaired musicians at the Lighthouse Music School, teaching both privately and ensembles. Marc has also conducted several workshops at the EJMA jazz school in Lausanne, Switzerland. Marc is also involved with the group Nuove Musiche with singer Sarah Pillow, who has released two ambitious CDs, 'Nuove Musiche' and 'Remixes', that cross early music with jazz, rock and world music. Marc's previous solo release, "Conjunction", is a collaboration with drummer Mike Clark and bassist Paul Jackson. The CD features four original compositions from Marc, as well as some by Jed Levy, Neal Kirkwood, and Paul. "Earth is a Cruel Master" is Marc's latest solo album and is a musical exploration of musings on scientific studies, climate change and how humans are or aren't dealing with it. |
