Lorenzo Fragiacomo

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Lorenzo Fragiacomo

The many diverse incarnations of multitalented musician, singer, composer and director and DJ Lorenzo Fragiacomo

1985/1992: Author and frontman of Spy Eye, the first authentic Italian ska band. Album Hot Pursuits for top ska label Unicorn Records; participation to several compilations, amongst which Skankin around the world (vol. 1 & vol. 5) and Max The Dog Says: Do the ska. The band participated to the International Ska Festival in London,1993. More ska projects include the band Occhiospia (1999) and the participation to a Specials tribute album (2000)

1988-2004: DJ, presenter, and in 2004 artistic director of independent radio station RADIO FRAGOLA. 1996: Author and frontman of The Magikal Fishing Family, opened for Echobelly’s Italian tour and toured in the UK. 2001: Producer and director of Smart Dress Only, a documentary about the Italian Mod scene.

2004 + 2006: Lyricist and vocalist for Santos: I cannot come back from the space, single from the album Abrasive for Mantra Vibes (the track was Nr 1 in the charts of Italy’s major radio, Radio Deejay), and Experiment in the album Home Sweet Home, remixed by Robbie Riveira. The next collaboration with Santos is Blank Revolution, also remixed by Space Cowboy (September 2006)

2005: Author and musician as Lorenzo Fragiacomo in a collaboration with The Tindersticks' Stuart Staples for 7” Kirby, for Lucky Dog. The track was also included in Volume 7 of the compilations by Parisian cult store Colette.

2005/6: Author and producer for The Style Collective; the tracks Little Song and Lucky Girl went on heavy rotation on Italy’s biggest radio stations and music TV shows. The Style Collective still exists as an open project and can be found on iTunes.

2006: Co-author and frontman of indie/wave band The Butterfly Collectors. Directed the video of first single Open your eyes.

Coming up in 2006: - split CD Lorenzo Fragiacomo\Father Murphy, for Madcap Collective -

7” as Lorenzo Fragiacomo: "Embleton rd." for Lucky Dog Records

www.santosmusic.com

www.luckydog.nu

www.myspace.com/lorenzofragiacomo

www.myspace.com/butterflycollectors