Singer-Songwriter/ Recording Artis, indie and living the dream.  Thanks for listening! I'm on Patreon and your support keeps me making more music and traveling the world to sing for you in person. XO

I'm a singer songwriter, I've been singing since I was born. I started to play guitar at 16 and composed my first songs. I'm from Bologna, Italy, but I lived several years in Los Angeles. I have  CD out, with great collaborations from the Al Stewart's team! I love and breath music. Music is not only my job, but mainly the air I breath... I keep on creating my songs and collaborating with other musicians. 

I write songs for my family. All of my recordings require producing and perhaps collaboration.  I basically record just to capture ideas or thoughts; good bad or indifferent.

I only post original work written by me or collaborative projects,

Loggins began singing and playing guitar in high school, and scored a job as a songwriter for ABC/Wingate out of college for $100 a week after a brief, unlikely stint as a guitarist for psych-rock band the Electric Prunes. One of the first tunes he offered up was the beloved "House at Pooh Corner," which became one of several Loggins-penned hits the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded for 1970's Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy. 

Halfway through his three-year gig as a Wingate staffer, Loggins met the man who would help shape the early part of his career: Jim Messina. The two started to work on Loggins' solo debut with Messina behind the glass, and Kenny fell in love with a track his producer had penned called "Peace of Mind." Before he knew it, the pair of creative partners had morphed into a duo, and Loggins and Messina was born.

Their first album, Kenny Loggins With Jim Messina Sittin' In, came out in 1971, featuring Loggins' own version of "Pooh Corner" and the beautiful ballad "Danny's Song," which he'd written when his brother's wife gave birth to the couple's first child. The prolific recording and touring duo released a studio album every year from 1971 to 1976, wrapping with Native Sons. The time had come for Loggins to cast off on his own.

"When I recorded Celebrate Me Home, I was very excited, I was like an arrow pulled back in a bow. I'd waited 7 years to finally make my solo album," Loggins says. His 1977 Phil Ramone-produced solo debut went platinum and included "I Believe in Love," the song he'd written for Barbra Streisand to perform in the film A Star Is Born. Loggins wrote the perfect tune with his friend, Melissa Manchester - "Whenever I Call You Friend" from his 1978 LP Nightwatch - which he credits as "the moment that launched my solo career."

In the 1980s, Loggins also earned a new title: king of the movie soundtrack. Film producer Jon Peters called him in to see a rough cut of Caddyshack, and Loggins provided the cult classic's smash "I'm Alright." When a pal asked Loggins to write a few songs for an as-yet-unmade picture called Footloose, he whipped up a No. 1 blockbuster. He scored a track on Tom Cruise's Top Gun ("Playing With the Boys") and performed that movie's indelible hit "Danger Zone."

Several years later, Loggins - a deeply committed environmentalist with a long history of advocating for the planet and green parenting - wrote a passionate plea for change called "Conviction of the Heart" that appeared on his 1991 album Leap of Faith. The song was so powerful, it caught the ear of Al Gore, who later called it the "unofficial anthem of the environmental movement."

After a stunning run of solo albums, a Christmas album, and two LPs for children (Return to Pooh Corner and More Songs From Pooh Corner), Loggins reunited with his former partner Jim Messina for the Sittin' In Again Tour in 2005 (the duo toured again in 2009). 

Though he's got 12 platinum albums, a pair of Grammys, and hits on almost all the Billboard charts under his belt, Loggins is far from done. Having just released his latest children’s project, the book Footloose (Moondance Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA, October 17, 2016), inspired by his 1985 Oscar® nominated and Grammy® Award-winning “Song of the Year,” he's still looking forward to what's next. "I feel very lucky that this is the way I make my living, and not a lot of people can say that," Loggins says. "I've been lucky that I love what I do and I get to keep doing it."

Primarily a studio musician now, but I do jam live sometimes. I write/compose my own ideas, collaborate with others, or like to help other musicians with recording/producing/mixing/engineering their songs/ideas/demos . Guitar is my main instrument, but I can play some bass guitar and keys too.  The music on my soundcloud page goes all the way back to 2002 at the earliest, but most is from 2005 and onward. I do graphic design, photography, and some video editing too. All artwork on here done by me.

My musical interests and influences cover a broad range of genres from folk, jazz, blues, funk, reggae, rock, grunge, hip-hop, electronic to death metal. I try to stay open minded about different types of music. I think that will eventually make you a better musician/producer in general. 

Some favorite bands, influences, and guitar heroes: Guns 'N Roses/Slash, Led Zeppelin/Jimmy Page, Hendrix,  Phish/Trey Anastasio, Opeth/ Mikael Åkerfeldt, Metallica, Alice In Chains/Jerry Cantrell, Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson,  In Flames, Dream Theater/John Petrucci, Pantera/Dimebag, Umphrey's McGee, The Crystal Method, Boards Of Canada, Massive Attack, Portishead, 311/Tim Mahoney, Passafire, Pink Floyd/David Gilmour, Failure/Ken Andrews, Queens of The Stone Age, Warren Haynes, Infected Mushroom, A Tribe Called Quest, Swollen Members, Katatonia, Yes/Steve Howe, Slayer, Tool/Perfect Circle, Joe Satriani, Sublime, White Zombie, Grateful Dead, Blind Melon, Ween, Children Of Bodom, O.S.I., Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden 

Plus the majority of my friends who happen to be talented musicians themselves. We always inspire, influence and push each other.

A little info on my guitar rig/recording setup:
'96 Gibson Les Paul Standard w/ Alnico 490r/496t pickups- "Wayne's World" edition Squire Strat w/ single coils(made in Japan)- Soldano HotRod 50 (modded) amp head - 2x12 Soldano Cab (V30s) - M-Audio MobilePre USB 1.0 - IK Multimedia Stealth Pedal - PreSonus Eureka preamp/channel strip-
- Shure SM53 mic(yes a vintage 53, precursor to the 57)- Behringer B2 condenser mic- Fender DG3 "Value Pack" acoustic guitar - Squire P-Bass Special 4 string (jazz/precision split pickup combo) - E-MU 49 Key midi keyboard controller ( I don't program/notate midi, played live) - M-Audio Trigger Finger - Yamaha DD55 drum pad w/ MIDI out - Behringer V-Amp 2 (not used anymore due to awesome ampsim software- various pedals, overdrives, distortion, Boss DM-3 analog delay - computer ampsims (including all the freeware)  Amplitube 3 - Ableton Live as my DAW - Sennheiser HD280 headphones.

Award winning singer/songwriter Randy Lewis Brown, despite being well past his prime and having an early bedtime, can still take an audience on a magical journey of discovery with his story telling and songs. Hailing from what he describes as the Upper East Side of Texas, his songs are tightly packed with sadness, wonder, joy, humor, philosophy as well as a tiny tad of that subtle southern smart-ass. With guitar, mandolin and voice alone he will guide you through his rich inner world and you will find yourself in the exact spot where the wide open spaces of the West meet the mossy confines of southern pine forests and mysteries are laid bare.

I am not a musician and make no pretense of being one.  I realized years ago that I was devoid of the talent needed to make good music and I am truly impressed by those of you who do have talent.  I have no aspirations of making a big deal with a record company or becoming a performing artist.  There is, however something that makes me want to make music and sing songs.  These tracks are made for the sole purpose of fulfilling some strange self-satisfaction urge.  If you like them then this is an unexpected side-effect and I am humbled by your appreciation.

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