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Larsen was born in 1984 and is deeply in love with rock and progressive music. But first he received a classical musical education. Thereafter, he started learning the language of jazz and the most advanced piano techniques from some of the greatest italian artists (such as Mario Rusca and Marco Bianchi). From this point, Larsen played with many cover bands, on many original music projects (one of the more important being a contribution to the work of songwriter Emanuele De Francesco) and as a freelance musician (most notably, Enrico Ruggeri). It’s after this period he was invited to play keyboards for Fire Trails, one of the most famous heavy metal bands in Italy. This new adventure led him to improve his Hammond and synth-programming techniques. Plus, he was able to really hone his studio and live chops as he recorded and toured with Fire Trails on their 2005 studio album “Third Moon, †which was distributed in several EU countries. He also had the good fortune to take part in the video-clip based on the song “Spaces and Sleeping Stonesâ€. This video often accompanies many of his appearances on RockTV together with Pino Scotto. Moreover, with Fire Trails he took part in the project “Rezophonic†of the drummer Mario Riso. The great success of the band has enabled him to share the stage with Deep Purple (at the Palalido in Milan), and on other occasions, Glenn Hughes and L.A. Guns, as well as the great gig at the Gods Of Metal 2006 as headliner.But that’s not enough for Larsen! He’s also the co-founder of L4AN, and works with the Queen tribute-band, “The Gameâ€. He’s also always been a lover of new technologies, home-recording and web publishing. It’s for this reason he created the website www.kurzweilkomunity.it. It’s one of the most important reference points for keyboard players in Italy. Furthermore, he’s a keyboard teacher at the “Skull of Rock†and “RockTV†music schools and is the proud producer of “Sorrows†and “Mr. White Rabbitâ€. He is the first endorser in Italy of the “Receptor†by MUSE RESEARCH for “Rod’s Garage.†Larsen plays Kurzweil keyboards, Clavia and Korg racks, Fouke Industrial lapsteel guitar, Molinelli electric guitars, and uses Sennheiser wireless systems.
Ultimamente mi sono dato alla pittura digitale!
I miei quadri vengono realizzati con ARTRage2 e con una Tavoletta Grafica BAMBOO. Solitamente uso come modelli foto o immagini reali, ma ci tengo a sottolineare che NON si tratta di fotoritocco o editing con plugins: tutti i quadri sono digitalmente pitturati pennellata per pennellata! Di seguito i miei ultimi lavori: