I’m originally from Tampa, Florida. My father was a mob lawyer (but most of his clients were just regular murderers). I played Kiss and Black Sabbath covers at my 8th grade carnival, until a priest told us to stop because we were drowning out the merry-go-round music. I attended the University of Florida for 2 years and graduated from The Southwest Guitar Conservatory in San Antonio Texas and Berklee College of Music in Boston.
I’m a co-founder of and the guitarist/secondary songwriter in Count Zero; best known for emerging from former band Think Tree (biggest single: "Hire a Bird", toured Europe twice, won many awards and opened for Nine Inch Nails and The Pixies). Count Zero toured North America with The Dresden Dolls in 2004. We have songs on Guitar Hero 1 ("Sail Your Ship By") & 2 ("Radium Eyes"), and a downloadable song for Rock Band ("Shake").
I also play guitar/keyboard/ samples and occasionally sing in Elk ("We Won’t Remember Anything" is on this page), a spontaneous song collective (i.e. we make things up as we play and try to make it cohesive and enjoyable for the listener) with members of Count Zero and others. I’ve written music for modern dance and animation and I’m currently working on quirky rock and modern chamber music. I am also a graphic designer and a photographer. My girlfriend’s name is Emily, we have a cat named Monty. You can check out more of my stuff at www.willragano.com and read a review of my solo stuff here: propculture
