User:Richard George Allen/sandbox

Mogador is a progressive rock band from Como, Italy. To date, the band has released 3 albums. The band was formed thanks to an advert placed by the drummer Richard Allen on a rehearsal studio notice board in Como, Italy. The ad was answered by Stefano Lago who, together with Luca Briccola, already had the intention of forming a progressive rock band. At the same time Luca Briccola had started playing with the Celtic Harp Orchestra, another Como.based ensemble, together with the Celtic Harp Orchestra’s bassist Paolo Pigni. In 2009 the self-titled first album Mogador (album) was released, receiving a nomination for best artwork in the Italian Prog Awards of the same year. Shortly after the album’s release, Stefano Lago decided to leave the band to pursue other projects. In 2010 Mogador, now a trio, released All I Am Is Of My Own MaKing, a narrative album based on Nicholas Whites’s true-life experience of being trapped inside a lift in the McGraw-Hill Building in New York City in 1999. White's experience became the basis of a youtube posting called 'trapped in a lift for 41 hours' that went viral. The video, by Nick Paumgarten, called "Up and Then Down", with music by Jennifer Haines. White, an employee of Business Week, spent 41 hours trapped before being released. Encouraged to sue for multi-million dollar damages by lawyers, his case gained substantial media notoriety. The claim ended four years after the event with a substantially lower, reputed six-figure sum, being paid out, but with White paying a bigger personal price due to the dramatic negative effects on his professional and business circumstances. Mogador’s musical rendition of the events once again earned the band another Prog Awards nomination, this time for best record of that year. In 2011, Paolo Pigni parted company with Mogador, and later made a solo release under the name of Sarastro Blake. The album contains several luminaries from the progressive music world of the 1970’s, including Rick Wakeman, Billy Sherwood, (both ex-Yes) and David Paton (ex camel and others.) In 2012 Luca Briccola and Richard Allen, the two remaining members of Mogador released Absinthe Tales of Romantic Visions, an album with the common theme of absinthe in some form running through every track. A notable collaboration on the album includes Jon Davison, singer in the American band Glass Hammer and currently front man of the group Yes. Current Lineup •	Richard George Allen (drums and vocals) •	Salvatore Battello (Bass) •	Luca Briccola (Guitar, keyboards, flute, bass) •	Samuele Dotti (keyboards) •	Marco Terzaghi (Vocals, guitar, percussion) Former Members •	Stefano Lago •	Paolo Pigni •	Valerio Navarra Discography Album •	Mogador (album) (2009) o	 Self produced •	All I Am Is Of My Own MaKing (2010) o	Mentalchemy Records •	Absinthe Tales of Romantic Visions (2012) o	Mentalchemy Records