Marcus Nand (born Merseyside, England) is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and sound engineer best known for his work with flamenco guitar.
As a session guitarist, he has contributed to albums such as Situation Dangerous by Bozzio Levin Stevens, Essential Ballads by Jeff Scott Soto, and various compilations.
[5] His first job as a sideman was contributing guitar to the album Frederiksen/Phillips, by the late rock singer Fergie Frederiksen and Styx bassist Ricky Phillips.
[9] In 1996 he formed KuDeTa with Styx/Bad English/Coverdale Page bassist Ricky Phillips and former Yngwie Malmsteen singer, Jeff Scott Soto.
[11] Nand sang lead vocals in both Spanish and English, also playing guitar,[2] arranging, composing, and producing with members such as Rojas and co-producer Chuck Kentis.
"[12] A review by Mark Schwartz stated, "On their self-titled debut, Middle Eastern percussion, violin, and flamenco guitars take the fore, in counterpoint to Nand's smoky vocals.
While The Gipsy Kings...may be more of the leather-clad, rock 'n' roll variety as opposed to the Spanish brand, Nand and Ziroq know the bare-chested secret of this seductive, atmospheric music, and they aren't shy about sharing it.
[14] The following year the title track "Ziroq" was included on the George V Records compilation Siddharta: Spirit of Buddha Bar.
Released on Magna Carta Records, the album incorporates rock, fusion, jazz and instrumental classical music, consisting of drummer Terry Bozzio, bassist Tony Levin and guitarist Steve Stevens.
He also had a solo performance at Royal Albert Hall in support of Save the Children, along with Diego El Cigala, Dorantes and Joaquin Gril.
[1] Elements of Friction had been started after Nand and Ricky Phillips met and began playing and writing music together, with members such as Tommy Aldridge joining later.
[1] He also contributed guitar to the album of his friend, guitarist Kike G Caamaño, who released Civilized Stress in 2003 under the group name Asha.
[18] Nand also contributed to Caamaño's following album Gallery of Thoughts, released in 2008 which won the "Creativity in Rock" prize awarded by National Spanish Radio 3 (RNE).
In 2006 he contributed guitar to the metal compilation Essential Ballads, released by rock singer Jeff Scott Soto of Journey.
Other artists on the album include Jeff Beck, John Paul Jones, Joe Satriani, and Allan Holdsworth.
[20] Nand played guitar on the 2012 Juego De Valientes by Argentinian singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer, which included contributions by Amanda Miguel.