Fábio Laguna
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Fábio Laguna is a keyboardist
most famous for playing with Angra
since 2001 and for being a member of Hangar band since 2002. In 2006 he released his last solo album called Freakeys along with members of both bands.
state in Brazil, Fábio began playing simple keyboards from an early age. Along with his older brother André, both had keyboard classes, which Fabio dropped early. As a teenager, he began rehearsing within his first rock band and having his first small concerts. After that he played in a small professional night band and for 4 years he toured the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais
in a VW Transporter
(commonly known in Brazil as "Kombi", short form of "Kombinationfahrzeug").
After a tough decision of studying law
, along with the college he played in other small rock bands, arranged and produced his first records and worked as a freelancer
in several other bands too only for money.
In 1999 Fábio started playing with heavy metal
bands, and he recorded his first solo album, All Night Party at Gallamauaka's Land, which he used as a curriculum vitae for his 8 years of music by the time he was finishing college. Record company Mega Hard contacted Hangar and Fábio recorded the Inside Your Soul album.
By 2001, the famous Brazilian band Angra
had been split and reformed with Hangar's drummer Aquiles Priester
. Aquiles asked Fábio to join them for the Rebirth
tour. Of course he accepted, dropping all other professional commitments in order to become "a heavy-metal keyboardist in the land of samba
". He played a 100 concerts in 17 countries in this tour. In 2001 he also released All Night Party at Gallamauaka's Land.
2003 had Fábio touring Brazil with Hangar, which he had become a full member the year before. He also recorded keyboards for the debut album of Thalion, Another Sun.
His second solo album was called Freakeys, having Angra's and Hangar's members playing progressive metal, and was released in 2006.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
most famous for playing with Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
since 2001 and for being a member of Hangar band since 2002. In 2006 he released his last solo album called Freakeys along with members of both bands.
Biography
Born in Mococa, a small city from São PauloSão Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
state in Brazil, Fábio began playing simple keyboards from an early age. Along with his older brother André, both had keyboard classes, which Fabio dropped early. As a teenager, he began rehearsing within his first rock band and having his first small concerts. After that he played in a small professional night band and for 4 years he toured the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
in a VW Transporter
Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Type 2, officially known as the Transporter or Kombi informally as Bus or Camper , was a panel van introduced in 1950 by German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model – following and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 , it was given the factory...
(commonly known in Brazil as "Kombi", short form of "Kombinationfahrzeug").
After a tough decision of studying law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, along with the college he played in other small rock bands, arranged and produced his first records and worked as a freelancer
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
in several other bands too only for money.
In 1999 Fábio started playing with heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands, and he recorded his first solo album, All Night Party at Gallamauaka's Land, which he used as a curriculum vitae for his 8 years of music by the time he was finishing college. Record company Mega Hard contacted Hangar and Fábio recorded the Inside Your Soul album.
By 2001, the famous Brazilian band Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
had been split and reformed with Hangar's drummer Aquiles Priester
Aquiles Priester
Aquiles Priester is the drummer of the Brazilian power metal band Hangar. In 2006, Aquiles participated in Fábio Laguna's Freakeys project. He is a former member of Angra.-Biography:Aquiles Priester was born in Otjo, South Africa...
. Aquiles asked Fábio to join them for the Rebirth
Rebirth (Angra album)
Rebirth is the fourth album by Angra, the first since a major restructuring of the band's line-up.-Track listing:#"In Excelsis" - 1:03#"Nova Era" - 4:52...
tour. Of course he accepted, dropping all other professional commitments in order to become "a heavy-metal keyboardist in the land of samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
". He played a 100 concerts in 17 countries in this tour. In 2001 he also released All Night Party at Gallamauaka's Land.
2003 had Fábio touring Brazil with Hangar, which he had become a full member the year before. He also recorded keyboards for the debut album of Thalion, Another Sun.
His second solo album was called Freakeys, having Angra's and Hangar's members playing progressive metal, and was released in 2006.
Discography
- Flávio Marx Band - Em um Estado Imaginário
- Spirit Heaven - Aria's Kingdom
- Funeratus - Upcoming Apparition
- Funeratus - Storm of Vengeance
- Eyes of Shiva - Eyes of Shiva
- Thalion - Another Sun
- William Shakespears's Hamlet (various)
- AngraAngra (band)Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
- Rebirth World Tour - Live in São Paulo - AngraAngra (band)Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
- Hunters and Prey - Hangar - Inside Your Soul
- Fábio Laguna - All Night Party at Gallamauaka's Land
- Freakeys - Freakeys
- Hangar - The Reason of Your Conviction