Marcus Nand was born in England and initially raised by his parents in Merseyside.
23 Facts About Marcus Nand
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Marcus Nand started playing semi-professionally around the province of Malaga at age 12.
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Marcus Nand debuted with a Spanish heavy metal band at age 14.
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In 1991, after auditioning for a possible incarnation of Ratt, Marcus Nand started writing with Bobby Blotzer and Juan Croucier from Ratt.
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The band disbanded in 1996, though Marcus Nand contributed to their next and final album, Outcasts.
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Marcus Nand moved back to Los Angeles in 1997, forming the band Ziroq with bassist and co-producer Carmine Rojas.
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Marcus Nand sang lead vocals in both Spanish and English, playing guitar, arranging, composing, and producing with members such as Rojas and co-producer Chuck Kentis.
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Since the 1990s Marcus Nand has worked as a musician, composer, and music programmer.
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Marcus Nand then contributed guitar to a track on the 2000 album Situation Dangerous by the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens.
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Marcus Nand had a number of promotional radio broadcasts with Steve Stevens in support of Stevens' Flamenco A-Go-Go album in 2000.
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Marcus Nand had a solo performance at Royal Albert Hall in support of Save the Children, along with Diego El Cigala, Dorantes and Joaquin Gril.
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That year Marcus Nand formed Elements of Friction with Rick Phillips, Tommy Aldridge and Robin McCauley.
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Marcus Nand played guitar on their singular eponymous album, released on MTM Music Munchen in Germany.
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Marcus Nand played Flamenco guitar on the 2002 compilation Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms, Vol.
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Marcus Nand contributed guitar to the album of his friend, guitarist Kike G Caamano, who released Civilized Stress in 2003 under the group name Asha.
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Marcus Nand contributed to Caamano's following album Gallery of Thoughts, released in 2008 which won the "Creativity in Rock" prize awarded by National Spanish Radio 3.
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Marcus Nand was the primary artist on the track "Rumba" on the compilation Guitar Masters, Vol.
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Marcus Nand produced the album Bridger by Bridger in 2011 on Escape Music, playing guitar, keyboards, and handling the drum and keyboard programming.
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Marcus Nand played guitar on the 2012 Juego De Valientes by Argentinian singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer, which included contributions by Amanda Miguel.
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In 2022, Marcus Nand joined Mike Tramp for an acoustic tour highlighting songs from Tramp's earlier band White Lion.
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In 2023, Marcus Nand played on Mike Tramp's "Songs Of White Lion" album and toured to support the record.
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Marcus Nand uses guitars by a number of companies, notably a Fender Stratocaster, a Gibson Les Paul, and several Godin models.
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Marcus Nand continues to be based in Los Angeles, regularly travelling to visit his family in Fuengirola, Spain.