MARCOS COLL (Armónica)

Madrid 13 may 1976.My Grandfather came from the deep Andalucia and was a so called"flamencologist"(the people who know the old cante flamenco)but my mother although she didnt change the Jamon for the Hot Dogs,she, prefered the Rolling Stones than Antonio Mairena....So I grew up listeniing to my parents records of Canned Heat,Ramones.....

At the age of 6 we moved to Galicia,where I met Adrian in the school.At the age of 11 I took violin lessons...but i was more interested in hanging,girls,and also I didnt hear no violin in those Elvis or Little Richard records i used to hear....Shortly after, we moved to the States where I started to get more an more hooked on the american music.....

After years we came back and it was my uncle Daniel Gonzalez -Lagana also musician who introduced me to the blues.....saying things like "If you like Elvis,then you gonna go crazy with Big Mama Thorton..."He was damn right!!!!He was also the first to put a harp in my mouth!

Since then ,I felt in love with the instrument and started making my first amateur bands with Adrian.
Around the age of 16 when I was playing in the street with my back then blues buddy Xulian Freire,my now good friend Alfonso Franco offered me a job playing everyday in his club Casa do Patin(later I became part of the bussiness too,programing,bartendering,cooking,cleaning,and of course playing)From him a learned a lot about this bussiness,and from then on, i started playing more and more professionaly,working with my own bands as well as doing recordings for tv comercials or studio work with many bands,from pop,to rock,reggae like the well known band Siniestro Total. In 1999 I moved back to Madrid ,and after doing all kinds of jobs I joined Tonky blues band,with whom I had a great time playing with greats like Mick Taylor and Buddy Miles(from whom I learned a lot)and also having sessions with legends like Tom Jones!
I had a great time and started paying my dues,before starting Los Reyes del KO.

Talking about harp ,my influeces goes from the all time greats Sonny Boy Williamson I and II,Little Walter,Sonny Terry,Junior Wells Charlie Musselwhite or Paul Butterfield etc etc there are so many that I like, that a would need the holy bible to write them down...!!!...and in Spain my good friend Naco Goni.......
Talking just about music..............then I would need the big wall of China!!!!!I like from Flamenco to Hip Hop,from Gospel to Funky......and when we play in Ibiza ,dont be surprised if you see a bluesharp player dancing trance music or house...........