Mark Capanni ~ If Life Was A Ferris Wheel

Born in Seattle to a Japanese father and an Italian mother, his parents separated when he was 8. Mark moved to Los Angeles, California with his Mom and brother. He relished in the LA music scene, living just a few blocks from Laurel Canyon.

In his early twenties, with guitar in hand, he backpacked throughout Europe. In Rome he met a young lady from England, they spent a week together and fell in love. She went back to England, and Mark wrote ‘If Life Was A Ferris Wheel’ reminiscing about their short time together. Returning from his European road trip he started playing in small local clubs and an A&R guy recommended he meet with Al Coury, the vice president and A&R executive head of Capitol Records. The meeting went so well that Coury signed Mark on the spot. Recording started and two promo singles were produced for Capitol. But after being bypassed for the presidency Coury left Capitol to join Robert Stigwood and establish RSO Records. The new interim president at Capitol didn’t want anything to do with Coury’s signings and Mark was lost in the shuffle and his singles were never commercially released. The Jackson Sisters had some success with the Capanni penned ‘I Believe In Miracles’. He now runs Marco’s, a small trattoria in West Hollywood.

Recorded from vinyl. An educational channel. For love and not for profit