Brett Mackinga
Brett Mackinga is a singer, songwriter and guitarist that has had a career spanning several decades playing original music inspired by Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Crosby Stills and Nash, Neal Young, America, Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead. He plays a variety of genres Folk, Blues, Classic Rock, Americana, New Age and Jazz.
Born and bred in Southern California he has also lived in Hawaii and Australia playing with Australian legions like Nik Phillips, Wiley Reed and Lee Taylor. After returning home to the USA, Brett has moved to Ramona, California playing at local Venues and Wineries playing his original music and unique covers.
Some of his albums are Bright Star On The Horizon, BCCC On The Blues, Trips, Typical Love Songs, Deep Cuts, Footpath Closed and many more. With fan favorite songs: Back North Again, The Thinker, Crystal Love, The Idea That Could Never Be Killed and many more
The Ramona Music Alliance (RMA) was founded in 2022 by local musicians Jon Hasz and Ashley E. Norton.
The idea is to make the amazing music scene that is already organically growing into an official organization.
The goal is to continue to encourage and support live music venues and each other,
help build audiences and share information and resources.
Ramona is a happy place with great music and wine!
We hope to expand and continue to watch it grow together, as the amazing community we are.
