BIOGRAPHY

Passionate about music from his earliest years, he began playing drums in 1983, later studying rudiments in depth at the PERCSTUDIO school in Turin with Professor Giorgio Gandino. He subsequently perfected his technique with renowned drummers and teachers such as Bruno Astesana, Marco Volpe, Giorgio Di Tullio, Enrico Lucchini, and above all the great Alfredo Golino.
He also attended seminars with international drum legends such as Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Campbell, Billy Cobham, Gregg Bissonette, Dom Um Romao, Peter Giger and Deen Castronovo.
He began performing live in 1986 with the progressive rock groups TALiESYN and TUNDRA, later starting his professional career in 1988 with numerous orchestras, night-club quartets, disco groups, conventions and private events, collaborating with:
Punto d’Incontro, Santino Rocchetti, Miko Mission & Caravan, Bravo, Nicola Congiu,
– Gigi Chiappin & Walter Losi
– Federica Cocco
– Castellina Pasi
– Paolo Bagnasco
– Deny Ceraldi & Samantha Di Maio
He has performed in major night-clubs, dance halls and discos in Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany.
He has recently performed in the U.S.A with:
John Jorgenson (Elton John’s guitarist), Tom Lane, Dave Pomeroy, Woody Lingle, Mammot’s Jack Country Rock Band, and on the national tours “Prendere e Lasciare” and “La Valigia dell’Attore” by Francesco De Gregori, also recording a live DVD.
He has also worked with well-known artists and TV personalities: Elena Roggero, Umberto Smaila, Jerry Calà, Luisa Corna, Sergio Vastano, Franco Oppini, Ronnie Jones,
– Gualtiero Marangoni
– Piero Marianetti
– Miky Bianco
– Andrea Bozzetto
– Max Celsi
– Claudio Bonadè
– Diego Mascherpa
– Diego Borotti
– Danilo Pala
He performs in the most important theatres, arenas, stadiums and live venues throughout Italy.

➤ Live projects, cover bands and collaborations
He has participated in numerous rock, funk, blues and pop projects with: Natascia Bonacci, Franco Vinci, Ettore Gentile, Alberto Biasin, Lorenzo Trincia, Stefano Alagi, Roberto Vitelli,
– Laviantica (Italian Prog Band)
– Luca Mannutza
– Francesco Puglisi
– Marco Siniscalco
– Alessandro Patti
– Mimmo Catanzariti
– Steve Palandri
– Fabio Balestrieri
– Massimo Idà
– Carlo Imparato
Modolidio (with Elena Roggero – Stefano Cornaglia, Marco Cravero), Bluespiders, Soundseduction, SFS, Totomodo (TOTO tribute), Red Rocket, Nina Ricci, Luca Balducci – Joe Satriani tribute, Tony Mastrulli, Roby Fontolan – Van Halen tribute, OAlphabet City, Pangea, Candymen – TOTO tribute, Handle With Care.
In Milan he collaborates with:
Rollin, Bruco’z Experience, Dhera, DDT, Aida Cooper, Gigi Cifarelli, Pippo Matino, Mama’s Pit, Groovin’Ass Funk Quartet, Ronnie Jones, performing in major venues across Northern and Central Italy.

➤ Live & Studio Collaborations
He has collaborated with important musicians, producers and session players: Corrado Rustici, Emanuele Ruffinengo, Lorenzo Poli, Luca Scarpa, David Devoti, Luca Scansani, Massimo Ciaccio, Alessio Menconi, Marco Siniscalco, Raffaele Chiatto, Stefano Berto, Andrea Lavelli, Silvio Melloni, Mario Natale, Mauro Abbatiello, Fabio Balestrieri, Ludovico Vagnone, Gino Marcelli, Pierluigi Ferrari, Carlo Gaudiello, Bruno Giordana, Fabio Lanzini, Niccolò Fragile, Beppe Crovella, Marco Cravero, Barbara Vulso, Claudio De Vecchi, Paolo Gambino, Andrea Candido, Ugo Arnoldo, Martino Vacca,
– Pino Bifano
– Giorgio Palombino
– Simone Giannaccari
– Gianmarco Carena
– Max Sestu
– Fabrizio “Bicio” Leo
– Antonello Palmas Cotogno
– Giacomo Caliolo

➤ Professional Cover Bands
He has performed and still performs with professional cover bands: Diego Vilar Band, Stefano Bozzetti Band, Giovanni Pepe – Turno Not Turno, Leo Band, Piero Pilleri – Oops Band, Tonino Scala Band, Matteo Borghi Band, Nicola Mei Band, Modena Park – Vasco Rossi Tribute, Illeciti Musicali – Pop Rock, Divina Dance Show, Discoinferno Dance Show, Seamus – Pink Floyd Tribute Band,
– La Gazza Ladra – Marillion Tribute
– Candymen – Toto Tribute
– Delicate Thunder – Pink Floyd Tribute
– Red Phoenix Blues Band

➤ Teaching
He has taught drums at:
• Lizard – Gavirate (VA)
• Lizard – Fontanetto Po (VC)
• Rocklab Torino
• Rainbowmusic Torino
• Loop & Co Torino and privately in his own studio.

➤ Style & Activity
With more than twenty years of uninterrupted live, studio and teaching activity, he has developed deep stylistic versatility, ranging from progressive rock to A.O.R., from hard rock to blues, jazz, funk and fusion, continually pursuing broad musical research in all directions.