Born on september 29th, 1967 in Torino (Italy). He took his secondary school diploma with specialisation in teacher training at “Istituto Giusti” in Torino. He obtained a diploma at Modern Musica Academy of Milano, trained under the tutelage of Marco Volpe.
He continued his musical training taking privately lessons from Giampiero Prina, Giorgio Di Tullio, Roberto Gatto and John Riley.
He attended many masterclasss (e.g. Dave Weckl, Tony Oxley, Gary Chaffee, Tommy Campbell, Peter Erskine, Billy Hart, David Liebman, Jojo Mayer, Roberto Cipelli and Ettore Fioravanti) and the Nuoro Jazz Workshop directed by Paolo Fresu.
He played drums and worked together with Riccardo Fioravanti, Giorgio Li Calzi, Alessio Menconi, Felice Reggio, Dado Moroni, Attilio Zanchi, Gigi Di Gregorio, Alfredo Ponissi, Davide Liberti, Sergio Di Gennaro, Marlevar, Andrea Parodi, Carol Sudhalter, Riccardo Zegna, Fulvio Albano and many others.
He performed in noumerous festivals and clubs in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Senegal.
He collaborates in studio recordings and concerts focusing on the jazz and acoustic situations combining tradition and modernism of the instrument.
For over twenty years he has been teaching in various music institutes, private schools and masterclasses.
Endorser Paiste, Remo and Vic Firth.

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