Born: yes

Sizes: 184x40x30 centimetres

Eyes: big, green

Hair: long, wavy, black & white

Nationality: Italy

Profession: Keyboardist, Pianist, Organist, Composer, Arranger, Teacher. Yamaha Piano and Keyboards Official demonstrator.

School: I begin music studies at seven, thanks to my father’s passion and the tuition of the family’s friend and composer/accordionist Maestro Marco Aurelio Pisegna. I studied Accordion, Piano, Keyboards, Harmony, Theory and Solfeggio. Afterwards, I graduated, with full marks in “Organ and Organ Composition” at Music Conservatory “Casella” (L’Aquila/Italy) under the guidance of Prof. Annamaria Polcaro and Maestro Paolo Cerasoli

Extra classes: I also studied “Electronic Composition”, “Computer Music” and “Experimental Composition” with Maestros Alessandro Sbordoni and Michelangelo Lupone, “History of Music” with Maestro Pietro Acquafredda, “Counterpoint and Fugue” with Maestro Paolo Cerasoli, “Gregorian Chant” with Maestro Giandomenico Piermarini

Instruments: Organ, Piano, Accordion, all other keyboards

Speciality: Synthesizer programming, Computer-Music

Experiences: almost everything (Classical, Rock, Pop, Metal, Progressive, New-Age, Theatre, …) but… never performed a jazz concert and, maybe, never it will happen!

Tours & Gigs: (2007 - Italy) Neil Zaza // (2003/2004/2005/2006 - Italy) Anna Tatangelo // (2004 – Rome, Italy) Rock Festival // (2002/2003 - Italy) Monica Cherubini // (2001/2002/2003 – Italy) // Southern Cross Stratovarius Official cover band // (2002 – Rome, Italy) Dream Theater official convention // (2002 – Rome, Italy) // Tony MacAlpine/Virgil Donati opening // (2001 - Italy) Andrea // (2001 - Los Angeles, USA) Mistheria // (2001 - Italy) Neil Zaza // (2000 - Italy) Gigi Sabani // (2000 - Italy) Raffaella Cavalli // (1998/1999 - Italy) O.R.O. // (1997 - Budapest, Hungary) Mistheria // (from 1992 to 2003) Sergio Meogrossi and Fabio Bussotti

First instrument: Kawai K3 music synthesizer

First band: Mirage

First album recorded: “Frammenti” by Mirage (© 1994 - Mellow Records)

Favourite instrumental album: “Romantic Warrior” (C. Corea’s Return to Forever)

Favourite vocal album: The first metal album I heard... "Trilogy" (Y. Malmsteen)

Favourite genres: Classical, Rock, Metal, Prog-Metal, Fusion

Favourite musicians: J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, F. Chopin, S. Joplin, C. Corea, S. Vai, Y. Malmsteen

Favourite band: Deep Purple

Favourite rock song: “Save our love” (Y. Malmsteen)

Favourite pop song: "Fragile" (Sting)

Favourite beverages: Water, orange juice

Favourite food: Pizza, rice

Favourite cartoon: The Simpson

Favourite movie: Happy Day

Favourite book: Edgar Allan Poe tales, Philosophy

Favourite magazines: Strumenti Musicali, CM2, Computer Music & Studio Project, Digital Music, Giornale Della Musica, Amadeus

Hobbies: play soccer, walk on the mountains, write this biography

Aspiration: to compose a movie soundtrack