About me

I'm a professional guitarist, teacher and music tech consultant based in London.

I teach electric and acoustic guitar at all levels and ages ((Yamaha Music System teaching certification) and I'm available for private tuitions online and in Euston/Camden Town.

I had the chance to collaborate as a session guitarist in London with electropop and alt/rock singer-songwriters like Sharlina, Harina, Freya Alley, Melinda Ortner, Jennings Couch, Paula Arismendi. I work as resident guitarist for Vivid Band, Motown Gold and other musicians agencies and i worked with theatre companies such as Sedos, Quay Players, Phoenix Players, Centre Stage for the following shows: American Idiot, Bring It On, Wizard Of Oz, Cinderella, Out of the Woods, Little Red, Seussical and others.

I am passionate about music technology and the influence of technology and social media on contemporary musicians. I collaborated as a tester/demonstrator with Prof. Duncan Werner (University of Derby) on the GASP (Guitar with Ambisonic Spatial Production) project. I co-wrote a white paper titled "How Blue is our Blues" that has been published by Vernon Press. 

 

EDUCATION

MMus - Master of Music in Popular Music Performance, UEL - The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London UK
(I studied with Martin Goulding and Tolis Zavaliaris among the others)

Conservatoire “G. Donizetti”, Bergamo, Italy
Rock Guitar Certificates 
with Fabrizio Frigeni (Italian professional guitarist featured with 883, Max Pezzali, Loredana Bertè, Syria, Luca Dirisio,...);

Master Diploma MCR®, Rock Guitar Academy, Milan, Italy

"Guitar Performance Plus" Certificate, The Academy of Contemporary Music, Guildford UK

Lectures and masterclasses with Robben Ford and highly estimated italian professionals like Luca Colombo, Chicco Gussoni, Bruno Santori;

Further rock-blues studies with Nicola Fassi at Accademia  Lizard (Bergamo, Italy);
 

TEACHING ACTIVITY

Electric and acoustic guitar courses, lectures on theory, modern armony and digital music production, pop-rock ensembles leading. Here are some of the Music Schools i work with or worked in the past:

DEMONSTRATOR and ENDORSER

I collaborated as endorser and demonstrator with the Italian company GURUS AMPS by Cicognani, specialized in amplifiers and boutique pedals.

You can find some previews of my demos in the "Media" section.
 

LIVE EXPERIENCE

I worked with singer-songwriters Sharlina, Harina, Freya Alley, Jennings Couch, Melinda Ortner, Paula Arismendi and with Vivid Band, Motown Gold, SoundWithUs musician agencies (pop-rock, funky-soul, jazz/post modern jukebox acts). I also played on the production of the following musicals: American Idiot, Bring It On, Cinderella, Out of the Woods, Little Red, Seussical and others.

Before relocating to London in 2016, i got the chance to work with many rock/pop/disco and tribute bands (Queen tribute, pop-dance cover, original alternative and italian rock tunes). In particular, from 2012 to 2016 I've been the lead guitarist of LE MASCHERE, italian rock power trio. Some original tunes are available on iTunes and Spotify.