Born in Bosisio Parini (Co) on 02/17/1960 he began playing drums at the age of 11. At 17 he began his studies with Maestro Lucchini at Capolinea in Milan. During the years he has played many important festivals around Europe: Percussion Festival Milan, Tirano and St. Moritz Festivals, Lugano Jazz Festival, Zug Jazz Festival, Montreaux Jazz Festival and others. He is co-author of the drum method entitled Nuovi Orizzonti Musicali (Ethnic and Traditional Drums) for BMG. Collaborations: Marco Detto, Piero Bassini, Danilo Riccardi, Erminio Cella, Andrea Pollione, Mario Zara, Eros Cristiani, Jeff Gardner, Luciano Zadro, Luca Meneghello, Gigi Cifarelli, Chema Vilchez, Daniele Comoglio, Larry Nocella, Michele Bozza, Dominique Landolf, Eric Marienthal, Marco Vaggi, Riccardo Fioravanti, Ernesttico, Bob Mover, Paola Folli, Tullio De Piscopo, Steve Smith, Alex Acuna, Pietro Bonelli, Rick Martgitza, Gendrickson Mena, Antonio Molina, Piero Leveratto, Michel Rosen, Marco Conti, Fabrizio Bosso etc.