Noise, sounds,
rhythm maker
Drums & Percussion Drummer, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist. From classical conservatory to indie rock tours across 3 continents. Over two decades of stage and studio work.
Projects & Roles
Dumbo Gets Mad
Drummer & Percussionist — since 2013
All records and live shows. Major festivals across Italy and Europe.
Assembly Group
Drummer, Composer & Co-Founder
Machine and computer music duo with Michele Osvaldo Pane. Rhythm meets electronics.
Session Work
Drums, Percussion & Multi-instrumentalist
Active since early 2000s. All genres — pop, rock, electronic, jazz. Studios in Milan and Monza.
Music Mentor
Drums & Percussion — since 2010
Teaching students of all levels. Technique, feel, and musical thinking together.
Records
Press play; the player loads only then.
Mangiami pure
FIVE EGGS
Calvino
DON'T
Almost Home
Levitation Sessions
Things Are Random And Time Is Speeding Up
Thank You Neil
Due
Quantum Leap
Live Sessions
Two full live sets with Dumbo Gets Mad.
Dumbo Gets Mad — Levitation Sessions (Full Set)
Dumbo Gets Mad — FIVE EGGS — Live Session
On Stage
Live & Touring
Bio
- 1987 Born in Reggio Emilia.
- 1988 Gets his first toy drum.
- 1993 Joins the church band as percussionist and flute player.
- 1995–96 Joins the local gospel choir.
- 1997–2008 Classical conservatory “A. Peri”, classical percussion class of M° F. Repola.
- 2004 One month in Texas as the drummer of a musical theatre camp.
- 2006–2013 Computer engineering degree with a focus on acoustics (Prof. Angelo Farina).
- 2010 A year in Valencia, Spain (Erasmus); jazz summer school with Jorge Rossy.
- 2014 Joins the RCF sound system project design team and starts touring the world.
- 2016 Jazz seminars in Nuoro (Joe Lovano, Emanuele Cisi, Dado Moroni, Paolino Dalla Porta, Stefano Bagnoli).
- 2017 Starts the jazz course at the “Venezze” conservatory in Rovigo (Stefano Paolini, Stefano Onorati, Massimo Morganti, Stefano Senni).
- 2018 Moves to Nuremberg, Germany, and joins the local jazz scene as a drummer.
- 2020 A month touring the US with Dumbo Gets Mad, then another month stuck in Texas by the pandemic, writing new music with the band.
- 2020 Moves to Milan and starts the music studio that grows into the improv ensemble RECREC.