born in Turin in 1960, he received his musical education graduating in Composition under P. L. Zangelmi and N. Castiglioni, and in Electronic Music under A. Vidolin and M. Lupone. He furthered his studies in organ with M. Mochi and L. Celeghin, and in orchestral conducting with G. Gelmetti and G. Taverna. He later refined his training at the Scuola Musicale di Fiesole under the guidance of G. Manzoni.
Although he has carried out an intense performing activity — both as a soloist and within chamber and orchestral ensembles — and as a conductor, founding the Ensemble Musica ’900 specialized in contemporary repertoire, the most significant focus of his artistic research has been on composition. His catalogue includes solo, chamber, orchestral, electroacoustic and electronic works. In recent years, his interest has turned toward interactive systems and multimedia theatre, in which he has created numerous productions such as Il grido, Parole e musica, Batte profondo un tamburo (Nessun soffio d’ali), La voce e il confine (Segni, città), Ni anverso ni reverso, and Teatro immaginario. He has also composed chamber “micro-theatre” works such as Sempri ‘cca sugnu, Oracoli caldaici, and Another ordinary day.
His most recent works are characterized by a growing attention to the relationship between music and contemporary poetry, drawing inspiration from writers such as Caproni, Sanguineti, Borges, Pasolini, Calvino, Bukowski, Beckett, Dürrenmatt, and Yourcenar.
In 2015, he was selected as Composer in Residence by the New Made Ensemble of Milan.
His works have been performed at numerous contemporary music festivals both in Italy and abroad, in countries such as Austria, France, Greece, Germany, Japan, the United States, Portugal, England, Australia, Russia, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, and China, and broadcast by stations including Rai RadioTre, Dutch Radio, Australian Radio, and New Zealand Radio.
He has collaborated with important musical research centers, including the DIST at the University of Genoa, the GRAMMA Institute in L’Aquila, and the CRM in Rome.
His works are published by EDIPAN, SAM, Longo-Gabbani, Taukay, and Ars Publica, and recorded by labels such as Pentaflowers, SAM, Taukay, Ars Publica, Sheva, CMC, EMA Vinci, as well as featured in the DVD One Minute More by Guy Livingston.
In 2018, a monographic CD of his orchestral works, Verso tracce di Blu, was released by Ars Publica Edizioni.
He has also collaborated with theatre companies such as “Teatro di Castalia,” “Il reatto,” “Armunia,” and “Krypton,” composing music for stage productions including Giulietta e Romeo, Le Baccanti, Ascensione per il patibolo, Racconti Fantastici, Sogno ma forse no, and Trittico Beckettiano. He is the author of the soundtrack for the short film Echi fuori campo by P. Paoletti and for the feature film A matita? Omar Galliani by Fulvio Wetzl.
He served as Artistic Director of the “Musica & Suoni” Festival in Sarzana and currently conduct the LabMusCont in La Spezia.
Winner of the International Composition Competitions “E. Porrino” in Cagliari and “Ingolstädter Orgeltage” in Ingolstadt, he has also received an Honorable Mention from the IBLA Foundation in New York and awards at MAIN Fest 2022 and Piazza del Mondo 2023.
He has served as a juror in several composition competitions.
He currently teaches Composition and New Technologies Applied to Composition at the Conservatory of La Spezia (Italy).