Born in Sarezzo (Italy) in 1958, he began playing the guitar in the barber's shop learning to accompany polkas, waltzes and mazurkas, he continued studying music in the local band with the saxophone and later in the conservatory with the double bass. Participate in numerous jazz seminars with Giorgio Gaslini and Gianni Cazzola and play with Massimo Urbani and Pietro Tonolo. Professionally active since 1978 with the most diverse ensembles and artists in Italy and abroad, on tour and in the studio, from Martin Taylor to Mina, Zucchero, Geoff Wesley and the Rai and Mediaset orchestras as well. video productions as author and composer. After his experience as guitarist and leader of "Charlie & the Cats" (rock trio 1989/99), he began his solo career producing 8 albums of original songs with his own lyrics and taken from Brescia dialectal poetry. Active as singer and songwriter, session player, bassist and guitarist, he is constantly at work in search of new sounds.