Born in Italy in 1979 pursued Double Bass studies with M° Luigi Giannoni. He studied then composition in Bern with Daniel Glaus. Began the study of the OUD as self-taught, subsequently Elias has deepened his technique and knowledge of Arab music theory completing many travels in the Middle-East and receiving lessons from Palestinian oud virtuoso Adel Salameh. In November 2010 Elias published his successful debut album OrangeTree featuring Nyckelharpa virtuoso Didier François (3rd place at P.I.M.P.I. 2011, Italian Prize for Popular Independent Music and ranked in the Top 200 albums for World Music Chart of Europe 2011). His second release The Tarot Album has been selected as one of the best albums released in 2012, by famous italian newspaper “il Manifesto/Alias”. The following "Flowers of Fragility" (2015) with Daniele Di Bonaventura, Didier François, Nazanin Piri & Carlo La Manna was also critically acclaimed. The new album Ghimel (2020) recorded, composed and produced with Daniele di Bonaventura and Ares Tavolazzi, blending together the sounds of Oud, Bandoneon & Double Bass/Fretless Bass, crossess the borders between different genres while mantaining an elegant state of balance and harmony. With his bands Elias has played, toured, recorded and worked throughout Europe, in Asia and Africa, performing in theaters, festivals and National/International Live Radio shows.