BIOGRAPHY

Composer of emotions, architect of silence

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The Roots

I was born in Bologna, but I grew up among the mountains of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. I live surrounded by nature. Here, the wind through the trees, the birdsong at dawn, the gentle fall of snow… taught me how to listen.

As a child, I would spend hours perched in a tree, listening to the wind and the sounds drifting from the woods. I didn’t speak much. Nature was my imaginary friend. And perhaps it still is.

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The passion

At the age of three, I wanted to play the drums. Then came the piano, and with it something deeper: the desire to tell emotions without words. I began composing on my own, and eventually enrolled at the Conservatory of Bologna, where I graduated in Composition. Writing music soon became a necessity, not a choice — a way to breathe. Even today, if I were the only person left listening to my music… I would still write it.

Emotion and Nature

 

Nature is my invisible score.

Emotions are tangible presences:
the sound of water flowing, the wind changing direction.

Every one of my compositions begins with a feeling lived in the body —
the silence before a storm, the light filtering through the trees, the solitude of a sunrise. I write to translate those moments into sound. For me, making music means giving shape to what cannot be said.

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When the World Stopped...

In 2020, I was ready to leave. Los Angeles. Film scores. The dream. But the pandemic turned everything upside down. I stayed home, on my land, and decided to start again from there. I studied music marketing, challenged myself on social media (me, who used to be anti-social), and began releasing my work as a solo artist.


The result? Millions of views across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. A portable piano. Spontaneous performances in wild, unreachable places. A loyal, vibrant community that inspires me every day to keep going.

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My Style

I blend modern classical music, post-minimalism, and pop undertones. My style was born from the need to slow down in a world that runs too fast. I write for those who know how to listen. For those who need a space that’s calm, intimate, emotional. My music is meant to evoke. To become the soundtrack of someone else’s emotions, not just mine.
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Cinema, Stage and Beyond

I’ve composed original scores for short films, documentaries, and theatre productions. I’ve collaborated with artists like Matilda De Angelis and Francesco Filippi, with whom I share the belief that each note must arrive at exactly the right moment.
 
In 2024, I toured across London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Milan, and Barcelona — eight sold-out shows.
And in the meantime, I received a G.A.N.G. Award in the United States for my orchestral reinterpretation of Song of Storms

Roots, Identity, Gratitude

I carry Sardinian and Tyrolean blood — the contrast of sea and mountain, light and mist. And all of this resonates inside me every time I sit at the piano. If I am where I am today, it’s also thanks to those who listen to me. The messages I receive every day, the emotions we share, the strength you give back to me… they are the invisible engine behind everything I do.