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Biography - Drum & Percussion

He studied drums in 1979 with Eddy de Fanti ( Orchestra “La Fenice ” in Venice , BATISTOCOCO , etc. ) and at the Conservatory of Venice , then move on to jazz and Latin with various formations of big band style , moving to the rock , with a great passion for Ian Paice and John Bohnam .

Sounds from ’85 al’88 , toured Europe with the JUNIOR JAZZ BAND , performing also in Paris , Amsterdam, Lisbon , Barcelona, ​​etc. . In ’90 he turned professional touring Italy with various formations of dance music, until arriving at the ’95 NUTI AND CAT BOOGIE BAND , trio of his own idea , which serves the swing, folk and ethnic music .

Begin research on Klezmer music with the group BARBAPEDANA , with whom he recorded four CDs ” SHERELE “, ” The Three LORIENTI “, ” YOL “, ” ZIVELI ” participating in many Folk Festival , in Italy and abroad ( including Portugal , Spain, Greece and Cape Verde) and playing at Ancona in the international festival of klezmer music .

Since March of ’97 he joined the other world , the myth of the rock band Triveneto , with whom he meets Ian Paice , Tommy Emmanuel , James Burton , Guido Toffoletti Claudio Golinelli in some jam sessions and in the recording studio . Meanwhile , he studied in Milan with Mark Volpe ( Ass.al Berklee College of Music ) and David Ragazzoni ( Whittaker, Pravo, Branduardi ), and continues as a researcher and teacher , within various musical structures of the north – Italy . He works regularly with the orchestra of Vicenza in the project ” Jesus Christ Superstar” , conducted by G. Fracasso, and with the group ” LABOR ” , with whom he participated in various national events (Venice Summer 2000 , Global Rhythms Europeans , Sanremo Rock) , recording two CDs for the label UPR folkrock in Milan entitled “TERRATRADITA ” and “OP -LA ‘ ,” doing well by support team at James Thompson (sax Sugar and Paolo Conte) and John Henry , American blues guitarist known in his Italian tour .

He also collaborates with musicians like Maurizio Dehò and Marco Fusi in the project ” Yesh Gvul ” klezmer band formed by professionals of the genre, recorded the second CD ” FAREWELL TO LUGANO ” following the CD ” MOON WALTZ ” with the participation of Moni Ovadia . In the meantime , was released worldwide “Frames without borders ” CD recorded by many great drummers in the world ( including Glen Velez , Layne Redmond, Kobi Hagoel , Peyman Nasehpour , Eric Stuer , Paul Marshall , etc. . ) As being part of one Italian . He recently worked with the American vocal group “TAKE SIX ” for their Italian tour , recorded the new CD LEO Miglioranza , the famous Italian singer , Ndemo Xente , and depart collaborating with SIMONETTA MANDIS on his first solo album for the label Universe .

He recently published with the instrumental group NUFunk ” WHARTHEY ” the first CD , ” The Fries That’s a Striken Vos ” for Godown Records label . Bruno Gennaro , in 2010, he joined the ensemble of the Latin / flamenco RIO DE AGUA . He is also working with Armando Battiston , known jazz pianist , a new ensemble jazz / contemporary . He continued his research on the Balkan percussion and published , in 2006 , his first book ” BALKAN DRUMMING ” , all focused on the battery in the Balkans , which will be followed shortly by the second “BREATHING RHYTHM,” focused on Africa and the his enormous wealth. His encounter with the dancer Angelica Amira Bressanin , led him to form the duo ” ANDERLUNE “, where oriental dance , tribal fusion and is mischian in flavors ranging from drum’n’bass , funk, Mediterranean traditions , electronics and acoustics. Will be released the first CD ” Andergo ! ” By the spring of 2014. At the same time , carries out a work of recovery of Mediterranean music always completely acoustic with Maki Massimo Parolin, Oud and Qanun player . This project is called “The Venice Oriental Ensemble “, a small orchestra variable. Other projects are in the works , among which the collaboration with Andrea Marcucci ATREIO , a great interpreter of the stickBASS , which is going to record a CD which will be released by mid- 2014. He continued his teaching, endorser and clinician throughout Italy. Last but not least, started a collaboration with ” Sogno Veneziano“, an enesemble of ex musicians from the Rondò Veneziano .His last activities see him involved in the project GARBATO , progressive music that tells the story of the Italian chemical center of Marghera, together with talented musicians such as Valentino Favotto, Stefano Andreatta, Alessandro Gabanotto. In the meantime, a collaboration for a project involving images, music and poetry with Deborah Zuberbuhler and Filippo Parisotto will be born, which will see the light in 2018. Last, the birth of NITEDRAMA , power trio with saxophone and electric bass, with original pieces and electronic experiments. From September 2016 he collaborates with the Kingdom Production that deals with short films and commercials, he release, under their auspices in 2017 “ Windy Rose “, lp ​​only available online. The latest release for the Kingdom production, the soundtrack “ Yang Ye “, music dedicated to the famous Chinese general.