Elia Micheletto

Italian artist Elia Luigi Micheletto has shown since childhood a great passion for music. He started singing and playing the piano when he was only 6yo but he soon turned to the instrument which most fascinates him: The Drums. Thanks to his natural qualities he started early attending schools of music and seminars with internationally recognized drummers: Virgil Donati, Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bissonette, Chad Smith, Ian Paice...etc. He attended various Masters organized by Dom Famularo, Virgil Donati, Skip Hadden, Horacio"El Negro"Hernandez, Mike Mangini, Sergio Bellotti, Mike Terrana, Thomas Lang, Tommy Campbell, Marco Minneman, Furio Chirico...and many others... Until he got to the Accademia di Musica Moderna in Milan, where he studied with Franco Rossi, Luca Turolla, Camillo Colleluori,and Giorgio Zagner. During his studies he had the opportunity to participate at the “LUCA TUROLLA Percussion Project” where he played with important musicians such as Luca Turolla, Dudù Kouate, Danilo Mineo, Gaetano Alfonsi and Stefano Brizzi. His great passion for the drum brung him to study the spectacular technique of the “Top Secret Drum Corps" with Massimo Nasorri. During 2008 he studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and had the opportunity to learn the personal exclusive method of Mike Mangini's. At the Berklee College of Music he also studied with Dave DiCenso, who taught him how to spiritually approach the instrument, and Sergio Bellotti, from whom he made a careful study of various styles. "Extreme Drumming", which consists in performing some aspects of the instrument at extreme levels: hands/feet technique, independence and coordination. This attitude and determination to push the boundaries of drumming best exalts his skills and demonstrates the great empathy he has for this instrument. Having studied one aspect of Extreme Drumming with Mike Mangini, Elia decided to specialise in the "One Man Band Orchestra" concept with recognised Australian drummer Grant Collins (in 2008/2009). In the meantime he performes with bands/artists of various musical genres: Rock/Metal, Fusion, Progressive, Latin, Pop-Alternative/New wave, Folk, Musical, Afro/Beat). He also teaches at the Accademia di Musica Moderna for the National School Project.