I was born in 1985 on the so called Pi Day and my 1st experience with music was during my childhood when I tried to play my oldest brother's classical guitar. The "2nd Coming" was when my interest shifted to that of piano, following in the footsteps of my other brother. I began to take lessons but they didn't last long because of my still-too-didactic approach. This began to change when a friend of mine gifted me the second Liquid Tension Experiment album. Finally, I found something that I enjoyed listening to, something befitting my personality. Rudess' style let me place my fingers on a keyboard for fun, not just for studying. Soon, I became more familiar with progressive music and formed my first band ever: Paradoxa. With them, I started to explore the world of composition and began to write riffs that would remain with me for years to come, such as several that came to be part of the track "The 2nd Coming" 8 years later. Then arrived the opportunity to be part of a power prog band through which I came to know Antonio Vittozzi and later Lucio Grilli. To take on the challenge of playing with this band, I began piano lessons again. I began to record old and new ideas onto a solo cd, the only copy of which I am fiercely possessive and later on, I became part of the first formation of Soul Secret. During this period, I composed another solo cd, where the first versions of "Climb" and "Shannon tree" (previously called "Exploiting") appeared. I guard protectively the only copy of this cd much like I do with the first one.
I'm currenlty a fulltime member of Soul Secret, with them I composed the 2008 album "Flowing Portraits" on which appears my first attempt at a composition for orchestra, "Sailing in the Arms of the Ocean", the instrumental introduction to "Tears of Kalliroe"
In 2009 I was given the opportunity by the French label Musea Records to release my first solo full-length album.
I really hope you'll enjoy my music
Luca
