Andrea graduated in classical guitar with full marks “cum laude” at the Conservatory Santa Cecilia in Rome in the class of M. Arturo Tallini.

Master of Music in Performance with distinction in Maastricht Academy of Music in the class of M. Carlo Marchione.

He attended a Master of Arts in Music Pädagogik in the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHDK) in Zurich in the class of M. Anders Miolin.

He previously studied with Bruno Battisti D'Amario (Ennio Morricone's storic guitarist), Heiki Matlik (Estonian Academy of Music and theatre) and Cesare Di Giulio (Conservatorio "A Casella" - L'Aquila).

He has also taken part at the following masterclasses: Oscar Ghiglia, Massimo Lonardi, Enea Leone, Bruno Battisti D’Amario, Elena Papandreou, Enrico Pieranunzi, Jesper Sviebaek, Miguel Angel Jimenez Arnaiz, Magnus Anderson, Rolf Lislevand, Duo Maccari-Pugliese, Sven Lundestad and Nuccio D’Angelo.

Andrea studied electric and acoustic guitar at Saint Louis College of Music in Rome with Marco Manusso and also with Luca Chiaramonte.

He deepened his understanding of various styles like rock, blues and jazz. His musical curiosity has led him to a thorough study of composition with the teacher Enrico Melozzi.

A versatile musician, he is talented with all instruments from the guitar family (classic guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, silent guitar). Andrea has been one of the founders of Picaroon's Spark, a rock band which has produced 2 LP's. With his lead he brought the band to the highest level of the italian rock scene, with his unique and virtuoso playing, embraced as well by important music critiques from leading magazines like “Chitarre”, “Guitar Club”, “Rockerilla”.

Andrea has worked as a sessionman at Cinik Records in Rome playing backup tracks of great guitarists such as Dominic Miller, Ricky Portera.

He has also taken part to various concerts as a support band  international artists like Bandabardò, Paola Turci, Michael Riessler, Ernesttico, Lisma Project, Manuel Orza, Toni Fidanza, Jenny B.

Andrea  won the first prize and was awarded in several competitions, both as soloist or as a member of a guitar Duo.

Classical Guitar:

- I and II International Guitar Competition Ferdinando Carulli

- XVI Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale Rotary Club Teramo Est

- I International Competition Premio Accademia

- XVIII International Competition Anemos

- XVII International Adriatic Festival - Guitar

- XVII Concorso Nazionale di chitarra e musica da camera G.Rospigliosi

- XVIII Concorso Nazionale di chitarra e musica da camera G.Rospigliosi

 - XII Concorso Nazionale di chitarra Riviera Etrusca”

Electric Guitar:

- Emergenza Rock – Teramo

- Forlì Village Music

- Fuori Tempo

- Teramo Music Festival