Passionate about music since the early years of life, is approaching to the drum in 1983, then began in earnest 1986 the serious studies of drum rudiments in the PERCSTUDIO drumschool in Turin with Professor
GIORGIO GANDINO
and then perfected with the famous italian Professional drummers and teachers
BRUNO ASTESANA,
MARCO VOLPE,
GIORGIO DI TULLIO,
ENRICO LUCCHINI and
ALFREDO GOLINO,
and through stage seminars with the famous world drummers VINNIE COLAIUTA,TOMMY CAMPBELL,
BILLY COBHAM,
GREGG BISSONETTE,
DOM UM ROMAO,
PETER GIGER and
DEEN CASTRONOVO.
Having started playing in 1986 and TUNDRA and TALYESIN prog groups, began as a professional drummer in 1988,
with many and many Orchestras, nightclub quartets, disco-Bands , functioning and Party bands ,among the many names are
PUNTO D'INCONTRO,
SANTINO ROCCHETTI,
MIKO MISSION &CARAVAN ,
BRAVO,
NICOLA CONGIU,
playing on most importants night
Clubs ,dancing and disco clubs of Italy, Swisse, France and Germany.
Over playing recently tours in U.S.A with
JOHN JORGENSON (Elton John's guitar player),
TOM LANE,
DAVE POMEROY,
WOODY LINGLE,
MAMMOT'S JACK COUNTRY ROCK BAND,
and in Italy on the Italian national tours "PRENDERE E LASCIARE" and " LA VALIGIA DELL'ATTORE with
FRANCESCO DE GREGORI,
one of the most famous and important Italian singer,on 1996,1997,1998 and 1999 ,and playing with him also live recordings and DVD, Roberto also worked with the famous Italians actors and singers ,
ELENA ROGGERO,
UMBERTO SMAILA,
JERRY CALA' ,
LUISA CORNA ,
SERGIO VASTANO,
FRANCO OPPINI, and
DELIRIUM, playing on the most important italian
theatres ,venues and music halls.
Roberto also takes place without interruption on live rock ,funk ,blues and pop bands in-between Turin, that are:
NATASCIA BONACCI
FRANCO VINCI
ETTORE GENTILE
ALBERTO BIASIN
LORENZO TRINCIA
STEFANO ALAGI
ROBERTO VITELLI
MODOLIDIO-ELENA ROGGERO (with Cornaglia Stefano, Marco Cravero,a pop-rock band)
BLUESPIDERS (with Giusy Rapetti, a blues band)
SOUNDSEDUCTION (withPaul Gianetta, a Funk band)
SFS (withFerruccio Battaglino and Fabrizio Viscardi, a funk rock band) TOTOMODO (a TOTO tribute band)
RED ROCKET (a rock band
NINA RICCI-rock singer
LUCA BALDUCCI-(JOE SATRIANI tribute band)
TONY MASTRULLI-Italian pop artist
ROBY FONTOLAN -( VAN HALEN tribute band)
ALPHABET CITY (withTony SCANTA and ALDO GARRONE,a hardrock band)
PANGEA (with Claudio de Vecchi and Paolo Gambino, a fusion band) CANDYMEN -(with Mario Pignatelli, a TOTO tribute band
HANDLE WITH CARE-Rock band
playing on the most important music clubs and venues of Turin, Milan and all nord and centre Italy.
and Milan ,that are:
ROLLIN-Hard Rock band
BRUCO'Z EXPERIENCE-Pop rock band
DHERA-Hard rock band
DDT-Funk band
AIDA COOPER-Blues singer
GIGI CIFFARELLI-Italian famous Jazz/blues guitar player
PIPPO MATINO- Italian famous bass player
MAMA'S PIT-Blues band
GROOVIN'ASS FUNK QUARTET-Funk band
RONNIE JONES-Blues singer.
In addition, Roberto has many others live and studio collaborations with
CORRADO RUSTICI-Famous italian guitarist and Poducer
Mediaset televisions ("You're a myth," "Friends")
EMANUELE RUFFINENGO (producer of Pooh, Ornella Vanoni, Marioi Lavezzi, Alejandro Sanz, Chick Corea)
LORENZO POLI ( bass player for FrancoBattiato, Ron, Enrico Ruggeri, Biagio Antonacci, Nek, Vasco Rossi, Renato Zero)
LUCA SCARPA (Keyboards player for Eros Ramazzotti, Fiorella Mannoia, Jovanotti, Fabio Concato, Ornella Vanoni)
DAVID DEVOTI (Guitar player for Vasco Rossi,)
LUCA SCANSANI (Bass player for Alex Britti , Zucchero Fornaciari ,Audio 2))
MASSIMO CIACCIO(Bass player for Edoardo Bennato))
ALESSIO MENCONI(Guitar player for Paolo Conte , Mama's pit))
MARCO SINISCALCO (Bass player for Marina Rei, Alex Baroni)) RAFFAELE CHIATTO (Guitar player for Paolo Belli, Andrea Mingardi , Umberto Tozzi)
STEFANO BERTO (Keyboards player for Anna Oxa)
ANDREA LAVELLI (Bass player for New Trolls)
SILVIO MELLONI (bass player , producer)
MARIO NATALE (Producer)
MAURO ABBATIELLO (Bass player forMediaset, Lucio Fabbri, Flavio Premoli)
FABIO BALESTRIERI (Guitar player/producer)
LUDOVICO VAGNONE (Guitar player for Alejandro Sanchz)
GINO MARCELLI (Producer)
PIERLUIGI FERRARI (Guitar player for FabioConcato and Eugenio Finardi)
CARLO GAUDIELLO (Keyboard player for Francesco De Gregori , Gianluca Grignani)
BRUNO GIORDANA (Keyboards/ sax player for FIORELLA MANNOI)
FABIO LANZINI (Producer)
NICCOLO 'FRAGILE (Producer)
BEPPE CROVELLA (Producer)
MARCO CRAVERO (Guitar player for Francesco De Gregori , Mama's pit , grovvin'ass funk quartet)
BARBARA VULSO-blues singer
CLAUDIO DE VECCHI-Guitar player /producer
PAOLO GAMBINO-Keyboard player /producer
ANDREA CANDIDO-Singer
UGO ARNOLDO -Keyboard player.
And again, Roberto was Drummer in professional coverbands:
DIEGO VILAR BAND
STEFANO BOZZETTI BAND
GIOVANNI PEPE-TURNO NOT TURNO
LEO BAND
PIERO PILLERI-OOPS BAND
TONINO SCALA BAND
MATTEO BORGHI BAND
NICOLA MEI BAND
MODENA PARK VASCO ROSSOI TRIBUTE BAND
ILLECCITI MUSICALI POP ROCK COVER BAND
DIVINA DANCE SHOW
DISCOINFERNO DANCE SHOW
SEAMUS PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE BAND
Roberto is Drum teacher in schools:
LIZARD, Gavirate,
Rocklab Turin,
Rainbowmusic, Turin
Loop & Co, Turin and private at home
Through an intense activity never stops, the study of technique and listening to music at 360 degrees starting from progressiverock, through Hardrock-Aor, Black-Fusion and funk music is in continuous development and further research in an already known stylistic versatility on the instrument.