I was born in Florence (Italy) on 6th October 1977.
I grew up in Prato (20km from Florence) and there I lived until the age of 18. After I finished my high school (Liceo Scientifico, 54/60), in 1996, I moved to England for 5 years, where I studied Communication Engineering, at the University of Bath (graduated with a 2:1). In 2002 I did a master in Internet Engineering at the University of Florence (110/110) and then I moved to Milan, where I worked for 3 years in the internet and communication field. From 2006 to 2008, I lived in Berlin, my soul's hometown, the fridge always full of the things I like.
In May 1997, together with Giulio Pons, I founded Rockit, a web project about Italian independent music. Now we are a nationwide cultural association and we have our office in Milan. Our focus is in the promotion of quality Italian music. For more information in English, you can look at this description page on ListenToEurope. To find out more about the history and the development of this project, it is available an article (in Italian) I wrote in the occasion of Rockit 10th anniversary.
In September 2005, I started with my old school friend Simone Pinchiorri the project CinemaItaliano.info, which is now the main documentation reference for the new Italian cinema, with information about all feature and documentary films produced in Italy from year 2000 onwards.
In March 2007, I founded ListenToEurope, a European network for promoting the best music coming from mainland Europe, connecting 8 prestigious web music magazines from 8 different countries (Digg for Belgium, Mix for Czech Republic, Gaffa for Denmark, Mowno for France, RoteRaupe for Germany, Rockit for Italy, Muzikalia for Spain, Groove for Sweden).
In 2008, I developed the first documentary festival entirely dedicated to contemporary Italian society, with the title of "Italiani Brava Gente". A politically-independent event to stimulate young film directors and querdenkers (free thinkers) to analyse the sociological dynamics of Italy. The first edition took place in Florence in March 2009, with 5 finalists, selected out of 100 documentaries sent from all over Italy, as well as several works out of competition.
Other interests I have in languages (English, Spanish, and now facing German) and in sociological issues (linking liberal and humanistic ideas). Interesting topics to me are also cultural relativism and ethical universalism. I have been developing some ideas about the importance of a solid ethical base in order to fully express diversity.
On the June 2008 issue, I have been interviewed by "Notizie Nostre" (magazine published in Prato).
I grew up in Prato (20km from Florence) and there I lived until the age of 18. After I finished my high school (Liceo Scientifico, 54/60), in 1996, I moved to England for 5 years, where I studied Communication Engineering, at the University of Bath (graduated with a 2:1). In 2002 I did a master in Internet Engineering at the University of Florence (110/110) and then I moved to Milan, where I worked for 3 years in the internet and communication field. From 2006 to 2008, I lived in Berlin, my soul's hometown, the fridge always full of the things I like.
In May 1997, together with Giulio Pons, I founded Rockit, a web project about Italian independent music. Now we are a nationwide cultural association and we have our office in Milan. Our focus is in the promotion of quality Italian music. For more information in English, you can look at this description page on ListenToEurope. To find out more about the history and the development of this project, it is available an article (in Italian) I wrote in the occasion of Rockit 10th anniversary.
In September 2005, I started with my old school friend Simone Pinchiorri the project CinemaItaliano.info, which is now the main documentation reference for the new Italian cinema, with information about all feature and documentary films produced in Italy from year 2000 onwards.
In March 2007, I founded ListenToEurope, a European network for promoting the best music coming from mainland Europe, connecting 8 prestigious web music magazines from 8 different countries (Digg for Belgium, Mix for Czech Republic, Gaffa for Denmark, Mowno for France, RoteRaupe for Germany, Rockit for Italy, Muzikalia for Spain, Groove for Sweden).
In 2008, I developed the first documentary festival entirely dedicated to contemporary Italian society, with the title of "Italiani Brava Gente". A politically-independent event to stimulate young film directors and querdenkers (free thinkers) to analyse the sociological dynamics of Italy. The first edition took place in Florence in March 2009, with 5 finalists, selected out of 100 documentaries sent from all over Italy, as well as several works out of competition.
Other interests I have in languages (English, Spanish, and now facing German) and in sociological issues (linking liberal and humanistic ideas). Interesting topics to me are also cultural relativism and ethical universalism. I have been developing some ideas about the importance of a solid ethical base in order to fully express diversity.
On the June 2008 issue, I have been interviewed by "Notizie Nostre" (magazine published in Prato).
