Matteo Mela

Matteo Mela is among Italy's most active guitarists, especially visible as one-half of SoloDuo. He has a substantial recording catalog and is also an educator. Mela was born in Imperia in northern Italy in 1971. He studied the guitar there with Renzo Doria Miglietta. He earned a musicology degree in the city of Cremona, and while there, he met guitarist Giovanni Puddu and continued his studies with him. He also took master classes with various guitarists, including Angelo Gilardino, Alirio Diaz, and Brazil's Assad Brothers. Mela went on for chamber music classes at the Accade...