Gabriele has played drums ever since he was born. His father was a drummer so it was quite natural to follow his steps. He started formal drum lessons at age 7.

Gabriele’s favourite music genres have always been rock and metal, however his first experiences as a musician have lead him to playing jazz and pop.

He has studied at the “Federico Paulovich” academy, where he was able to sharpen his technic and became more versatile.

Gabriele is now working on various projects and plays drums for an Italian band called Livore. He has recently began teaching drums to children and adults.

Gabriele Tortora has recently joined Rock Band Monkey Riot and he’s loving the instant positive connection created in meeting Fabio and Kelly. He was swept by their passion and ambition for music and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the band!