Marco was born on 4 September 1974 in Zurich, Switzerland.
He started playing drums at the age of 15 with his drum teacher: Lello Fazio, Bruno Rizza and Lele Melotti. Marcos didactic education is enriched with many refresher courses given by famous drummers (Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Tony Royster Jr, Lele Melotti, Marco Minneman, Simon Phillips, Jojo Mayer, etc). At the same time, Marco played with various cover bands, drumming rock, pop and blues. In 1997, He starts to develop a new pedal technique by himself, which he continues to update even today.