At the age of seven, he undertook piano studies in San Benedetto del Tronto, and soon became interested in modern and singer-songwriter music, beginning to perform in public fi n as a child.

Important for his training is the experience with the group “Marecanto,” founded together with his father, with whom he began his first live activities for squares and theaters in the Piceno region.

At the age of nineteen, he settled in Rome for his musical studies, earning a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis College Of Music and a master’s degree from the “Licinio Refi ce” Conservatory of Music in Frosinone, both in “Jazz Pianoforte” with a grade of 110 cum laude.

Over the years, he has made jingles (Special Tg1 and RAI); composed soundtracks (among others, the short film in Virtual Reality named “Chromatica” with which he participated in the 74th Venice International Film Festival); performed in TV and radio broadcasts (RTL102.5 Suite, Rai Radio 1, Rai Radio 3); has performed at a variety of national and international festivals (Live at Metropolia Hall, Live at Maastricht Conservatorium, Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, Tribowl Jazz Festival in Incheon, Concert at New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, Europe Day 2019 at Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, Concert at the Cultural Center of the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, Show at Théâtre Variétés in Monte Carlo) and on several tours (Alexia, Valerio Scanu, Francesca Michielin, Aiello, Giorgio Poi, Noemi, Ghali).

He has recorded albums both as a sideman and as principal musician: Marecanto – Marecanto in Concert; On The Rock’s – On The Rock’s; Orchestra Operaia – Into the ’80s; Bravo Baboon – Live at Auditorium Parco della Musica with Rosario Giuliani and Javier Girotto; Elena Somarè – Aliento; Chiara Viola – Until Now; Bravo Baboon – Humanify; Scape – Terra Tranquilla; Antonella Vitale – Segni Invisibili; Giancarlo Romani – Naif; Valerio Scanu – Canto Di Natale; Gué – Fastlife 4 (track 1 – Disclaimer); Elena Somarè – Respiro; Cat Quartet – Close But Far; Bordeaux – PRISMA (track 2 – icy fi orms); Elena Somarè – Sacred and Profane; MadMan – LONEWOLF (track 3 – Lonewolf).

He boasts multiple collaborations in both jazz and popular music. Among the various Fabrizio Bosso, Max Ionata, Luca Aquino, Aries, Pierdavide Carone, Massimo Di Cataldo, Paolo Vallesi, Jalisse, Annalisa Minetti, Marco Armani, Fiordaliso, Niccolò Fabi, Tormento, Primo Brown, Ivana Spagna, Anna Tatangelo, Carmen Consoli, Serena Brancale, Ainé, Davide Shorty, Gaia, Alessandra Amoroso, Miss Keta, Michele Bravi, Francesco Sarcina, Ermal Meta, Ditonellapiaga, Willie Peyote, Alex Wyse.

Today Gianluca Massetti alternates between being a concert musician and a teacher at Saint Louis College of Music in Rome where he is coordinator of the pop classes department.