Luca Mantovanelli was born in Caserta, Italy, into a musicial family. From a young age he showed a natural talent for music. He started learning drums, bass and wind instruments, then completely dedicated himself to the electric guitar. At first self-taught, he furthered his studies with Adriano Guarino and Marco Sfogli (James Labrie), also studying classical guitar with the Maestro Antonio De Innocentis.

Luca absorbed influences from all styles, and some of his biggest inspirations were Bireli Lagréne, Pat Martino, Robben Ford, Frank Gambale, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, and Gary Burton. His natural versatility in a variety of musical styles allowed him to play in many area jazz, pop, blues and rock bands. When he joined the 900 Big Band, he opened the door to jazz festival performances.. he also plays with Jenny B, Katia Ricciarelli, Bobby Solo, Massimo Moriconi, Andrea Braido, Greg Howe, PFM and more..

In 2014 Luca played in London as one of the 8 finalists in Guitar Idol 4.
He's a regular provider of high quality downloadable masterclass, licks and solo lessons at Jtcguitar.com

He releases his first Ibanez Signature guitar in 2022, the Lm1, available worldwide.

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He plays with Eros Ramazzotti on Battito Infinito World Tour 22/23 and in a lot of recent festivals around the world