Salvo was born in Turin, Italy, and since he was 14 years old started studying guitar with a couple of the best teachers in town. After a couple of years he became totally self-taught and started making and recording his own music; the demotape era!
Mostly known for his shredding style, Salvo also likes many kind of music, from metal to jazz, from rock to blues and fusion.
After many years with the hard rock band Ivory (3 albums and one ep recorded), he founded the prog metal band Shady Lane and the debut album, There and Back's been released in March 2025.
Salvo favorite artists and bands are too many, just to name a few... Dream Theater, Van Halen, Extreme, Symphony X, Elegy, Angra, Eldritch, Athena, Toto, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Greg Howe, Brett Garsed, Richie Kotzen, Kiko Loureiro, Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert and so on!
Salvo released his first solo album, The Warm Light of Night, in 2011 and now, after too many years, here comes a new instrumental album, Astra, which is a new step in his musical career.