Degree in Percussion from the University of Aveiro (UA) in 2005. Percussion teacher at Conservatório de Música da Bairrada since 2005. Guiding pedagogical stages of the UA on percussion and occasional collaborator of Educational Service Culturgest – Lisbon. Is mentor and artistic director of CRASSH and WETUMTUM. He is also founder and artistic director of Iberian Percussion Competition Tum-Pa-Tum-Pa. Received, several awards, like “Portuguese Young Creator 2008” and “audience prize” at 16ª Feria de Teatro de Castilla y León, and more. Soft Skills Professor at Universidade Católica do Porto. Musician, Workshop leader and co-author of several workshops and concerts at Casa da Música – Porto. Since 2014 he is part of the team of instructors at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan – Japan.