 Passionate about the guitar, he began his musical studies under the supervision of James Szura at the Conservatoire National of the Metz Region (France).He finished his studies in 1998 and was unanimously awarded the Gold Medal by the jury, the first prize of excellence, and the Superior Inter-regional Prize awarded by Gérard Abiton and Olivier Bensa from Montbéliard, France.He made his first appearance on the national scene when he was just 17 years old.