Umberto Viggiano from an early age he devoted himself to listening to classical music by storing and transporting the language of the earliest compositions to which he devoted himself naturally age of twelve. His love for music makes it simple the complexity of the piece of music.

Lover of beauty and the swing is experienced in training dixieland who approach him for a short time to the sounds of the trumpet and bass, through moments dedicated to the cool jazz and bebop. His musical education is mostly based on the careful selection of teachers. Living in various Italian cities like Bologna and Rome, where he also 'UM. At that time he discovers disks Django Reinhardt who become his material for study and research.

To learn the technique manouche collaborates with leading exponents of this style living for short periods in the gypsy camps enjoy looking for "feel" manouche more and more convinced that music is the only one who can not lie.

Convinced of the importance of sharing their knowledge to a collective evolution is now engaged in teaching students seeking to transfer their method of study that over the years has allowed him to achieve high technical skills. Perfectionist sound created his own recording studio to experiment and study the improvement of the recovery acoustics. Today is one of the most famous guitarists in Italy with an intense artistic activity that brings in the most important Italian and European clubs.

Among the collaborations include: Frank Vignola, Luciano Milanese, Gary Mazzaroppi, Vinni Raniolo, Lino Patruno, Lollo Meier, Samson Schmit, Robin Nolan, Red Pellini, Giovanni Amato, Gianluca Galvani, Jacopo Martini, Joseph Bass, Attilio Troiano, Pierlugi Balducci, James Desiante, Carlo Ficini.