Titus playing is rooted in Jazz but with an eye on contemporary neo soul, R&B, fusion and blues.
Passionate about music Titus started playing classical guitar at around the age of 9 and it wasn't long before he discovered the electric guitar.
Throughout the years he always had great deal of satisfaction in developing both his fingerpicking playing on the acoustic guitar and delving into electric guitar styles, combining the study of Jazz, Blues and Rock.
Active on stage since 1994 joining local bands and attending small festivals first in Italy and Europe, Titus had trips to USA from 1996 to 2015 and onwards to attend courses and seminars at MI, and for recording studio/live collaborations.
During his years in North East of Italy, He had the opportunity to deepen his knowledge of Blues and Jazz at CAMM and got involved in some interesting bands touring too.
In London Titus committed himself to deepen the study of Jazz, Composition, Performance and Production at LCCM Uni ( University of Middlesex / Open University ) , achieving a BA (with Honours).
LCCM London and NYC gave him the chance to do workshops masterclasses and courses with a plethora of renowned mentors such as : Pianist Maestro Barry Harris, Peter Bernstein, Mike Stern, Guthrie Govan and more.
Aside from that in 2016 he successfully completed a Jazz Improvisation course at Berklee online, mastered by renowned pianist Gary Burton.
London now remains Titus home and he's busy dedicating himself to several live/studio projects : Titus Maz Quartet , Music of The Soul Live Band, Unmuted Live sessions, Baby Powder, Measures Quartet, TECO and many other collabs with singers and artists such as Valntna, Mikyla, Natalie C, Hannah Mei, Wezi, Ace Motif, Siobhan , Ammuin Orchestra, Cong-Fusion band plus solo work.
LIVE / STUDIO / COLLABS / SUPPORT
Here's a highlight of some of the live and studio performances, collaborations with other artists :
Margot 1996 - 2000
Pura Vida 2000-2003
Talkin ' Acid 2012 - 2014
Super Funk Project 2000 - 2004
Indeed 2000 -2006
Sam T - 2015
Central Line 2015-2016
Mad Hiros - 2016
Mind the cat 2015-2018
The Return of the King 2017 ( UK Tour )
Hannah Mei - 2017
Lazy Bonez trio - 2017
Nelson & Friends - 2017
The Truth Sessions - 2017 2019
Music of the Soul - House Band - London 2018 - Ongoing
Valentina 2017 - Ongoing
Wezi - Lake of Stars Tour Festival UK - 2018
TECO 2017 2018
BABY POWDER 2017 - 2019
Alice Pisano 2018 - Ongoing
Mikyla Cara - 2019 - Ongoing
Ace Motif - 2019 - Ongoing
Bandini 2019
Roberta Silva - 2020 International Radio exposure with single " Sol Conduz "
Measures Quartet - 2019 - 2022
Single " REWIND " with special guest Indirajit Sharma Tubby AKA Tubby
AYANNA - 2020 - 2022 Gigs and Sofar Sounds performances
Camden Assembly Jam Session Hosting - 2022
NALOUA - Mots performances
MADMAN STATE - Cargo Rooms - 2022
NINA ROSE - 2023
CONG- FUSION - 2023
PURIFY FESTIVAL - Prolific - 2023
TITUS MAZ Album Release " Subject to Change " on Spotify Editorial Playlists ALL NEW JAZZ , FRESH FINDS
Merit Award for Gee Sahota's Lifeline Short Film as Soundtrack Composer ( L.A. Awareness Film Festival 2023 )
BASEMENT :: JAZZ Jam session hosting 2019 - Ongoing
TITUS MAZ & AMMUIN ORCHESTRA Collaboration on single " Fà Addò Và! ( tu ce pienze maje ) " IRMA Records
PRODUCTION
I collaborate with various UK and international studios and record labels but I also have my personal studio based around a PRO-TOOLS DAW + RME Audio Interfaces + Amps and Mics so I'm able to record acoustic / electric guitar in any style, produce records and assist in the production from editing to mastering.
I am constantly working on albums and recording either remotely ( from my studio ) or physically in studios.