Lucciano Pizzichini is a child prodigy guitarist and the youngest artist sponsored by Gibson Guitars. He was born in Buenos Aires Argentina on May 14 2000. He started to play the guitar at two years old starting with a one string guitar customized by his father. By the age of three he was beginning to learn simple pieces of music and how to read music.[citation needed] By the age of six Pizzichini had began to perform in front of audiences.