When he asked for a job at a nearby studio, he was given a piece of music and simply asked to play it. After he had graduated, Batio looked to become a session guitarist in his hometown. He attended Northeastern Illinois University and achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition. At the age of fourteen he started playing jazz guitar, and within two years he had won the Chicago-based "All-State Jazz Solo Award". Michael Angelo Batio started playing the piano and composing music at the age of five, and first played guitar at the age of ten, reportedly playing faster than his teacher within two years.
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