Ubertelli studied composition and musical history and theory at the Conservatoire de Québec under Armando Santiago.

In 1995, he founded the Black Jackets Company with composers Pierre Kolp, Juan Carlos Tolosa and David Nuñez.

During that time, he attended master classes with Ennio Morricone, Luciano Berio, Pascal Dusapin et Philippe Boesmans.

Returning to Canada, he completed his doctoral studies at the Université de Montréal with Michel Longtin in 2000, where his thesis was eventually refused.

[3] On 9 February 2015, he was found guilty of professional misconduct, with his certificate of qualification and registration suspended for a period of one month; As a result of the investigation, he is inactive, and non-practicing.