He studied singing and piano and made his professional debut in 1967 with a musical based on songs by Bob Dylan, Then an Alley.

In 1980 he released Er Dompasquale, the first triple album ever produced in Italy, which was a rock adaptation of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale.

[1][2] In 1988 Schipa released Dylaniato, an album of Bob Dylan's cover songs adapted in Italian and Romanesco dialect.

[1][2] Between 1989 and 1990 he published for the editor Arcana the translations of Jim Morrison's poetries and of Bob Dylan's complete works.

[1] Schipa's varied career include credits as actor, radio and television writer and stage director.