Born in Budapest, Hungary, Attila began playing piano under his father's direction at an early age. When his family moved to Toronto, Canada, he studied classical piano and organ with Dr. David Ouchterlony. In his late teens, he became interested in and began studying jazz. He graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Toronto in 1996.

As a performing musician and bandleader, he has toured Europe, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and the United States, making radio and television appearances along the way. Attila's extensive experience includes performing and recording with people such as Dan Gibson, producer Jack Douglas of Aerosmith/John Lennon fame, Peter Appleyard, Hendrik Meurkens, Bob DeAngelis, Reg Schwager, Rob Piltch, members of The Boss Brass and The National Ballet of Canada, Nell Carter, Randy Cook, The Trews, Indian music stars A.R. Rahman, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani, Kailash Kher, Jolly Mukherjee, Madhushree and more.

Teaching has always been part of Attila’s regular schedule, and he has taught hundreds of students during his 15 years of experience as an educator. He has taught at privately and at institutions such as Queen's University, Trinity College School and others, including clinics, band coaching, masterclasses and music writing courses.

Attila has produced, composed, arranged, and performed for Universal/MCA, Sony/BMG, Somerset Entertainment, Fisher Price, and independent labels, on over 80 internationally distributed CDs. With over two million units sold worldwide, including a platinum and three gold-selling albums in Canada, they cover a diverse range of styles including jazz, world music, rock, country, gospel, big band swing, new age, classical, latin, bossa nova, R&B, children's music, Indian fusion, small ensemble (brass quintet, string ensembles etc) and pop. He has also been involved in recording film music for North America and India, and has worked with acclaimed producer Rodney Jerkins for Universal Pictures.