Raised in Tijuana, Baja California, he started to play the piano at the age of thirteen and was soon performing regularly, both as a soloist and as an accompanist to various groups and choirs at local churches. From 1999 and 2000 he attended the Music Conservatory of Baja California, Mexico where he obtained a scholarship. In 2000 he moved to the Pacific Northwest where he briefly continued his piano studies at Northwest Music Works from 2000 to 2001, again obtaining a partial scholarship based on a musical talent competition. For the next few years he pursued various other interests until mid 2016, when Badillo decided to continue his musical endeavors. Shortly after, these efforts resulted in the recording of his album "Piano Improvi-Sessions - Volume I", and he has additionally projected a new album before the end of 2016. He currently resides in the state of Washington with his wife and three children.