Biography
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1970: born in Villach, Austria
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Started taking accordion lessons at age 6
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Piano lessons as a teenager
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1989 – 1992: studied jazz piano at the Prayner Conservatory in Vienna
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1992 – 1997: studied "popular music keyboard instruments" with Heribert Kohlich at the University of Music and Performing Arts with minor in "classical piano"
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1998 – 2002 further studies in piano and composition with Sally Sargent in Vienna
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Numerous concerts in Austria, such as with Oscar Klein, Luis Ribeiro, Judy Archer, Stella Jones, Jesse Frontin
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2001 – 2004: exclusive collaboration as American jazz and gospel singer Vera Love's accomopanist, with over 500 concerrts across Central Europe
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2002: moved to Germany
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Since 2004: pianist in the "EYCF" band in Wiesbaden
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Since 2005: close artistic collaboration with Dirko Juchem, joint bands and projects
- Since 2005: arranger for "Schott Publishing House" in Mainz
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Seit 2006: independent productions with Anne Simmering, Jörg Fürst, Bert Oberdorfer
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2004 – 2010: engagements with "Roncalli Varieté Orchester"
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2007 – 2009 pianist in Marla Glen Band
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Since 2009: regular engagements as theatre musician, composer and arranger, such as with Mainfrankentheater Würzburg, Theater an der Luegallee Düsseldorf, Kabarett Klüngelpütz Cologne
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Since 2011: artistic collaboration with philosopher and filmmaker Theo Roos, Dylan denken,Philosophische Vitamine
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Since 2013: own studio in Lindenstraße, Cologne
- Since 2013: collaboration with Radek Stawarz, joint pragramm: Uneven Suite
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2014: founded Tastensalon in Cologne www.tastensalon.de
- 2015: recorded CD "Uneven Tales" with Radek Stawarz and Paul G. Ulrich