Raised in a family of classical-music enthusiasts, Tilman Bruno has dedicated his life to music. He studied jazz and popular music at Mannheim’s College of Music while also being granted a scholarship to study African-Cuban percussion at the Instituto Superior de Arte and Conjunto Folklorico Nacional in Havana, Cuba.



Tilman Bruno spent a year of travel following the roots of percussion music across the globe, living and working as a drummer and percussionist in San Francisco, St. Petersburg and Havana.



In the 1990s, Tilman Bruno achieved great successes as a percussionist and composer and was featured on various pop charts, MTV and Bravo Hits.



Now living in Mannheim, Germany, he produces in his own studio, teaches percussions at the University of Music, and most of all has a good standing as a freelancer in the german studio and live music scene.