since 1986 professional work in all kinds of music directions
studied classical music at Konservatorium Osnabrück from 1986 to 1989
1986 1st price at German contest “JUGEND MUSIZIERT“ with record- and radioproduction
1988 Danmark Tour with Big Band and German singer Silvia Droste
1989 Southamerica Tour with Big Band and Silvia Droste
studies of Jazz and Popular music at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with examen from 1989-1993
1991 2.nd price at International drummer meeting / Koblenz
drummer in “Jesus Christ Superstar“ Theater Osnabrück in 1991
1992 Carribean Tour with Big Band, Radio and TV Shows
drummer in “La cages aux folles“ Theater Osnabrück in 1992
founded first own organ trio “MC Hammond“ in 1992
1993 publication of composition “African Blues“ at Gretel Verlag
1994 musical director in Falladas “Kleiner Mann was nun“ Theater Osnabrück
from 1986-1996 concerts and tours with Bands, Big Bands and own trios and Quintett in Germany, England, France and Poland
1995 first own recording “Spirits“ at Accoustic music records with Peter O´Mara(guitar) and Jürgen Attig(bass)
1995-96 Drum teacher at Hochschule der Künste / Bremen
since 1988 teacher for drums, piano and band at Musikschule Lohne
1995 scholarship for Berklee college of music/Boston
1996/97 lived and worked in Boston/USA, concerts and recordings
since 2000 living and working in Berlin
since 1986 recorded over 30 Records and CD´s
2001 Germany-tour with Ben Becker´s Zero Tolerance Band
2003 Drummer of the Month June www.drums.de
Kulturelle Afrika Reise; auf der Suche nach den Roots der alten afrikanischen Jazzwelt.
2004 Endorser for Wahan Drums and Bosphorus Cymbals
2005 Keyboarder in the dutch band "Massada". This band exists since 25 years.
2005 Performances with Nippy Noya
2006 Indonesien Einladung zum Java Jazz Festival/Jakarta
Worked and toured with artists such as:
Uli Beckerhoff, Silvia Droste, Frank Chastenier, Rainer Glen Buschman, Volker Winck, Ralf Reichert, Christian Schönefeld, Stan Webb, Luther Allison, Angela Brown, Peter Nathanson, Jeanne Carroll, Johnny Heartsman, Blasnost, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Peter O´Mara, Jürgen Attig, Kevin Burrell, Jens Winther, Ernst Bier, Martin Lillich, Otto Hamborg, Gary Wiggens, Mack Goldsbury, Thomas Alkier, Martin Klingeberg, Kalle Kalima, Eric St.Laurent, Lorenzo Armstrong, Marc Mühlbauer, Andreas Henze, Wolf Reichert, Hans Fahling, Mickey Kersting, Torsten deWinkel, Helmut Hattler, Dave Liebman, Eddie Hayes, Micha Scheunemann, Mike Segal, Erling Kroner, Leo Stevens, Paul Beaudry, Alberto Bonacasa, Marten Rolf, Glenn "Lemon" Zerringue, Thomas Stanko, Thomas Hempel, Piotre Bal, Martin Diakonovski, Wolf Kerscheck, John Schröder, Felix Wahnschaffe, Ben Becker, Cora Frost, Ron Spielmann, Stefan Oberhoff, Jimmy Glasmacher, Paul Brody, Mark van Mourik, Roy Roberts, Jeroen van Helsdingen, Ramani Krishna, Peter Weniger, Detlef Baier, Sebastian Studnitzky, Önder Foczan, Can Kozlu, Gerald Stütz, Armin Rühl, Hal Crook, Eddie Conard, Lodewijk van Gorp, John Lambkin, Continental Quartett, Massada, Jan Akkerman, Nippy Noya and many other artists.
