born in Hannover / Germany
main instrument : piano + all kinds of keyboards, occasionally guitar
began to work as a professional musician at the age of 19
has played more than 2000 live gigs as a keyboard player
with various bands and as a solo artist
is also working as a session player, composer, arranger and producer
in 1994 release of his self produced first solo album "GOOD NEWS" (Blue Flame Records/BMG) featuring his instrumental compositions and one instrumental cover version of the Police hit Every Breath You Take
followed by the solo albums :
"ALWAYS & FOREVER" (2003)
"NIGHTMUSIC" (2004)
"SHIMA" (2006)
"TRANSFER" (2008) iTunes & amazon
„HYBRID“ (2011) iTunes & amazon
„10am“ (2014) iTunes & amazon
„home“ (2016)
„wanderlust“ 2022
tracks from all albums appeared on public service and private radio playlists in Europe and - occasionally - Japan. (NDRInfo „nightlounge“, RADIO BREMEN nordwestradio, nhk Japan, njoy-„abstrait“, Klassik Radio „lounge“, Klassik Radio „nightflight“, SR2 Abendmusik, Bayern2, ZDF & WDR TV, NDR1 Niedersachsen, and countless online radio stations
the new album „Piano Short Stories“ was recorded in 2022 and has been released
on January 20, 2023.
since 1992 live keyboard player with the German rock band FAIR WARNING - on tour in Japan & Europe 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009/2010, 2013 and 2017
appears on all four FAIR WARNING live albums „LIVE IN JAPAN“ (1993) „LIVE AND MORE“ (1998) „TALKING AIN‘T ENOUGH“ (CD/DVD 2010) „TWO NIGHTS TO REMEMBER“ (CD/DVD/Blu-ray 2019)
since 2001 member of the rock band DREAMTIDE; three albums
"HERE COMES THE FLOOD"(2001) "DREAMS FOR THE DARING" (2003)
"DREAM AND DELIVER" (2008) had been released in Japan and Europe.
highest chart position #7 on the Japanese international charts. The new album
DRAMA DUST DREAM has been released worldwide 2022
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