born 1962 in Koblenz
1981 university-entrance diploma
1983-1991 study of musicology in Cologne and London
1988-1992 writer for radio (WDR) and newspaper (Mainzer Rhein-Zeitung)
since 1989 arranger/performer
- Die Niegelungen (comedy, more than 250 theatre- and broadcast performances)
- Fred Kellner und die famosen Soul Sisters
- musical director and keyboarder of the Max Mutzke Band
since 1994 composer and producer
since 2008 professor in Media Composition at the Institute For Music And Media at the University of Music Duesseldorf