Things I Happened to
A Concise CV
1990
born in a small town in Germany
2007-2011
writer and editor for the print magazine Cinema Musica, Bremen
2008
composition studies with composer Wolfgang Knuth
2010
orchestration of 18 pieces from Robert Schumann’s Album for the Youth,
performed in May and December 2010 by Sinfonia Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Germany
2011
orchestration and arrangement of Bernard Herrmann’s The Bride Wore Black, performed by Junge Sinfonie Kaarst in Düsseldorf, June 2011.
2011-2016
editor-in-chief for the music magazine Cinema Musica, Bremen
2012
writer for the film magazine Ray, Vienna
composer for the audio play series Sherlock Holmes – Die neuen Fälle, Berlin
composer for the audio plays Sigurd – Tödliches Gold, Sigurd – Im Tal der Nebel
host for the music master class with composer Ludovic Bource (The Artist) at the
26th International Filmfestival Braunschweig, Germany
2013
founder of the CD-label Caldera Records
producer of over 50 records since 2013
2016
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at the HKU University of Arts, Utrecht November 2016
nomination for an IFMCA Award for record production of Abel Korzeniowski: Early Works as Best Compilation Album
2017
visiting lecturer lecturer for class given on film music at Media Sound Hamburg, July
programme organiser for the premiere of Roy Budd’s The Phantom of the Opera, London Coliseum, October
2018
nomination for an IFMCA Award for Caldera Records as label of the year
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at Media Sound Hamburg, June
member of the jury for Young Talent Award at Media Sound Hamburg
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at ACCES – Music in Africa, Nairobia, Kenya. November
2019
programme organiser for a performance of Roy Budd’s The Phantom of the Opera, Barbican London, March
publication of first book, The Struggle Behind the Soundtrack, McFarland, USA
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at Media Sound Hamburg, August
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at ACCES – Music in Africa, Accra, Ghana. November
2020
honorable mention of Birds Do It, Bees Do It, a 2019 record production as Best Classical Film Music Album, Variety magazine
2021
visiting lecturer for a class entitled ‚Nobody Needs Music‘, organised by IFFMA, June
visiting lecturer for masterclass ‚How a Business Frustrates Its Minors,‘ Film Festival Ghent, October
Content creation for ‘Coffee Circle,’ Berlin
2022
publication of second book, The Unfilmable Confederacy of Dunces, McFarland, USA
visiting lecturer for class given on film music at ACCES – Music in Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. November
TV editor for WELT TV, N24 and BildTV, Berlin