1990
Born in Salzgitter-Bad, Lower-Saxony, Germany
1996-2007
Instrumental lessons for guitar, trombone, euphonium and piano
2007-2011
Writer for the film music-magazine Cinema Musica, Bremen
2008
Composition studies with composer Wolfgang Knuth
2009-2010
Reviewer for the music journal Filmmusicjournal
2009-2011
Reviewer for the homepage Original Score
2010
Orchestration of 18 pieces from Robert Schumann’s Album for the Youth,
premiered May and December 2010 by Sinfonia Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Germany
2010-2013
Film critic for the homepage Film-Rezensionen
2011
Orchestration and arrangement of Bernard Herrmann’s The Bride Wore Black, premiered by Junge Sinfonie Kaarst in Düsseldorf, June 2011.
2011-2012
Editor-in-chief for the music magazine Cinema Musica, Bremen
2011-2013
Liner notes writer for Alhambra Records, Germany
2011-2014
Writing and editing for the magazines World of Metallurgy and World of Mining, Germany
2012
Writer for the film magazine Splatting Image, Berlin
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
Hosting of the music master class with composer Ludovic Bource (The Artist) at the
26th International Filmfestival Braunschweig, Germany
2013
Founding of the CD-label Caldera Records
Production of several CDs since 2013
Assistant and speechwriter for composer Howard Blake for the organization of his 75th Birthday-festivities in Düsseldorf, Germany
2015
Featured in the documentary Christopher’s Music about British composer Christopher Gunning which was awarded the prize for Best Documentary at the Trial Dance Film Festival and the prize for Best Music Documentary at the Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival
2016
Lecturer for master class given on film music at the HKU University of Arts, Utrecht November 2016
Nominated for an IFMCA Award for his production of Abel Korzeniowski: Early Works as Best Compilation Album
2017
Lecturer for master 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
Nominated for an IFMCA Award for Caldera Records as label of the year
Lecturer for master class given on film music at Media Sound Hamburg, June
Writing monthly column on film music and sound design for Media Sound Hamburg
Member of the jury for Young Talent Award; Media Sound Hamburg
Lecturer for master 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
Lecturer for master class given on film music at Media Sound Hamburg, August
Member of the jury for Young Talent Award; Media Sound Hamburg
Lecturer for master class given on film music at ACCES – Music in Africa, Accra, Ghana. November
2020
Member of the jury for Oticons Faculty along with composers Lalo Schifrin, Johnny Klimek and Joe Kraemer
Best classical film music album of 2019 for production of Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Variety magazine