1990
born in Salzgitter-Bad, Lower-Saxony, Germany
1996-2007
instrumental lessons for guitar, trombone, euphonium and piano
2007-2011
writer and editor for the print magazine Cinema Musica, Bremen
2008
composition studies with composer Wolfgang Knuth
2009-2010
writer for the music journal Filmmusicjournal
2009-2011
music critic for the homepage Original Score
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
2010-2013
film critic for the homepage Film-Rezensionen
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
2011-2013
content creation for Alhambra Records, Germany
2011-2014
writer and editor 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
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
assistant and speechwriter for composer Howard Blake for the public festivities to celebrate his 75th birthday in Düsseldorf, Germany
2015
featured in the film 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
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
op-ed writer for MediaSoundHamburg.de
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
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, Accra, Ghana. November
2020
member of the jury for Oticons Faculty along with composers Lalo Schifrin, Johnny Klimek and Joe Kraemer
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
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