*1982 in Bonn , Studies:
1998 – 2002 Doublebass lessons in Bonn with Gunnar Plümer
2002 – 2007 Jazz-Doublebass in Cologne "Musikhochschule für Musik und Tanz"
2007 – 2009 special degree "Konzertexamen" with Prof Dieter Manderscheid
since 2011 teaching Jazz doublebass at the Folkwang University Of Arts Essen
Rhythm Section coach of the BuJazzO - German Youth BigBand in 2013, 2015, 2018
teaching workshops and masterclasses in New York NYU, Graz, Berlin, Cologne, Maastricht, Almeria, Hannover, Leipzig, Würzburg, Mainz, Osnabrück and with the help of the Goethe Institut in Bogota, Sydney, Melbourne, Kirgistan, Kasachstan, Togo, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.