Born in West Berlin, Germany. After graduating from high school he studied church music in Berlin. Since 1975 church musician of the catholic parish ''St. Stephanus'' in the suburb of Berlin-Haselhorst. (Since 2009 also responsible for St. Joseph in the suburb of Berlin-Siemensstadt as a result of a merger) In the 1980s and 1990s, repetiteur and concert organist with the ''St. Hedwigs Cathedral Choir'' in Berlin. Through his work as a church musician, he has composed numerous compositions/arrangements for choir and organ as well as liturgical and concert performances. Regular performs as a soloist or ensemble member for weddings, funerals etc.