Born in Fürstenfeld, Austria.
Diplomas in orchestral and choral conducting from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Has lived and worked as a musician in Germany since 1975.
Performing as a conductor, instrumental and lieder accompanist, cabaret artist and improviser, both solo and with varying ensembles.
Composer of stage music, chansons, lieder, chamber and orchestral music.
1984 – 1988: Musical director at Landestheater Tübingen (LTT). Has lived (and enjoyed living) in Tübingen ever since.
1989 – 2011: Piano, accordion and composition instructor at Musikschule Nagold (public music school).
2004: Conceived the “Melange am Mittwoch“ (Wednesday Mélange) series at the Tübinger Vorstadttheater; contributing musical and literary pieces and acting as a compère for up to seven shows a year.
Since 2006: Director of show choir “Anything Goes”.