Biographie -  born in Steinfeld / Germany in 1970   - started playing drums at the age of 7     - since 1986 professional work in all kinds of music directions     - studied classical music at Konservatorium Osnabrück from 1986 to 1989     - 1986 1st price at German contest “JUGEND MUSIZIERT“ with record- and radioproduction     - 1988 Danmark Tour with Big Band and German singer Silvia Droste     - 1989 Southamerica Tour with Big Band and Silvia Droste     - studies of Jazz and Popular music at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with examen from 1989-1993     - 1991 2.nd price at International drummer meeting / Koblenz     - drummer in “Jesus Christ Superstar“ Theater Osnabrück in 1991     - 1992 Carribean Tour with Big Band, Radio and TV Shows     - drummer in “La cages aux folles“ Theater Osnabrück in 1992     - founded first own organ trio “MC Hammond“ in 1992     - 1993 publication of composition “African Blues“ at Gretel Verlag     - 1994 musical director in Falladas “Kleiner Mann was nun“ Theater Osnabrück     - from 1986-1996 concerts and tours with Bands, Big Bands and own trios and Quintett in Germany, England, France and Poland     - 1995 first own recording “Spirits“ at Accoustic music records with Peter O´Mara(guitar) and Jürgen Attig(bass)     - 1995-96 Drum teacher at Hochschule der Künste / Bremen     - since 1988 teacher for drums, piano and band at Musikschule Lohne     - 1995 scholarship for Berklee college of music/Boston     - 1996/97 lived and worked in Boston/USA, concerts and recordings     - since 2000 living and working in Berlin     - since 1986 recorded over 30 Records and CD´s     - 2001 Germany-tour with Ben Becker´s Zero Tolerance Band     - 2003 Drummer of the Month June www.drums.de Kulturelle Afrika Reise; auf der Suche nach den Roots der alten afrikanischen Jazzwelt.     - 2004 Endorser for Wahan Drums and Bosphorus Cymbals     - 2005 Keyboarder in the dutch band "Massada". This band exists since 25 years.     - 2005 Performances with Nippy Noya     - 2006 Indonesien Einladung zum Java Jazz Festival/Jakarta       worked and toured with artists such as: - Uli Beckerhoff, Silvia Droste, Frank Chastenier, Rainer Glen Buschman, Volker Winck, Ralf Reichert, Christian Schönefeld, Stan Webb, Luther Allison, Angela Brown, Peter Nathanson, Jeanne Carroll, Johnny Heartsman, Blasnost, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Peter O´Mara, Jürgen Attig, Kevin Burrell, Jens Winther, Ernst Bier, Martin Lillich, Otto Hamborg, Gary Wiggens, Mack Goldsbury, Thomas Alkier, Martin Klingeberg, Kalle Kalima, Eric St.Laurent, Lorenzo Armstrong, Marc Mühlbauer, Andreas Henze, Wolf Reichert, Hans Fahling, Mickey Kersting, Torsten deWinkel, Helmut Hattler, Dave Liebman, Eddie Hayes, Micha Scheunemann, Mike Segal, Erling Kroner, Leo Stevens, Paul Beaudry, Alberto Bonacasa, Marten Rolf, Glenn "Lemon" Zerringue, Thomas Stanko, Thomas Hempel, Piotre Bal, Martin Diakonovski, Wolf Kerscheck, John Schröder, Felix Wahnschaffe, Ben Becker, Cora Frost, Ron Spielmann, Stefan Oberhoff, Jimmy Glasmacher, Paul Brody, Mark van Mourik, Roy Roberts, Jeroen van Helsdingen, Ramani Krishna, Peter Weniger, Detlef Baier, Sebastian Studnitzky, Önder Foczan, Can Kozlu, Gerald Stütz, Armin Rühl, Hal Crook, Eddie Conard, Lodewijk van Gorp, John Lambkin, Continental Quartett, Massada, Jan Akkerman, Nippy Noya and many other artists.......