born in linz, austria, he picked up the guitar at the age of eleven.

in 1982 he began to work with bands and artists in the various genres of music playing everything from pop and rock to blues, funk and soul.

from 1992 to 1996 he studied classical guitar at the anton bruckner university in linz. after the study he resumed playing with bands and working as a session guitarist. since 1995 he is teaching guitar at music schools across austria.

the list of artists and bands he worked with in austria includes:

paddy murphy, monika ballwein & andie gabauer (live spirits, dancing stars), siklenda, cook & the gang, „sir“ oliver mally`s bluesdistillery,

andy baum, tamee harrison, christian eigner (depeche mode), sebastian grimus (parov stelar), astrid wirtenberger & sabine holzinger (die seer), christian lettner & michael hornek (passport), luis ribeiro (martin grubinger, hans zimmer), sandra pires, karl m. sibelius, martin gasselsberger (mg3), dalenz, gelsinger, ritva... 

his international experience includes work in germany, switzerland, italy, poland, u.k. and the u.s.a.   in 2010 he released a solo album.