1993, Stuttgart – German, began playing percussion instruments at the early age of 8. He was recipient of awards in several youth percussion competitions, and has been distinguished by the ‘Irino Foundation’ (2010 – Tokyo, Japan) and with the third prize in  the ‘Novissima Contemporary Music Award’ (2010 – Skye, Germany).  He is a member of the ‘Frantic Percussion Ensemble’, the ‘Lower Saxony New Music Youth Ensemble’ and the ‘Bremen State Youth Orchestra’.