Drum studies:
1978 - 1980
Marching drum with Rolf Schlebach
1981 - 1985
Drums with Jean-Claude Forestier (individual lessons and jazz ensemble) and Vic Hardt
1993 - 1994
Drums @Jazzschule Basel (Andreas Lüscher)
1996 - 1997
Drum performance @Musicians Institute (MI) London, with Enrico Mick Morena, Thomas Lang and Gabriel Nuzzoli. Workshops @Bernard Purdie. Individual lessons with Ian Mussington.
Played venues (best of):
12bar Club, London * Alte Fabrik, Rapperswil * Alte Kaserne, Winterthur * Atlantis, Basel * Atomic Café, München * Bad Bonn, Düdingen * Bierhübeli, Bern * Bleu Lézard, Lausanne * Boa, Luzern * Café Mokka, Thun * Dampfzentrale, Bern * Dynamo, Zürich * Exil, Zürich * Fass, Schaffhausen * Gaskessel, Biel * Gaswerk, Winterthur * Grabenhalle, St. Gallen * Helsinki, Zürich * Hammer, Olten * Kammgarn, Schaffhausen * K9, Konstanz * Kaserne, Basel * Kiff, Aarau * Kraftwerk, Krummenau (DRS3 uff de Gass) * Kulturwerk 118, Sursee * Kuppel, Basel * La Vinchuca, Tarija (BOL) * Le Triangle, Huningue (F) * Metro, Olten * Nelli Nashorn, Lörrach (D) * Ochsen, Zofingen * Palace, St. Gallen * Salzhaus, Winterthur * Schüür, Luzern * Sud, Basel * The Mean Fiddler, London * Z7, Pratteln * Z88, Kreuzlingen * Festival de la cité, Lausanne * Festival La Esplanade, Lausanne * Heitere Openair, Zofingen * Little Big One, Vaduz * M4Music, Zürich (Xtra) * Montreux Jazz Festival * Openair Augusta Raurica (support Patent Ochsner) * Openair Mt. Soleil, St. Imier * PFF (Pfadifolkfest), Aarau * Popkom Köln, The Basement (D) * Prix Walo, Alpenrockhouse, Zürich
Supported:
Status Quo, Phoenix, Asian Dub Foundation, Selig, Slut, Elbow, Ash, Sneaker Pimps, Dandelion, Gordon Russell (from Dr. Feelgood), Eat No Fish, Mambo Kurt, Patent Ochsner, Polo Hofer, Aeronauten
ex-Bands:
Kato Haze, BT & The Cleverboys, Daddy Long Legs (Swiss), EGO-N, Kingfish (Swiss, feat. Sigi von Koeding), ZETT (feat. Ute Zett), Dominique & The Wondertoys, HarmoniX (IRL), Decoy (Swiss), Congaking (feat. Handsome Hank), Slimboy, Supernova (Swiss), Rainbow Man, Old Dudes, Eric & The Groovesection
Collaborations:
Tally Koren, Gwyn Ashton, Anni Bootz, Claudia Bettinaglio, Chi Coltrane, Twang Gang (feat. Pink Pedrazzi), Ivan & The Cargohandlers, English Garden
Discography:
BT & The Cleverboys, Single “Oya La Toya” 1992 (self-distributed) ***
Daddy Long Legs, EP “Pleading Soul” 1994 (self-distributed) ***
Boutflower, EP “T.E.S.S.” 1998 (BONG 181172) ***
Supernova, LP “Stargazing” 2001 (Earforce EF 305-2) ***
Supernova, Single “Hi-Fi Superstar” 2001 (Earforce EF 304-3) ***
Supernova (u. a.), Soundtrack “Achtung Fertig Charlie!” (BMG 82876545672) ***
Slimboy, Single “Beautiful Baby” 2002 (EMI 07243 5505232 2) ***
Pikes, LP “In The Shade” 2008 (Fontastix) ***
Pikes, LP “Think About” 2012 (Fontastix) ***
Congaking, LP “Eden” 2013 (Irascible/Baldo Records 002) ***
The Zodiacs, Single 2017 “Dr Zweiti Stärn” (Swan Records) ***
The Zodiacs, LP “This Starshine Moment” 2018 (Swan Records) ***
