1989 - 1991: Early musical education
1991 - 2004: Drum lessons at various music schools
2005 - 2006: Studies at the Nuremberg University of Music in the Jazz Drums program
2006 - 2010: Continued drum studies in the Jazz/Pop department at the Cologne University of Music and Dance with Prof. Keith Copeland
March 2010: Graduated with the academic degree Diplom-Musiker (equivalent to a degree in music performance)
10/24/2013: Dave Weckl's One-Day-Intensive in Stuttgart
2021 - 2022: Drums Intensive with Claus Hessler
03/29/2026: Dave Weckl's Drumming Intensive in Bielefeld

• Moritz Müller
  (The Intersphere | Gianna Nannini | Heavytones)
• Mark Schulman
  (P!nk)
• Flo Dauner
  (Die Fantastischen Vier | The Voice of Germany)
• Hardy Fischötter
  (Larry Carlton | Henrik Freischlader)
• Hendrik Smock
  (Roachford | Martin Sasse Trio)
• Claus Hessler
  (Flux)