2012 1. Place Jazz Competition Langnau Jazz Nights Scholarship Prize Swiss Jazz School
2015 1. Place Schweizer Jugendfilmtage ("Du Bist Raus" - David Oesch)
2017 Bachelor Of Arts Jazz Guitar
2017 Scholarship prize Curt & Erna Burgauer Foundation
2019 Master Of Arts Composition & Theory
2019 New Talents Award "Eyes And Ears Of Europe" ("A Guide To The Apocalypse" - Adrian Graf)
2020 Nominee Schweizer Ethikpreis
Studied with:
Frank Sikora, Django Bates, Peter Gromer, Klaus Wagenleiter, Tomas Sauter, Stefan Rademacher, Dieter Ammann, etc.
Masterclasses, workshops and lessons with:
John Scofield, Allen Hinds, Gilad Hekselman, Lage Lund, Julian Lage, Robert Glasper, etc.
SESSION
I can be heard playing guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, lap steel,
drums, percussion and singing on studio recordings as well as during live performances.
I was honored to work for/with artists such as:
Dave Ellefson (Megadeth), Reto Burrell, Sirens Of Lesbos, The Lugubrious, Tanya Barany, Gloria Blau, TUWAN,
The Two Romans, Immanuel Brockhaus, Reel Beetz, Monumental Men, Jay Jules, Frost & Fog, Jessanna, etc.
COMPOSITION | ARRANGEMENT
I had the pleasure to write for and work with different artists and musical ensembles:
Allen Hinds, Gus MacGregor, Tanya Barany, Sirens Of Lesbos, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie,
Klaus Wagenleiter, Götz Alsmann, SWR Big Band, Monumental Men, Another Me, etc.
Furthermore I had the honor to write scores for the films and series:
"Du Bist Raus" (2014) by David Oesch
"LIMBO" (2017) by Giorgi Sakhelashvili
"A Guide To The Apocalypse" (2018) by Adrian Graf
"Third Space" (2019) by Jil Antener
"FOMO" (2019) by Noah Van Dok
LISTEN
Sirens Of Lesbos - How Many Miles (K, Dr, Prc, B Vc, C, Prd)
Sirens Of Lesbos - Cobra (G, K, B, Prc, B Vc, C, Prd)
Gus MacGregor - If This Plane Should Go Down (A)
Dave Bennink - Fading Memories (G, C, Prd)
Forlorn Elm - Falling Apart (G, K, C, Prd)
Gloria Blau - Mein Dritter Sommer (G)
Frost & Fog - Let Them Go (G, K, C)
Reto Burrell - Never Too Late (G)
Tanya Barany - Nightfall (G, A)
G Guitar | B Bass | K Keys| Dr Drums | Prc Percussion |
B Vc Backing Vocals | C Composition | A Arrangement | Prd Production
OTHER CLIENTS
author
My book "Giugiu & Roro" is a story about tolerance and friendship. It's being used at primary schools all across Switzerland.
PRESS
LIVE
26.2.23 | TaDa | Torrent Leukerbad VS
30.3.23 | Jay Jules & Reel Beetz | ISC BE
1.4.23 | DUS | Postremise Chur GR
16.4.23 | Frost & Fog | Rössli Reitschule BE
21.4.23 | Barany | BScene Festival Kaserne BS
22.4.23 | DUS | Tournez la meule NE
6.5.23 | DUS | QueerBooks BE
31.7.23 | Polly Wants A Party | TBA ZH
5.8.23 | DUS | Chapella Openair Cinuos-chel GR
11.8.23 | Polly Wants A Party | Thunfest BE
12.8.23 | Polly Wants A Party | TBA VS
8.7.23 | Polly Wants A Party | Holzbildhauer Symposium Brienz BE
20.8.23 | TaDa | Elfenau Kultur BE
31.12.23 | TaDa | Kräuterhotel Edelweiss Rigi LU