studied classial guitar at the Freiburg Music Academy and is Professor of Guitar at the Freiburg Institute of Education. He rose to fame with the legendary Freiburg group 'Comet Combo' and the 'Larissa Ivanova Trio' with whom he won the international 'Zeltmusikfestival' prize in 1997. He is guitarrist with the 'Osmego Dnia' Theatre, St. Petersburg, and co-producer of the musical 'Foxtrott' in Moscow. He specialises in arrangements and studio productions.