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Born in 1956 in Hamburg under the star sign of the Bat, ascendent Cemetary Cat. Lives with his wife in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, since 2008.

In the seventies for a while hung around the mixing consoles of Alster Studios in Hamburg, followed by an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk, co-founder of Waves Lightshow. Later studied Sociology at University of Hamburg, minor subjects: Political Science, Journalism, Social and Economic History, Systematic Musicology.

1989 to 1992 postgraduate scholarship from Friedrich Naumann Foundation. 1992 doctorate from University of Hamburg for The Reality of Media.

Book publications since 1987. Radio features and docus for NDR Radio and Deutschlandfunk, mainly about music, art topics, media history and media research.

Screenwriting class at The Pittsburgh Filmmakers. 2012 ScholarScript Screenplay Award from Millbrook Pictures, Berlin.

Additional jobs included interludes as head of studies at a polling institute, collaboration in a research project at Institute for Sociology at University of Hamburg, freelance work at Erdenklang-Musikverlag, press work for indie record labels in the electronic and gothic fields, storyliner for a daily soap. 2004 to 2008 managing partner of Sternklang Musik (music publishing and audio book production) in Tornesch near Hamburg.