biography

BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1979
Started to play drums at a very young age & soon he played in various ensembles.
Likes rock-fusion drumming but is open for every kind of honest music
(rock, pop, fusion, world music, etc.)

Worked in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Poland, UK, USA, India etc. & was outstanding student for music theory at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria.

Studies:
drums, jazz and popular vocals at the:
Big Bang music academy, Passau, Germany,
L.A. music academy (scholarship 2006), California, USA
vmi - vienna music institute (scholarship 2008)

He has been taught by luminary drummers & musicians like:
Chad Wackerman, Dave Weckl, Stefan Spatz, Steve Smith, Efrain Toro,
Erin Perry, Jim Black, Jaya Deva, Karuna Moorthy, Nguyen Le, Joe Porcaro,
Ralph Humphrey, Michael Shapiro, Mike Packer..... to be continued!

In the years 2001 and 2003 Sven studied traditional south-indian music in Kerala
and Tamil Nadu, India & had a tour in 2006; accompanying the greatest artists of South India.

He has performed with various local and international artists in many different countries
and is currently working as a freelancer - drums and/or vocals - for studio and live performances,
as well as teaching private lessons.



list (examples) of Artists/Bands Sven has performed or recorded with: