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But, let's start with a brief retrospective. At the early age of 16 his music (then as the leadsinger and head of his teenage-grunge-rockband ā€˛Mindcure') was gaining airplay not only on radio but also on music television such as MTV and VIVA. In the year 2000 his solo-debut ā€˛Audible.

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One' (Solarplexx Music) was released, six years later ā€˛Simplicity Of Mankind' (monkey.

/pine 550/UMPG), the first and only album of his adult pop band-project ā€˛Ordinary World' was brought to the market, for the first time not only in his home country of Austria and Germany, but also in the USA. In 2008 he came back as a solo-artist with his critically acclaimed ā€˛Wedding Songs' (United Indies/UMPG) which gained rotation on more than 90 (!) radio stations on the US Westcoast.

Here today, in the year of 2009, it seems that he has got the ball rolling. On March 24th his all acoustic ā€˛bonfire music' album ā€˛Poet With A Punk's Heart' (United Indies/UMPG) was released and again gained great reviews and rotation on US radio stations. His acoustic version of Robert Palmer's 80s synthie-pop classic ā€˛Johnny & Mary' turned out as a secret hit for numerous people around the globe.

Since 2005 the born Austrian is swinging back and forth between his family home Vienna and his musical home Los Angeles. ā€˛I am taken with California', he admits and ā€˛the longest, most interesting and beautiful journey leads to yourself. Sometimes it even takes long distances', he adds with a typical ironic smile in his face.