Born in 1969 in Balingen, Germany, co-founder, songwriter, manager and lead vocalist for German Hard Rock band DEADLOCK 1994-1997. DEADLOCK achieved great success in the region and their first ever live performance during a band competition booked their tickets to open for Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and ZZ Top at the Balinger Open Air Festival in 1996 (today known as Bang Your Head Festival). The band released two self produced and self financed demo albums “A Journey Into The Unknown (1996)” and “In Your Head (1997)”. Other highlights include their legendary performance at the Daytona Europe Festival where they opened directly for James Brown and shared festival stage with acts like Manowar, Deep Purple, Spindoctors, Saxon and Scorpions as well as their tour of Namibia and South Africa i