born February 22nd

Occupation

M.Sc. (geography and history); currently at university to work on my doctoral thesis

Gear

Shure Beta 58 wireless microphones, Shure in-ear systems

Albums

KAMELOT - The Black Halo, CIRCUS MAXIMUS - The 1st Chapter, MERCENARY - 11 Dreams, SYMPHONY X - V-The New Mythology Suite, QUEEN - all albums, FIREWIND - Allegiance, AVANTASIA - The Metal Opera Pt. 1

Influences

Roy Khan (ex-CONCEPTION, KAMELOT), Freddie Mercury (QUEEN), Russel Allen (SYMPHONY X)

Books

The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), Fortuna's Smile (Rebecca Gablé), The Dirt (Neil Strauss & MÖTLEY CRÜE)

Movies, TV shows and music DVDs

The Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven, Ice Age

Favourite food

Meat in every variation, Italian food and Tyrolean kitchen in general

Favourite drink

Milk, Coke, fruit juice and cidre

Best Serenity gig so far

Heerhugowaard (NL) in 2007

Best visited concert

NIGHTWISH 2005 at Earthshaker Festival (D)

Hobbies

History (all medieval stuff), nature, sports, fishing and having fun with my bandmates on tour ;-)

Personal music history

I started singing aged four or five together with my mother - but that was more traditional folk music;) At my sixth birthday I got "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" by IRON MAIDEN - and that's it! Since then I have been a rock and metal maniac;) I founded my first real band in the year 2000 together with a guy called "Bummi" Buchberger - SERENITY's guitarist;) We covered rock songs of QUEEN and QUEEN and sometimes QUEEN;);) EUROPE, VAN HALEN and so on. That was the best occupation I could have! I'm still singing in this rock cover band called SCENE ONE - with really great musicians!

Goals for the future

SERENITY headlining Wacken in 2013;)