Along with former guitarist Daniel Stockinger the "founding father" of Dragony, and to this day the main songwriter of the band, penning such band classics as "Wolves of the North", "Lords of the Hunt" and "Alcador".

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A veritable geek, this law school graduate from the university of Vienna indulges in fantasy literature and movies as well as video games and sports in his free time.

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Between 2013 - November 2018, he also was the second lead singer for one of the longest serving Melodic Metal bands in Austria, Visions of Atlantis, releasing their overall sixth album together with co-lead vocalist Clémentine Delauney (ex-SERENITY, EXIT EDEN) "The Deep & The Dark" in February 2018.