| 2009 |
Member of the German Film Academy. |
| 2004-2008 |
Associate Professor for film scoring at the Academy for Film and TV, HFF Konrad Wolf, Babelsberg . |
| 2006 |
One of the 12 composers who were selected for the international ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, Los Angeles. |
| 2002 |
One of the four composers who were selected for the "Mentorship Program" of the "Society of Composers and Lyricists", Los Angeles (Members: J. Goldsmith, D. Raksin, E. Bernstein etc.), which consists in working with leading composers such as Alf Clausen ("The Simpsons"), Jay Chattaway ("Star Trek"), Steve Bramson ("JAG") and Dan Foliart. |
| 1999-2001 |
Berklee College of Music, Boston Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring and Composition, Summa Cum Laude (Abschluss in zwei statt in fünf Jahren) |
| 1993-2001 |
Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana Master of Music in Piano Performance, Magna Cum Laude (Piano class of Nora Doallo, Composition class of Paul Glass). |
| 1995-1999 |
Master classes with H.Francesch and B.Blocher. |
| 1992-1993 |
Jazz School Basel and Sindelfingen. |
| 1991 |
Associates Degree |
| Fluent in |
German, Italian, English and French |
