I started playing guitar about 25 years ago. A few years later, I picked up the bass and played that in most bands I've been in during my musical career. After playing both instruments for over 20 years, I finally discovered the tapping instrument that I had always been looking for. I started using the touch guitar exclusively around 2015. The U8 is built by Touch Guitars in Germany. It's an 8-string instrument covering almost the full range of a classic keyboard, from a low B (like a 5 string bass) to a high D (close to the highest note on a guitar).

Over the years, I've produced and written music with several bands but since playing the touch guitar I've been focusing on soundscapes, instant compositions, experimental & progressive electronic rock. I've started writing for various instruments and ensembles in the past few years. Légèreté De L'Etre (2022) is the first release with those compositions. Colour Spectrum, released in 2023 is another example, albeit with a much smaller band; a quartet of piano, drums, bass clarinet and touch guitar with some glockenspiel. Very acoustic with some electric courtesy of the touch guitar!

I have produced and recorded various projects and am the founder of Mad Ducks Records, which is home to all of my recorded output. I currently live in Austin TX with my family.

For more info:
- Touch Guitars
- Mad Ducks Records
- Contact me