bio and discography

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• Born October,26th 1970 in Bankeryd/ Sweden; raised in Sweden and Austria
• Started playing the guitar at the age of 10; mostly self-taught
• 1985-1990 basic classical training
• 1993-1997 studies with Peter O´Mara at Brucknerkonservatorium/ Linz
• teaches at Landeskonservatorium Innsbruck since 1998 and at Universität Mozarteum Innsbruck since 2006
• lives in Innsbruck together with actress Sarah Jung and son Oskar ( * August, 14^th 2006)

CDs:

• IT/ Think & Dive (1992) BM/CP
• NJENG/ Das Ende der Menschheit kann für die Musik nur ein Zwischenergebnis sein (1995) BM/CP
• TWICE A DAY/ Two of Us (1996) BM
• SWEET DISASTER/ Contact (1999) + BM
• SWEET DISASTER/ Mushrooms (2000) + BM
• BIG BONZAI/ Indirekter Elfer (2000) + BM/CP
• HORNITSCHEK/ Mut (2000) + BM/CP
• JAZZ ORCHESTER TIROL/ Neue Lieder (2003) + BM
• MN5 - MARTIN NITSCH QUINTET/ Beauty Farm (2003) + BL/P
• DIETZ/ Oan Hebm (2003) BM/P
• M&M´s GROOVE STATION/ Official Bootleg(Vol.1) (2004) + BM/CP
• M&M´s GROOVE STATION/ Official Bootleg(Vol.2) (2004) + BM/CP
• MN3 – MARTIN NITSCH TRIO/ Silent Life (2005) + BL/P
• JAZZ ORCHESTER TRIOL/ Tagebuch einer Eintagsfliege (2007) + BM
• MÜHLBACHER/ 05.04.06 (DVD, 2007) BM
• NOUVELLE CUISINE/ Gdoon (2008) BM
• SOE TOLLOY / Excuse Me, Mr. (2009) BM
• MARTIN NITSCH/ Playgrounds (tbr 2010) BL/P

BM = BANDMEMBER; CP = Co-PRODUCER; BL = BANDLEADER; P = PRODUCER

Various Studio-Sessions …..

"+"..available via mailorder


Live:
All of the above bands, Wolfgang Mitterer, Mel Gaynor, Jojo Mayer, Rodney Holmes, John Clark, Christian Mühlbacher, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hackl, Florian Bramböck, Michael Hornek, Andy Mayerl, Lorenz Raab, Franz Hautzinger, Michael Tschuggnall, Tiroler Landestheater, Münchner Volkstheater, Gregor Bloeb-Show (Musical Director), Christian Wegscheider, Ines Reiger, Dub Aware Sound System, Big Band Tirol, ….

Compositions / Arrangements for theater-plays and television:

• "Fool For Love" (Treibhaus 1993, Director: Zoltan Paul)
• "Friß´ Mir Nur Mein Karlchen Nicht" (Münchner Volkstheater,2002,
  Dir.: Markus Völlenklee)
• "Katzen haben sieben Leben" (Staatstheater Innsbruck 2003, Dir.: Susi Weber)
• „München Sieben“ (Bayerischer Rundfunk 2003/04/05, Dir.: Franz Xaver Bogner)

…some listening – highlights….

1977 – 79: (Pre-guitarplaying-but- already- consciously- listening-period)

KISS / Love Gun (1977)

KISS / Destroyer (1976)

THE OSMONDS / Crazy Horses (1973)

THIN LIZZY / Bad Reputation (1977) all time favourite!!!

ANGEL / On Earth As It Is In Heaven (1977)

BLACK SABBATH / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) all time favourite!!!

SEX PISTOLS / Never Mind The Bollocks… (1977)

AC/DC / Powerage (1978) all time favourite!!!

AC/DC / If You Want Blood…You´ve Got It (1978)

SPARKS / Indiscreet (1974) all time favourite!!!

ELO / A New World Record (1976)

ELO / Out Of The Blue (1977)

BAD COMPANY / Desolation Angels (1979)

CHEAP TRICK / At Budokan (1978)

RAINBOW / Long Live Rock´n´Roll (1978)

1980 – 84: (Still no Jazzmusic)

TED NUGENT / Scream Dream (1980)

TED NUGENT / Double Live Gonzo! (1978)

TED NUGENT / Intensities In 10 Cities (1981)

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT / Some Enchanted Evening (1978)

DEEP PURPLE / Machine Head (1972)

DEEP PURPLE / Made In Japan (1972) all time favourite!!!

DEEP PURPLE / In Rock (1970)

DEEP PURPLE / Fireball (1971)

URIAH HEEP / Salisbury (1970)

URIAH HEEP / Return To Fantasy (1975)

ZZ TOP / Tres Hombres (1973) all time favourite!!!

ZZ TOP / Fandango! (1975)

BLACKFOOT / Tomcattin´(1980)

CHEAP TRICK / Dream Police (1979)

STYX / Pieces Of Eight (1978)

FALCO / Einzelhaft (1981)

1985 – 89: (Getting openminded)

CHICAGO / II (1970) all time favourite!!!

CHICAGO / V (1972) all time favourite!!!

CHICAGO / At Carnegie Hall (1971) all time favourite!!!

JIMI HENDRIX / Band Of Gypsies (1970) all time favourite!!!

SUPERTRAMP / Crime Of The Century (1974)

SUPERTRAMP / Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)

SANTANA / Abraxas (1970)

BILLY JOEL / Songs In The Attic (1980)

MARILLION / Clutching At Straws (1987)

FRANK ZAPPA / Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985)

PETER GABRIEL / So (1986) all time favourite!!!

STING / Bring On The Night (1985) all time favourite!!!

GENESIS / The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974) all time favourite!!!

MILES DAVIS / Decoy (1984)

MILES DAVIS / The CBS Years (1985)

STEPS AHEAD / Magnetic (1986)

MIKE STERN / Time In Place (1988)

MIKE STERN / Jigsaw (1989)

JOHN SCOFIELD / Still Warm (1985) all time favourite!!!

PAT METHENY / 80/81 (1981) all time favourite!!!

MICHAEL BRECKER / Don´t Try This At Home (1988)

1990 – 93: (Back To Rock..but then…)

STEVE VAI / Passion And Warfare (1990)

LIVING COLOUR / Time´s Up (1991)

RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS / Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik (1992)

LED ZEPPELIN / Houses Of The Holy (1973) all time favourite!!!

LED ZEPPELIN / Remasters (1990)

YES / Yesstory (1991)

FRANK ZAPPA / The Best Band You´ve Never Heard In Your Life (1988)

KING´S X / Gretchen Goes To Nebraska (1989) all time favourite!!!

MILES DAVIS / We Want Miles (1982)

MILES DAVIS / Kind Of Blue (1959) all time favourite!!!

PAT METHENY&LYLE MAYS / As Falls Wichita Falls Wichita Falls (1982)

PAT METHENY GROUP / Travels (1983)

STING / The Soul Cages (1991)

NICK DRAKE / Pink Moon (1972) all time favourite!!!

JONI MITCHELL / Shadows And Light (1980) all time favourite!!!

1993 – 97: (Studying in Linz)

WES MONTGOMERY / Movin´(comp. 1977)

WES MONTGOMERY / Smokin´At The Half Note (1965) all time favourite!!!

WEATHER REPORT / Night Passage (1980) all time favourite!!!

JOHN SCOFIELD&PAT METHENY / I Can See Your House From Here (1993)

JOHN SCOFIELD / Meant To Be (1991)

PAT METHENY GROUP/ We Live Here (1995)

STEELY DAN / Aja (1976) all time favourite!!!

KING´S X / Dogman (1994)

ALLAN HOLDSWORTH / Wardenclyffe Tower (1992)

YES / Yesshows (1979)

MILES DAVIS / Four&More (1964) all time favourite!!!

MILES DAVIS QUINTET / Relaxin´ with the… / Workin´ with the… (1956) all time favourite!!!

LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES (1978)

VERNON REID / Mistaken Identity (1996)

SCREAMING HEADLESS TORSOS / Screaming Headless Torsos (1995) all time favourite!!!

WAYNE KRANTZ / Long To Be Loose (1993)

TRIBAL TECH / Tribal Tech (1990)

ARCANA / Arc Of Testimony (1997)

1997 – NOW

THE BEATLES / Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

THE BEATLES / Revolver (1966) all time favourite!!!

THE BEATLES / Rubber Soul (1965)

PAT MARTINO / Impressions (comp. 1999)

DAVID BOWIE / Earthling (1996)

FOO FIGHTERS / There´s Nothin´ Left To Lose (1999) all time favourite!!!

KING´S X / Please Come Home…Mr. Bulbous (2000)

JOHN COLTRANE / A Love Supreme (1964)

JOHN COLTRANE / Blue Train (1957)

PETER GABRIEL / Ovo (2000)

DONALD FAGEN / Morph The Cat (2006)

JERRY GASKILL / Come Somewhere (2004)

WEEN / White Pepper (2000)

DENNIS WILSON / Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)

STEELY DAN / Gaucho (1980)

To be continued….