› born 1957 in Hof/Dvor, Kärnten/Koroška, Austria › drummer, cultural worker & co-leader of art society UNIKUM, Klagenfurt/Celovec
› works with: Wolfgang PUSCHNIG, Klaus DICKBAUER, Uli SCHERER, Ali GAGGL, Willi RESETARITS, Hélène LABARRIERE, Linda SHARROCK, Mike MANTLER, Michel GODARD, Rick IANNACONE, Radu MALFATTI, Stefan WITTWER, Wolfgang MITTERER, Fred FRITH, Bennie MAUPIN, John B. WILLIAMS, a. o.

› Bands: HOMMAGES with Wolfgang Puschnig (sax), Rick Iannacone (guit) and Hélène Labarriere (bass) › GLASBENIKI – A BAND FROM HOME with Uli Scherer (piano), Ali Gaggl (voice), Karl Sayer (bass) and W. Puschnig (sax) › Mexiko-Tour with MINIMAL T.R.I.O. with Uli Scherer (piano), Ali Gaggl (voice), 1997 › ASPECTS with Wolfgang Puschnig (sax), Herbert Joos (tp) and Achim Tang (bass) › NATURE WAY with Klaus Dickbauer (sax, cl), Herbert Joos (tp), Georg Breinschmid (bass), Mario Gonzi (dr) › ALBERTA G. with Ali Gaggl (voc), Wolfgang Puschnig (sax, fl), Uli Scherer (piano), Rudi Melcher (guit), Karl Sayer (bass) › TIMELESS BRAHMS Jazzband & string-quartett with Karen Asatrian, Michael Erian, Primus Sitter, Radio String Quartet › EXTRA3 with Karen Asatrian, Kristijan Filipič, Stefan Gfrerrer › BENNIE MAUPIN & JOHN B. WILLIAMS PROJECT (USA/A) with Bennie Maupin (sax, bcl), John B. Williams (bass) Martin Reiter (piano), Luis Ribeiro (perc)

› author of site-specific music performances and art interventions
› performs in Europe, North- and Central America, Asia › Jazz-Festival Saalfelden, Jazz-Fest Wien, Jazzherbst Salzburg a. o.

› Discography: »Grenzjazz/obmejni jazz«, KUNDALINI, Extraplatte 76, 1988
»Sarajevo Suite«, Harmonia mundi , Paris 1994
»Hommages« with W. Puschnig, Rick Iannacone, WDR, Köln 1995
»Roots & Fruits«, with Wolfgang Puschnig, Polygram 1997
»Kaleidoskop«, Criss-Cross, Extraplatte 1999
»Aspects« with W. Puschnig & Herbert Joos, PAO Records 1999
»Nature way« with Klaus Dickbauer, Herbert Joos, Georg Breinschmid,
Mario Gonzi, PAO Records 1999
»A more« with Gabriel Lipuš, Annely Peebo, MTG 1999
»Vocalize«, with Ali Gaggl, U. Scherer a. o., PG Records 2000
»Almost Blue«, RP5 with Willi Resetarits (voc), ¬Wolfgang Puschnig, Roland Guggenbichler (piano), Karl Sayer (bass), Universal Music 2000
»MegaWatt«, A Band From Home, Kelag 2000
»Malo čezz« with Gabriel Lipuš, Michael Erian, Primus Sitter, Karen Asatrian a. o., MTG SPZ 2000
»places & faces«, Criss Cross & Strings, PG Records 2001
»Adagio II« with Herbert Joos, PAO Records 2001
»Four Roses« with Lorenz Raab, ATS Records 2002
»alle nigs« UNIKUM-KONSENS CD with Richard Klammer, Karen Asatrian a. o., 2004
»Festival Bled Session« with Amedeo Tommasi, Jernej Brence, Festival Bled 2005