born January 7, 1976

grew up in Biel-Bienne (Switzerland)

1992 - 1995 Business School (Gymnasium Alpenstrasse in Biel-Bienne), Degree in Business Administration

1996 Certificate 3rd degree as a Swiss ski-instructor

1997 - 2000 Swiss Jazz School in Bern

2000 – 2002 New School University in New York

2002 Degree of a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the New School University in NYC, receiving an award for outstanding academic achievements

2017 Degree of a Master in Music Pedagogy at the Hochschule der Künste Bern
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