Hey, I'm Marius. Thank you for visiting my website.

I'm a freelance musician/drummer and I'm specialised in improvisation, conceptional playing, experimental music, interdisciplinary performances and jazz. I'm currently based in Cologne.

Biography

I was born in Essen. My father was a social worker and my mother was a writer for the newspaper. I have been taking drum lessons since I was 11 years old. Back then I quickly played in a few regional rock, metal and punk bands. Since I didn't have my own set, I practiced on other people's sets shortly before the weekly rehearsals. In 2015 I decided to professionalize my hobby and bought my first own equipment.

I completed a one-year full-time course at the Drummers Institute in Krefeld, where I came into contact with jazz for the first time. I totally fell in love with jazz music. 

During my studies at the conservatory in Arnhem (2018 - 2022) I focused primarily on jazz, free improvisation and experimental music. Since 2021 I'm also working as a musician and performer in interdisciplinary projects. Since 2022, I'm focusing on conceptual improvisation and composition in my master's studies at the HfMT in Cologne. 

​

 Professional training:
- 2016 - 2017 | Full-time studies at the Drummers Institute in Krefeld, lessons with Andy Gillmann and Jan Rohlfing, among others.

- 2018 - 2022 | Jazz/Pop Bachelor studies at the ArtEZ Art Academy in Arnhem with Etienne Nillesen and René Creemers.

- since 2022 | Jazz/Pop Master's studies at the HfMT in Cologne with Jonas Burgwinkel, Niels Klein and Robert Landfermann.

​

Photo by Michael Schmidt