Education: 2007–2012: Bachelor in composition and music theory (Gerd Kühr, Alexander Stankovski) at University of Arts Graz (KUG) 2012–2015: Master in composition and music theory (Gerd Kühr) at KUG 2013 ERASMUS semester in composition (Dieter Ammann) at HSLU in Luzerne. 2012–2016: Master in jazz composition and arrangement (Ed Partyka) at KUG 2015– Master in computer music (Marko Ciciliani) at IEM, Graz. Prizes and Competitions: 2008: First Prize of the Austria-wide composition contest for young people for his big band composition „2008: A Jazz Odyssey“. 2013: Finalist of the big band composition contest „Jazzverk“ in Sweden with his piece „Self- Portrait in Black and White“. 2015: Downbeat Student Music Award (Category: Outstanding Composition for Large Ensemble) for his big band piece „Interzone Blues“ 2016: Downbeat Student Music Award (Category: Jazz Arrangement for Studio Orchestra) for his arrangement of Randy Brecker's „Moon Tide“ featuring Randy Brecker as the soloist. 2016: composition grant from the City of Graz 2017: Andrzej-Dobrowolski composition grant from the State of Styria 2017: "Student Award for Excellence in the Application of New Technologies in Sound Art and Sound Design" - „klingt gut! symposium on sound“ (Hamburg)