He is also doing research within these areas at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. Moreover, he runs a practice as a non-medical practitioner of psychotherapy. His music background includes studies at the Drummer's Focus Munich, vocal training and choral conducting. Together with Till Heine (solo bassoonist of the Munich Radio Orchestra) and Matthias Höfer (Solo Bass clarinetist of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Frankfurter Opern- and Museumsorchester) he is running workshops on effortless excellence for musicians since 2007.