A short history of me

  • 2003: Dipped a toe into computer science II at the university. Dropped out real quick. Switched to communications design – a much better fit. 
  • 2003: Started freelancing as an illustrator. That never really stopped.
  • 2009: Graduated Dipl. Kommunikationsdesigner from HBK Saar. I illustrated Joanna Newsom’s song “Monkey & Bear” as propaganda posters.
  • 2011 – 2021: I explored leadership roles on the visual side of the games industry: concept artist, art director, team lead, creative advisor, talent scout, design director.
  • 2010s – 2020s: Taught design and concept art in various schools. I like sharing stuff and had the opportunity to do so there.
  • 2025 april – august: Selling strawberries, ’cause before starting university was the best time to try something completely different.
  • 2025: Let’s try the magic reset button in real life: started a dual study program in career guidance (Beratung für Bildung, Beschäftigung und Beruf – HdbA Schwerin, Agentur für Arbeit Berlin Süd
  • 2025 december: I quit the dual study program.
  • 2026: I guess it’s back to freelance

Currently

I’m always going through books, albums, and other things – here’s what stuck lately:

  • 20231019 2 & 3

  • 20231019 warmup

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    I’ve been streaming on Twitch since last week. Usually just an hour in the morning, doing my warmup. Sometimes also in the afternoon. I’ll make it a routine to also post the results from the warmup-session here from now on.

  • Ardor – Up the stairs I go

    Several days after finishing this song, I realized my progress. I was happy with the result of this track, and I stayed happy. So, I decided to celebrate and treat myself to something extravagant. I decided to get a professional to work on the song.
    Via recommendation, I found Rick Mazz of rickmazzstudios and contacted him. I was doubtful whether he would be interested in working on something so small and simple, but thankfully, Rick was open to it. He took the track, took my amateur notes on it, and did his magic. It’s incredible and eye-opening how much Rick improved the track’s sound by mixing and mastering it.

    I’m very happy with how this turned out. I’m still celebrating.

    I was listening to and thinking of Yann Tiersen’s “Amelie”-soundtrack when I worked on this.

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  • Youtube – Hidari

    I was lying awake sick for most of last night but one positive thing coming out of that is this amazing animation I was recommended by the youtube-algorithm.
    This hyped me so much to pick up one of my project ideas again and pursue it further. That was the look and feel I was hoping to achieve before I discarded the project because it ballooned way too big in my head.
    Give Hidari a watch, share it, like it, whatever. It needs to happen.

  • Ardor – First of Me

    A friend of mine introduced the free DAW “Reaper” to me early/mid-august. Since then, I’ve been making music of all kinds. Here’s one track that was heavily inspired by Spanish Guitar music, and the game soundtrack “the Last of Us”.

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