CHILDHOOD & YOUTH

• born on March 5, 1991 in Bensheim, Hessen, Germany and grew up there

• from 2000-2010 weekly drum lessons with a studied drum / orchestra musician at the municipal music school in Bensheim

• Various appearances and competitions, including several district / state awards by Jugend Musiziert as a soloist and ensemble

• familiar with percussion instruments (mallets, percussion, latin, drum set, snare, timpani etc.)

• Experience in orchestra, chamber choir and various appearances at school,
  also Abitur in the music performance course

 

TRAINING

• after graduation in 2010 training
  at the "School of Worship" des
  Faith center in Bad Gandersheim

• in 2011/2012 I graduated from the "Music Academy" of the "International House Of Prayer University"
  in Kansas City / Missouri (USA); training
  in percussion, piano, choir and music theory

• Experience in 24/7 livestream
  with thousands of viewers

 

PROJECTS

• 2012 return from the USA and employment as a musician / teacher at the "School of Worship"

• at the same time I became part of the "Outbreakband"
  and "Faith Center LIVE"

• since then I was allowed to join the "Outbreakband"
  throughout Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy
  and even touring South America

• Part of events with up to
  30,000 people; also production
  from several studio / live CD's

• the "Outbreakband" is a Christian rock band that is known throughout Germany and increasingly also internationally for its own songs, and has already received awards from the music scene

• Contacts with renowned drummers and instructive hours with e.g. Matze Meusel (Roger Cicero), Daniel Jakobi (Judy Bailey / Lothar Kosse / Lecturer Pop Akademie Mannheim), Burkhard Mayer-Andersson (Albert Frey), Jost Nickel, David Whitworth (Bethel Music). ..

 

• I have also been working as a drum teacher since 2016

• Video tutorials, solos and covers on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/mcgges