1960 born in Frankfurt/M, Germany
doublebass, electric-bass, composer within the ranges of jazz, orchestra, dance- and filmmusic, alsorock
Study of music-education, music-science and philosophy at the "Goethe Universität", Frankfurt/M (Ger), study of doublebass at the "Conservatorium Hilversum" (NL), study of bass and composition - classical and jazz - at the "Musikhochschule Köln" (Ger).
Diploma in jazz and popular music (topic: Charlie Haden)
Lessons by Sigi Busch, Koos Serierse, Jiggs Whigham, Charlie Haden, Ron Mclure, Red Mitchell, Lee Konitz, Michael Nyman
On bass in projects like Joachim Ulrich´s „Ellington Project“, „Ladies´n Swing“- dancemusic, "The Madämmchen" , „Shellac Schätzchen “- music of the twenties, „Paulo Noronah Trio"- brazilian folk, "Dumpyourload" - metalcore
Own projects: „"Bassics"“- doublebass/ duo (2002 winner of the jazz promotion scholarship of the city of Frankfurt), "Tribute to Charlie Haden" - doublebass/ solo, „Bartalk“ - standards, „Susanne Peusquens Quartett“ - standards and free, „Scores - Quintett"- own compositions, „Americana - Quartet"- interpretations of the music of american composers of the twentieth century, focus since 1995: orders for compositiosn and touring europe-wide with "Silentones"- livemusic for silent-movies
Cooperation with broadcast and television productions at the WDR, ZDF (German Television), Deutschlandradio, National Radio Slovenia
Since over twenty years activities as teacher for private lessons of doublebass, e-bass and different music-educational projects:
Leader of a bigband and a saxophone-ensemble with rhythm-section, teacher of ensembles in workshops. Includes bandcoaching, workshops for rock and jazz, general musical instruction (instrumental lessons, ear- an rhythm-training, jazzhistory, musical theory), multimedia workshop „picture and sound“, workshop „film music history“, regular workshops with firm group of basses
Teacher for doublebass and electric bass at the "Frankfurter Kulturwerkstatt", Frankfurt/M, "Musikschule Rheinbach", "Musikschule Taunus", "Musikschule Mörfelden"
Feature Susanne Peusquens, Frankfurter Rundschau online, April 2011
Since 2002 journalistic activitys at the online-metal-zine Dosenmusik, as author for music-reviews, articles and interviews about and with bands of the progressive metal-scene like Max Cavalera (Soulfly), Candiria, Knut, By Night, Will Haven
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