Career
1970
born in Neindorf, Germany
1994-1996
studied musicology, philosophy and history of art at the Martin Luther Universität Halle
1996
studied composition and piano at the Musikhochschule Leipzig
1995-2002
under contract with Moderato Publishing - learned a lot from legendary Peter Meisel
since 1995
worked in some first-class studios (Pilot Studio Munich, Hansa Studios Berlin, Phillips Studio London) with fabulous producers like Martin Phillips (Erasure, Natalie Imbruglia, Roachford) or Armand Volker (Münchner Freiheit, Sally Oldfield)
1997-2001
cooperation with Harold Faltermeyer („Beverly Hills Cop“, „Tango & Cash“, „Top Gun“) on various scores at the red deer studios
1998-2000
studied film composition under professor Enjott Schneider at the Musikhochschule München, diploma
2005-2016
film music studio "tonfarm" together with Cornelius Renz
since 2016
the new "Wittekind-Studio" is ready to run
2018
"German Film Music Award" for the best song