1974 born into a musical family
1980 classical piano training at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna
1993 high school diploma, studies in instrumental and vocal pedagogy at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, major: keyboard instruments in popular music
2000 degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts with Outstanding Achievement
2001 interview with george duke based on the theme Vocal Arrangement in Afro-American Popular Music
teacher under contract in the county music school in St. Pölten.

artistic career:

1980 first appearances with local jazz musicians, interpretations of American standards on the recorder pic
1982 first compositions, beginning interest in Afro-American popular music
1984 youngest AKM (Authors, Composers, Musicians) royalties recipient, media reports, televison appearance in NDR (North German Broadcasting Station) pic
1987 Pop-duo with Richard Halbemmer (dr), successful participation in talent contests (piano and vocal)
1989 founded the Jazzrock formation "The Funkmothers", numerous appearances in radio & television , successful competitions
1992 founded the R&B/Rap band "Touch of Fame" with the vocalists B. Nice Canayo and Magda Dobias
Dancefloor productions for Spray Records and Sony
1994 partnership with the musician and performance artist, Alexandra Regenfelder, numerous mutual projects
theater productions with Topsy Küppers and Sandra Kreisler (Freie Bühne Wieden)
member of the Alpine-rock group "Rauhnacht", LP production with Robert Ponger for BMG
Pop productions with Stella Jones, compositions for 1010 City Beat
live appearances with the Soul and Gospel singers Dorretta Carter, Stella Jones, Christine Jones and Carole Alston
1997 founded the Gala show band "Route Good Mood" and the Salon music formation "Duo Giocando"
1998 produced the live album "The Funkmothers", soundtrack grant from SKE, media portrayals in Ö1 (Austrian radio)
studio production "Analog Junk Funk", electronic duo-improvisation with Richard Halbemmer (dr)
2000 1st prize R&B/Rap/Soul at the international songwriter's competition "Song Expo" in the Netherlands
2001 founded the multimedia-avantgarde live project "Primary Rocks" with Lorenz Raab, Alexandra Regenfelder and Bernd Thurner, media portrayals and concert broadcasts in Ö1 for "jazz.kunst.live", project sponsorship for live multimedia shows
2001 foundation of MAALO, a 9-piece-funk/soulband with original music
2002 foundation of the art platform mairegen.at
2003 duo concert tour mairegen
2007 mairegen entry as registered music label
2008 release of the album "soul stories" for project MAALO (recordings 1999-2007, 22 musicians)

producer credits

Discography:
THE FUNKMOTHERS, live amp001, © 1998
PRIMARY ROCKS, albert oliver mair feat. Lorenz raab, amp002, © 2000
MAALO, soul stories, MR001, distribution Rebeat, ©2008

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