Education
He studied music at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Royal College of Music in London and at Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States.
He studied music at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Royal College of Music in London and at Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States.
He has written film scores for feature films, documentaries, television drama and animated films. Whistle (2002), directed by Duncan Jones, was shown at festivals around the world, including several broadcasts on Film Four. In 2004, he refined his audio-post production skills under the leadership of Frank Verderosa at Planet V, New New York
Working with digital artist and multimedia producer Helena Bulaja resulted in composing and recording the score for the fairytale Regoch (2006), which can be heard on the release of "Croatian Tales of Long Ago, Participant Two" and collaborating in Helena Bulaja"s latest project about Nikola Tesla, which features Laurie Anderson and Terry Gilliam amongst other artists.
The same year he teamed up with New York-based director Matthew Timms, sound designing and scoring the film How I know you (2005). In 2007 he composed the score for Marc Meyer"s feature film debut: "Wir Sagen Du! The same year, he completed the score for Brigitte Bertele"s award winning feature film: "Nacht Vor Augen"(2008), which premiered on the 58th Berlin International Film Festival 2008 and one episode of the classic German crime show "Tatort", directed by Didi Danquart.
In 2011 he scored 4 episodes of the German children"s television series "Löwenzahn" and the documentary "Family Meals" by Dana Budisavljević. As a saxophone player, Christian has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, clair-obscur saxophone quartet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Mendelssohn Kammerorchester Leipzig, Doctor of Medicine Stith, Antony and the Johnsons and the artist collective Edison Woods amongst others
He performed with Michael Nyman at the Berlin Film Festival 2000 where he premiered the film music for Fernand Léger"s Ballete Mechanique (1924).
In 2005 he recorded the score for 3:20, written for solo saxophone by Gerald Busby, best known for his soundtrack of Robert Altman"s 3 Women. After the collaboration, Gerald dedicated Speak for Christian, that he premiered in Carnegie Hall.