Born in Munich during the Oktoberfest in 1988, Andreas grew up in the Alps in a beautiful area called the Allgäu. Already as a small child, house music was an important part of his everyday life, wich he was able to spend partly on his grandparents' farm. At the age of 4, he startet to learn piano, two years later he began to play the drums. And of course a lot of singing and yodeling together with his Grandpa Willi on the tractor. After gaining experience as a teenager in various music groups, he studied piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Music (diploma) and wrote his diploma thesis about event management. At the same time he spent a lot of time with his new favorite instrument, the accordion, and played concerts all around Europe, also on radio and television.
Andreas not only is the head of this unique Oktoberfest band! He also is the artistic director of the „Kemptener Jazzfruehling“ (one of the most highly respected Jazz festivals in Germany), he works as chief advisor for the cultural department of the city of Kempten. He is the head of various music productions and bands like „Housewife Production“ (Hiphop), „Rootsman Fyah“ (Raggae) or „Blues Brothers (Pop).