... studied musicology and art history at the University of Vienna, where he received his doctorate in 2004. He is Professor of Music History at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK), Deputy Director of the Centre for Science and Research, Head of the Competence Centre Film | Film Music, and serves as Senator of the MUK. At the ACDH, he is part of the Department of Musicology.

His research focuses on the ideological dramaturgy and cultural semantics of music, particularly in film and audiovisual media. He has conceived and led a series of competitively funded research projects, including The Wien-Film: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Film Studio 1938–1945(FWF, 2018–2021), The Wachau: Working on the Myth (State Government of Lower Austria, 2020–2022), The Austro-German Melodrama and Its Film Music (FWF, 2022–2025), and The Film Music of Johannes Fehring (City of Vienna, 2023–2024).

He is the founder and general editor of the scholarly series Film Music in Historical-Critical Editions, within which he has published critically edited scores for the films Der Postmeister (1940) and Die Frau meiner Träume (1944), funded by the Franz Grothe Foundation (Munich). His work consistently connects academic research with knowledge transfer and public engagement: In addition to a wide range of media engagements, he is the creator and presenter of the radio series Träume – Illusionen – Gefühle: Musik im Kino on radio klassik Stephansdom.

He is currently leading and directing A History of Austrian Film Music (City of Vienna, 2025–2026), a research-based documentary project that combines historical scholarship with filmic authorship.

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