GUITARIST & COMPOSER EXTRAORDINAIR

DAVID COMBINES CLASSICAL- WITH MODERN FINGERSTYLE GUITAR TECHNICS,, BREATHTAKING PERCUSSIVE TEXTURES AND CAPTIVATING MELODIES IN A UNIQUE STYLE. HIS COMPOSITIONS REVEAL THE INSTRUMENT’S FULL POTENTIAL - A DYNAMIC ROLLERCOASTER FROM INTIMATE, LYRICAL PASSAGES TO THE EXPLOSIVE ENERGY OF AN ENTIRE ENSEMBLE

BORN IN FREIBURG GERMANY, DAVID STUDIED CLASSICAL GUITAR AT FRANZ LISZT UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC IN WEIMAR BEFORE CONTINUING HIS PATH UNDER THOMAS “JOLLY GOOD” FELLOW’S GUIDANCE AT DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC, WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS CONCERT EXAMINATION WITH DISTINCTION.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS, DAVID WON COUNTLESS AWARDS INCLUDING THE PRESTIGIOUS FIRST PRIZE AT THE OPEN STRINGS GUITAR COMPETITION AND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH HIS VOICE GUITAR DUO.

PUBLISHED SOLO ALBUMS: INDUSTRIAL BLUES, OFFHAND, LITTLE RAVEN AND LUMINA.

DAVID’S EXITING FORTHCOMING ALBUM, ASTEROID IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2027

ALONGSIDE HIS WORK AS A PERFORMER AND RECORDING ARTIST, SICK IS A DEDICATED EDUCATOR. HE HAS TOUGHT AT THE DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND SUCCESFULLY LED GUITAR CLINICS, SHARING HIS APPROACH OF IMPROVISATION, POLYPHONY AND CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF THE GUITAR.