Born in Berlin in 1992, he began playing the piano at the age of 6 and has been playing drums since the age of 12. Growing up in a musical environment with influences including funk, jazz and soul, his older brother also introduced him to 90‘s and 2000‘s Hip Hop. At the age of 14, he discovered the program „Ableton“ and started producing music.
He has played in Funkrock-, Soul-, and Fusion-Bands (Unbox Me!, Kai Mayu) and likes to utilize his Jazz and Funk influences in his own music production. Having encountered many jobs and working with several Berlin Hip Hop Crews, he has also gained a lot of experience with Rap production. He studied B.A. Music Production till 2021 at the Berlin School of Popular Arts with main focus on drums and has been working as an independent music producer since 2019.
Thomas started playing the guitar at the age of 15, later he taught himself drums and bass. Over the years he develloped his musical skills while being a part of an alternative/blues rock band. Formerly he recorded and produced as a support for his band but fastly develloped a passion for music production. He turned his vocation into a profession and produced a variety of german hip hop artists and singer songwriters over the last two years in his two Berlin-based music studios. Now Thomas contributes to the Tollkühn Productions team with his own music style which is rich in expression, a vibrant combination of modern electronic sounds spiced up by his strong instrumental background, that can be traced back to his early music carer steps.
Studiogitarrist:
Kian Kantorowicz aka "Dilemma District" started to play the guitar at age 14 and is completely self-taught. Heavily influenced by bands like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Tame Impala his playing is technical, funky and revolves around the genre Rock/Alternative Rock. He is a huge enthusiast about guitar gear and owns over 7 guitars (accoustic and electric) and several different (vintage) guitar-amps. He is one of the founding fathers of the Tollkühn Productions Studio and has a long history of playing in different bands and making beats.
Studio Pianist/Bassist/Vocalist:
Marlene is a Singer/Songwriter from Hannover who is heavily influenced by Este Haim, Laura Lee, James Blake, Honne, Jorja Smith. Her crystal clear voice is soft, cool and light as a feather while carrying a lot of magic that delights every listener. She is a passionate bass and piano player and studied music production with a focus on piano at the SRH University of Applied Sciences from 2016-2021.
Studiogitarrist/Vocalist:
As the son of a German diplomat he began travelling the world at a very young age. Peru, Columbia, Costa Rica and Egypt: Every country left a mark on the young artist and after graduating from high school in Cairo in 2015, he decided to go back to his hometown Berlin and studied Popular music with a main focus on guitar at the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences from 2016-2021.
His influences are John Mayer, Santana, Majid Jordan and Jordan Rakei.