GulleMan – Musician, Songwriter, and Creator from Munich | Official Biography

Music, to him, has always been less about performance and more about recognition — recognizing something in a sound, a voice, or a moment that was already there, waiting to be noticed.

Origins

Growing up in Munich as part of a taxi-driver family, movement and observation were constants. Taxi life exposes you to humanity in its rawest form — strangers at their most unguarded, stories that exist only for a moment and then disappear again.

That environment shaped how he listens, not only to people, but to music.

Years later, after spending a decade living in Wellington, New Zealand, that perspective expanded further. Distance has a way of clarifying what matters. It was there that music, writing, and reflection began to converge into something more intentional.

Music and Creative Work

GulleMan is a registered member of GEMA, officially recognizing his original compositions and lyrics. His music blends elements of blues, ambient, electronic, and minimalism, guided less by genre and more by emotional authenticity.

Rather than aiming for technical perfection, his focus remains on emotional truth — capturing a feeling before it disappears.

His original releases, including Little Snow Flake and other works, reflect this philosophy: restrained, reflective, and deliberately human.

Alongside his own music, GulleMan curates and writes about artists and performances that resonate with him. His long-running series, YouTube Find of the Week, highlights musicians whose work deserves attention, regardless of fame or commercial success.

The goal has never been to follow popularity, but to document recognition — those rare moments when music feels undeniable.

Philosophy

At its core, GulleMan’s work is guided by a simple idea:

Authenticity cannot be manufactured.

It can only be recognized.

Whether through music, writing, or observation, his focus remains on capturing moments that feel real. Many of his writings explore themes of change, identity, memory, and the quiet tension between who we were and who we become.

He views creative work not as an attempt to impress, but as an attempt to preserve.

Professional Background

Parallel to his creative work, GulleMan maintains a career in information technology, working as a consultant and systems architect. This technical background informs his independent approach to publishing, allowing him to build and maintain his creative platform without intermediaries.

Technology provides the infrastructure.

Music provides the meaning.

Both coexist without competing.

The Purpose of This Site

Gulleman.com exists as a permanent home for his creative work — independent, self-published, and free from algorithmic dependency.

It is not designed for mass appeal.

It is designed for permanence.

Every article, poem, and piece of music represents a documented moment in time — a record of recognition rather than an attempt at reinvention.

Random GulleMan Facts

• husband (and an ex-husband)
• father
• brother
• son, grandson, uncle and nephew
• (very) casual poker player
• musician, singer, songwriter, pianist
• enthusiastic guitar player
• friend, and a bff, a listener
• brother and son in law
• atheist; in fact I am anti-theist
• a lover, and not a fighter
• colleague
• pragmatic dreamer
• bullshit hater
• tbc.

Some distinct people out there might use less favourable adjectives for describing me, but aye – everybody is entitled to their opinion.

Everything I love

(unfinished list, unsorted, except for #1)

• 1) My wife. Together since 2011. Overall, my favourite person. Second to none.
• My Mum. My other best friend and most trusted person. I am so glad having her!
• My beloved brother. And his beautiful family.
• Bill Murray – the coolest man on earth.
• Barack Obama – in terms of cool, second to Bill.
• My family. All of them. In particular, again, my Mum and my sweetest Nephew.
• My piano. And my wife’s guitar (don’t ask).
• My wealth of close friends. There’s many. I’m blessed.
• Freedom. Having spent 10 years in „exile“ is giving you perspective.
• My life-time visa to New Zealand. I can return there any day. And I will.
• Financial backing. Literally priceless.
• Lang Lang. The guy who plays it right.
• Jazz Piano – the ultimate standard. Nothing less will ever be acceptable to me, for me.
• Konrad Adenauer. No justification needed.
• The Big Lebowski. Neither.
• Ricky Gervais. Undoubtably the most genius screen creator of all time. (Go watch Derek !!!)
• Munich, Germany. And Wellington, New Zealand.
• A great view from where you live. (And my brother in-law beats them all!)
• Working as a taxi driver in the city of Munich. As a side-gig.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• The Snakepit. As a poker venue, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
• Sir Pat Stewart and everything with the words „Star Trek“ in it.
• Working for the good cause. E.g. serving a kindergarten was way more rewarding than serving a bank can ever be.
• Mentors.
• Mercedes W114 Coupe (Link to Wikipedia).
  Ideally in electric. Budget and some outstanding luck permitting, this
• tbc.