I was born in Krems, a small town in Lower Austria

At the age of 7 he started to teach himself how to play an electronic organ. Later on he picked up guitar, piano, percussion, bass and drums.

First published composition on EP "First Theme" in 1985

Recording studio sessions from 1987 onwards, working as an arranger, copyist and studio musician for publishing companies etc.

He studied musicology at the Vienna University.

Started playing in bands regularly in 1990: The Good Ol' Blues Brothers Boys Band (= The Original Brothers), Christian Zajer Band, Ron Urini and the Dum Dum Boys, The Jets, Fishermän's Friends, Testes Testis, Big Apple, Ozone, Karin Hauk Quartett, The Bad Flowers und Die Anomalie des Wassers. Played one concert with the award-winning Drahdiwaberl. Recorded many CDs and LPs, concerts in Austria and abroad, radio and TV shows. Also busy as a pianist and composer for poetry sessions etc.

Member of the the Austrian musicians' union: www.musikergilde.at/mitglieder/bergmaier

Motto: "Wer die Wahrheit nicht weiß, der ist nur ein Dummkopf. Wer Sie aber weiß, und sie eine Lüge nennt, der ist ein Verbrecher!"

(He who just don't know the truth is simply stupid. But he who knows the truth and knowingly calls it a lie, is a criminal!)

(Bert Brecht)